The pedestrian footpath we would have followed was closed while they improve it, meaning we had to walk along some very busy high speed roads. The parts of the walk away from town were very nice though...

Ella

We walked around the park at the end rather than through it, as dogs are not allowed. But looked very pleasant for those walkinfy without dogs...

Ella

This is quite an urban walk and follows busy roads for most of its route....

Simon

Really short and direct walk (and ferry ride) from Gosport to Portsmouth and Southsea train station. We needed to take a detour around Victoria park which didn't allowed dogs and also might have been padlocked on the south east gate. The detour is obvious though....

Simon

As we got the waters edge there was a temporary footpath closure and the diversion had us walking next to a busy road as opposed to along the coast. There was a designated footpath, but nervous dogs or young children may find this current diversion a little tricky. Once on the coastal path, was lovely to see the birds and wildlife that are being encouraged in the area...

Gerry Moss

The gates at Victoria park, just before Portsmouth and Southsea station said that dogs weren't allowed in the park, but this could easily be avoided by staying on the southside of the train tracks for the last couple of hundred meters....

Gerry Moss

Most of the walk is on city streets, heading to a path leading to the Hayling Ferry. The ferry does have a ramp at both Portsmouth and Hayling sides (this one is longer)....

Leslie Backus

Route can be varied, to walk along the streets to the south of Goldsmith Avenue, as it is a busy road. Route passes Fratton Park and some of the few public parks in Portsmouth. The ferry takes bikes and is a beautiful, if short journey....

Susan Pike

We did not pass along many major roads, however the bobbing and weaving route suggested did lead us to crossing over busy roads multiple times, which could have been avoided should we have just kept to the wide pavements running alongside the busier roads. The journey between Fareham and Portsmouth can be made multiple ways, but this one made no sense at all....

Jen Stoneham

Plenty of times it takes you in the opposite direction and across major roads that don't have pedestrian crossings. The sensible thing to do would be to turn right down to Downend Road and then left up to The Thicket, but this route takes you left, around to The Causeway and then up a bridle path to a kissing gate which is covered by stinging nettles, along a corn field which would be dire in bad weather. After the Mountbatten centre, don't follow Slow Ways, just walk up to Twyford Avenue and turn right, Slow Ways will bring you across this road in a minute anyway after a few turns in the wrong direction. When you are down to Sultan Road and you think you'll be able to just go into the underpass and along a straight line to your goal, think again, the route will take you off in the opposite direction for fun & laughs (from where you can see your destination in the distance before turning the other way) and you'll somehow end up at the roundabout in Lake Road....

Dave M

crossing at Winston Churchill roundabout is wrong, you have to walk further along the road to a pedestrian crossing....

Dave M

The walk began in Victoria Park which was starting to bloom for Spring and ended at the ferry port where you can see many ships along the historic dockyard....

Julie Blake

The rest of the route was very easy to follow until the proposed crossing point at Winston Churchill Avenue (see photograph 8)....

Jen Stoneham

And not just historic ships - I managed to see both the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers....

Martin McGovern

For a short urban route, this has a wide range of architectural styles - tower blocks for student accommodation, and residential housing from the Georgian period to the present. This is followed by Southsea common and a view over the Solent, and then a hovercraft ride to - well, Ryde....

Martin McGovern

Mainly footpath walk from Portsmouth Station through the town to Milton Common, there are some busy roads and a footbridge over the railway, which may hamper some walkers....

marshasu

Good walk from Gosport to Portsmouth Town Station, easy to follow map on Slow Ways, surface conditions good, with flat pavement all the way....

marshasu

Accurate and easy route from Portsmouth & Southsea Station to Hayling Island via the ferry at Eastney (runs every 30 mins). Pavement walking and pretty flat, with crossings at each major point. If you need to pick up a snack/ water, please do so in Eastney, as there are not many shops from there, even when you reach Hayling....

marshasu