Photo of Itchen Navigation
Canal

Walk the Itchen Navigation by Train

2stations nearby

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The Itchen Navigation is a disused 10-mile waterway in Hampshire, an improved River Itchen that carried trade between Winchester and Southampton for about 150 years. Shawford and Eastleigh stations give train access to the towpath.

There are 2 stations within reach of the Itchen Navigation: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The Itchen Navigation runs about 8 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.

Itchen Navigation train stations

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Station-to-station walks

Walk the towpath from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Itchen Navigation, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.

FromToDistanceTime
ShawfordEastleigh5 miabout 1.5 hours

Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.

Canal routes and towpaths © OpenStreetMap contributors.