1. Walk starts with sidewalk path out of King's Somborne. I walked the route from King's Somborne to Winchester. km from start — 31 May 2021
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2. Walk starts with sidewalk path out of King's Somborne. I walked the route from King's Somborne to Winchester. km from start — 31 May 2021
3. A bit of quiet road walking km from start — 31 May 2021
4. Can cross the stream at this bridge, or can use the vehicle bridge a bit further up km from start — 31 May 2021
5. For a brief stretch in King's Somborne the sidewalk is extremely narrow, requiring road walking km from start — 31 May 2021
6. After turning onto the path up the hill, there is a barrier to go around km from start — 31 May 2021
7. Hill out of King's Somborne is steep! km from start — 31 May 2021
8. Continuing up the hill... km from start — 31 May 2021
9. Path continues, approximately 4' between these standing posts km from start — 31 May 2021
10. Pretty standard image of much of the central part of the path km from start — 31 May 2021
11. Brief stretches of muddy/rutted path km from start — 31 May 2021
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12. Brief stretches of muddy/rutted path km from start — 31 May 2021
13. Path still a bit rutted as it descends into the field of yellow! km from start — 31 May 2021
14. Ascent to the ridgeline is fairly steep and has step-like features km from start — 31 May 2021
15. Place to rest at the top! km from start — 31 May 2021
16. Path continues with a fairly wide and smooth stretch, some mud possible km from start — 31 May 2021
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17. Path continues with a fairly wide and smooth stretch, some mud possible km from start — 31 May 2021
18. For the next stretch of road walking, you can go into the nature reserve on the left and then the stretch along Sarum Road to Woodham Lane has a path paralleling the road so you don't have to road walk. It's a little tricky to stick to the path at intersections with parking areas, but the path always starts up again on the other side. km from start — 31 May 2021
19. Sarum Road after Woodham Lane seems to require road walking. The road was relatively quiet, but the cars that did come were fairly fast. km from start — 31 May 2021
20. Path leaves Sarum Road to go through field km from start — 31 May 2021
21. The path looks like it officially goes a long way around this hedge-row to the right, but I cut through this little short-cut to save a circuitous detour. km from start — 31 May 2021
22. The path then follows a sidewalk along a fairly busy road, then crosses using an underpass only accessible by these gradual steps km from start — 31 May 2021
23. Sidewalk walking continues. km from start — 31 May 2021
24. At this point, follow the Slow Way extremely carefully! I was using the Slow Way route over the OS basemap, and every time the Slow Way was taking me where it didn't look like there was a path, the Slow Way was correct. It was amazing! It takes a little thinking on your feet, but the paths are there. This image is of steps down from Meadow Way to the Sainsbury's parking lot, though there is also a ramp. km from start — 31 May 2021
25. These steps are unavoidable and there are quite a few (>20 I believe). This leads from the Sainsbury's parking lot back into the woods behind it. km from start — 31 May 2021
26. Path continues in the natural stretch behind Sainsbury's. km from start — 31 May 2021
27. Need to take stairs up and over the railway to continue on Mead Road (>30 steps up and down) km from start — 31 May 2021
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28. Need to take stairs up and over the railway to continue on Mead Road (>30 steps up and down) km from start — 31 May 2021
29. The route is a bit sloppily-drawn here, but you need to continue into St. Cross Back Street to access the path along the Itchen (see the RomWin route at this point, fairly straightforward). Gate to get onto path. km from start — 31 May 2021
30. Path is wide, fairly smooth, and flat. km from start — 31 May 2021
31. Bridge along Itchen Path km from start — 31 May 2021
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32. Bridge along Itchen Path km from start — 31 May 2021
33. Gate to pass through on Itchen Path km from start — 31 May 2021
34. Gate to pass through to exit Itchen Path km from start — 31 May 2021
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35. Gate to pass through to exit Itchen Path km from start — 31 May 2021
36. Quiet back-roads around Winchester Cathedral to approach end point km from start — 31 May 2021
37. Uneven pavement near Winchester Cathedral km from start — 31 May 2021