Route: River Avon Source to Sea

The River Avon flows through the counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire. It begins as two separate bodies of water in the Vale of Pewsey. The two arms merge at Upavon, flowing southwards across Salisbury Plain through Durrington, Amesbury and Salisbury. To the south of Salisbury the river enters the Hampshire Basin, flowing along the western edge of the New Forest through Fordingbridge and Ringwood, meeting up with the River Stour at Christchurch, to flow into Christchurch Harbour. I have set the source, and therefore the start of this route, as the eastern arm, which is the longer of the two. The start is to the east of Pewsey.

This route combines the Pewsey Avon Trail and the Avon Valley Path, which meet at Salisbury Cathedral. Both of these routes have established FKT's. In addition there is a small section to get from the source to the start of the Pewsey Avon Trail, and a tiny addition at the end to get from the end of the Avon Valley Path at Christchurch Priory to Christchurch Harbour.