Warsash to Swanwick

Walk or Cycle from Warsash to Swanwick along the length of the Hamble river

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.82 km
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    Calculated time: 1h 05 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 11 m
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    Vertical drop: - 10 m
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    Highest point: 9 m
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    Lowest point: -5 m
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Description of the walk

(S) Start in Warsash near the Rising sun. Walk towards the Hamble Pink ferry pontoon heading north along the shingle footpath (Bunny meadows walk).

(1) Continue past the Hook with Warsash Nature Reserve to your right and the river to your left. The path continues along the edge of the river Hamble and passes through Universal Marina working Boatyard.

(2) After exiting the Marina the path follows the curve of the river until shore road in Swanwick and the path meets the A27 road and the route passes over the Bursledon bridge into Bursledon.(E)

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. -2 m - Warsash
  2. 1 : km 1.27 - alt. 2 m - Nature Reserve
  3. 2 : km 2.64 - alt. 1 m - Marina
  4. E : km 3.82 - alt. 0 m - Warsash

Practical information

There are two free council car parks and a public toilet at the starting point.

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