things change

On a warm and sunny day this fourth and final leg of the Avon Valley Path was a so-so walk. Contrary to my comment about Ringwood at the end of the previous walk, my impression this time was that it is a rather nice town, but again I only saw it briefly.

You don’t get to see much of the river on this walk and there are a couple of long stretches along busy roads, but it’s a level walk so not particularly strenuous, although the strong winds made it an effort at times. I stopped for a drink at The Lamb at Winkton, around the 8-mile mark, where I impressed staff and locals with my exploits (good for my age?). It was a long walk at just over 11 miles. I left home just before 8 in the morning and got home at 9 in the evening. There was a lot of travelling involved!

That’s the full walk completed, from Salisbury to Christchurch. Looking back at what I’d written about each of the legs, the second leg from Downton to Fordingbridge was the best, with this fourth leg being the most disappointing. I now need to find another challenge.

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