Long Distance Trails, Leisure Walks and Guided Walks
Long Distance Trails
Four long distance trails start within the Borough and continue
to other destinations in Hampshire. Each of these trails is
waymarked so that they are easy to follow on the ground. Guide
books or leaflets are available from the Visitor Information
Centre or from libraries, or direct from Hampshire County Council
on 0800 028 0888.
The
Staunton Way
The long distance footpath from Staunton Country Park to Queen
Elizabeth Country Park, where it connects with the Hangers Way
and South Downs Way; in all about 11 miles. The Way is unusual
in that it offers two routes between the two Country Parks,
one via Chalton and the other via Stansted.
Linked to the Staunton Way, there are also waymarked walks
around parts of the Staunton Country Park - the following are
external links to leaflets produced by Hampshire County
Council:
The Wayfarers Walk
The long distance footpath from Emsworth to Inkpen Beacon
(Newbury); 70 miles across the middle of Hampshire.
The Solent Way
The long distance footpath from Emsworth to Milford-on-Sea; 60
miles of top quality coastal walking.
Sussex Border
Path
The Sussex Border Path starts in Queen Street, Emsworth, and
follows the inland boundary of Sussex, ending at Rye; a total end
to end distance of almost 150 miles.
Shipwrights
Way
A new long distance footpath, still under
development, starting from Alice Holt Forest, and passing
through Bordon, Liphook, Liss, Petersfield, Queen Elizabeth Country
Park, Staunton Country Park, Havant, Hayling Island and via ferry
into Portsmouth, finishing at the Historic Dockyard - around 60
miles in all, and linking seven rail stations for easy 'out and
back' section walking. The name reflects the route taken by oak
grown for medieval shipbuilding at Alice Holt Forest to the
dockyard at Portsmouth.
Leisure Walks
Please follow the links below for details of three local walk
circuits which we have prepared, and which will give you a useful
introduction to the area if you are a visitor.
Walk 1: Havant to
Langstone
Walk 2: Havant to
Warblington
Walk 3: Havant to
Brockhampton
Details of some other local walks are available on the following
websites:
Nature reserves
Southmoor (
PDF
, 113
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) - managed by Hampshire Wildlife Trust
Sandy Point (Hampshire County Council - not
generally open to the public - for special events phone 023 9247
6411)
Country Parks
Forest & Woodland
Other Walks and Trails
South Downs
Way - a National Trail running the length of the National
Park from Winchester to Eastbourne; the nearest point to the
Borough to pick up the route is at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
(bus 37 from Havant and Waterlooville).
European Route E9 (Dover - Plymouth) - for serious walking!
Route E9 runs from the Estonia / Russian border to Cape St Vincent
in Portugal. The UK leg of this route passes through the Borough
between Staunton Country Park and Broadmarsh.
Guided Walks
Guided walks take place in the area quite
regularly and, besides these gentle walks, more serious challenges
are available as Havant is on the doorstep of some of the best
National Trails. Details of these and other walks are available
from the
Visitor
Information Centre, which stocks a wide range of leaflets and
guided walks.