Mary’s Crescent: The WALK - Circular walks and Cycle routes

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Walks

St Mary Portchester walk 3.8m

An easy walk from the church along the harbour wall with views of Portsmouth harbour, Spinnaker Tower and the ancient naval dockyard, returning by the same route.

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St Mary Droxford walk 2.5m

An easy circular walk from the church to the old mill, crossing the Meon river and joining the Meon Valley Trail (a disused railway track) to Soberton, returning beside the river Meon.

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St Mary Buriton walk 2.5m

A circular walk from the church climbing steeply up onto the South Downs way, returning via the Hampshire County Council local nature reserve at Buriton chalk pits.

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St Mary North Marden 3.8m

A moderate circular walk from the church to Harting Down returning via the site of the old semaphore station at Telegraph House.

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St Mary Singleton 1.7m

An easy circular walk to Charlton, returning via the gentle Levin Down with views of the Goodwood Race Course and the South Downs

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St Mary East Lavant 5.4m

A moderate circular walk from the church with a steep climb up St Roche’s Hill to The Trundle, returning via Haye’s Down.

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Cycle Rides

23m Circular cycle route from St Mary Droxford to St Mary Portchester

The route initially goes off road along the Meon Valley Trail to Wickham and then along country lanes to South Boarhunt and Portchester, returning via Southwick and Newtown.

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27m Figure of 8 cycle route from St Mary Droxford to St Mary Buriton

The route goes up onto the South Downs to Leydene Park and Clanfield, over the A3(M) to Chalton and Buriton. Return via Ramsdean, climbing up onto the South Downs once again before returning to Droxford via Chidden.

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24m Circular cycle route from St Mary Buriton to St Mary South Harting and St Mary North Marden

The route goes via West Harting to South Harting, followed by a steep climb up onto the South Downs to North Marden, returning via Finchdean, Compton and Queen Elizabeth Country Park.

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28m Circular cycle route from St Mary Singleton to St Mary East Lavant and Chichester Cathedral

The route goes via Charlton, over the South Downs and through the Goodwood estate to East Lavant and Chichester. Returning via Funtingdon, Stoughton, East Marden and West Dean.

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