The first part of the route takes you down a residential road (no pavement), before you turn onto a main road. Keeping to the left, you leave the main road at the next corner and follow Undershore Road (a narrow tarmac lane, lined with trees and hedges on both sides), for about 1km. Where the road bends to the right, the route continues straight ahead along a narrow path, which was overgrown with vegetation and single-file in places. After about 1km of scrambling through mud, you are finally back to dry land and turn left onto Shallow Lane, then turn right onto Boldre Lane. You then keep to the right to follow Back Lane (quite narrow and again overgrown), then turn left onto Mill Lane (~1km in total)....

Anna Asanowicz

The route is broadly fine for able bodied people, although it does require quite a bit of walking on roads Boldre Lane is somewhat busy but the section on Undershore just coming into Lymington is sketchy as it has a consistent traffic flow (skipping the reed beds would avoid this). It's a pleasant and mostly level walk primarily on roads and gravel paths - recommend skipping the Reed beds (carry on down Bolder Lane) unless you're happy to get muddy, after 3 heatwaves and no rain for many weeks we were ankle deep in mud and it was very wet....

Thomas

This has the same problem as Soucow, in that you can't walk across the sea....

Lauren G

It is possible to get a ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth so if it was a walk between Keyhaven and Yarmouth, then it would 100% work, but it’s not so should be deleted....

Neil

This route involves a sea crossing and a route where there isn’t even a ferry so you need to sail or privately charter a boat!...

Christine

Loved the variety of this slow way including the coast, new forest countryside and through the beautiful town of lymington. The only disappointing section was the approach in to Lymington that was on a path but beside a busy road....

Alison Moore

We did the Lymington to Milford on Sea section of this route as part of the Slow Ways Swarm Weekender....

J_Sawk

Once the A337, Milford Road is reached the walk is along a busy main road which is not easy to cross (there is only a footpath on one side). On reaching the High Street the walk becomes more interesting again....

jab

This route then comes to a bit of weak ending after leaving Newbridge Copse where it joins the main A road into Lymington. Although there is a separate pavement away from the road this is still a busy A road with fast traffic - sometimes tricky to cross....

Slow Ways Darren

The very first thing to do is cross the railway line and then cross the busy road for the start of the walk. but later in the walk the Nature Reserve gives way to main roads until half way along Boldre Road when the walk leads in you in to a bridleway which is virtually impassable right the way through to Lymington....

Christine Hensser

Beautiful but VERY MUDDY on the stretch beside the Lymington River!!! As you turn down Shallow Lane, you come across a beautiful stretch of water, and cross over the Lymington River on a charming bridge. the 'path' here runs alongside the Lymington River (with some stunning views of the reed beds) but unfortunately the water has encroached on the path in several places. The last stretch is back on country roads, before you come to Lymington itself, where you can sit and relax as you watch the boats, and there are plenty of food, drink and other amenities to choose from....

LinHar