Solent Way

Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton

The route crosses coastal marshes to Lymington before going inland and past the heaths, woods and villages of the New Forest, Bucklers Hard and Beaulieu to reach Hythe on the Test Estuary. The ferry is taken to Southampton from where it follows the Solent shoreline, crossing the River Hamble to reach Portsmouth via the Gosport ferry. It continues along the historic waterfront of Portsmouth and Southsea and passes the coastal marshes and quays around Langstone Harbour.

Between Broadmarsh and Portsmouth if forms part of the E9 E-Route. Route details are on Hantsweb website below. The first 7 miles of the Solent Way between Milford-on-Sea and Lymington are described in the book by Leigh Hatts (Countryside Books).

See also E-Routes (E9).

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Tern on named green arrow
Attributes:	Easy Coastal Heath Urban
Start:	SZ291918 - Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire
Finish:	SU753055 - Emsworth, Hampshire
Web Sites:	Hantsweb - Solent Way Solent Way - Tim Bertuchi Annierak - Solent Way [blog] Jason McDonald's Walking Pages - Solent Way : Emsworth to Milford-on-Sea [blog]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External PDF	Solent Way  (Hampshire County Council  - 2005 )
Guidebook	Exploring the Bournemouth Coast Path  (Countryside Books  - 2005 )
Guidebook	Exploring the Solent Way  (Countryside Books )

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