Chrnew two

Slow Way not verified yet. Verify Chrnew here.

After leaving Christchurch town and passing over the first two bridges on Bridge Street, walkers should at SZ16294 92853 turn right and follow the public footpath (it's a public right of way on OS maps). This paths heads around the back of the old Civic/Council office building and then into the back of the carpark area of 2Riversmeet leisure centre. Walkers should remain on the footpath until the junction at SZ 16426 92465 where the path splits - they should bear left here. It's then a really nice quite recently constructed footpath which takes them all the way around the edge of the golf course until it joins with the entrance to Stanpit Marsh Nature reserve at SZ16786 92454. From here there are two great options. 1) follow the shared cycle/foot path to rejoin the road (and existing Slow Ways route)at SZ 17203 92532, or 2) for a highly recommended but slight detour, they can walk around the rivers edge of Grimsbury Marsh / Stanpit Marsh with amazing views over Christchurch harbour towards Hengistbury Head, with the path taking the walker back to the main road right next to where they would if they took option 1. I live really close by to here and Option 2 is beautiful. Great for horses and bird life. Dogs need to be kept on a lead. Option 1 is also very nice and the benefit of both option 1 and 2 is that they both avoid approx 1.3km of road walking and take the walker on designated footpaths

After leaving Christchurch town and passing over the first two bridges on Bridge Street, walkers should at SZ16294 92853 turn right and follow the public footpath (it's a public right of way on OS maps). This paths heads around the back of the old Civic/Council office building and then into the back of the carpark area of 2Riversmeet leisure centre. Walkers should remain on the footpath until the junction at SZ 16426 92465 where the path splits - they should bear left here. It's then a really nice quite recently constructed footpath which takes them all the way around the edge of the golf course until it joins with the entrance to Stanpit Marsh Nature reserve at SZ16786 92454. From here there are two great options. 1) follow the shared cycle/foot path to rejoin the road (and existing Slow Ways route)at SZ 17203 92532, or 2) for a highly recommended but slight detour, they can walk around the rivers edge of Grimsbury Marsh / Stanpit Marsh with amazing views over Christchurch harbour towards Hengistbury Head, with the path taking the walker back to the main road right next to where they would if they took option 1. I live really close by to here and Option 2 is beautiful. Great for horses and bird life. Dogs need to be kept on a lead. Option 1 is also very nice and the benefit of both option 1 and 2 is that they both avoid approx 1.3km of road walking and take the walker on designated footpaths