Arriving in Yarmouth after crossing the Solent from Lymington we drop our kit at the Off the Rails Cafe before setting off on the disused railway line, heading east. We have to manage a couple of road crossings before we join the Coast Path and run through Bouldnor Copse towards the hamlet of Hampstead.

An easy drop from Hampstead to the beach, where the course involves a short run along the shore with great views up the Solent. A turn inland and a gentle climb before a descent onto the boardwalks which keep your feet dry as we run over tidal inlets running into the Newton National Nature Reserve.

Back onto the Hampstead Trail and Coast Path we arrive just west of the village of Shalfleet where we cross the road and head further inland crossing a couple of fields before a long gentle climb up Dodpits Lane. Then a turn to the west and a flat section of properly rural running with some great views across the Solent back to the mainland.

Just before we hit the busy attraction of Tapnell Farm we head on a short section of road before turning past Dog Kennel Cottage and head for Barnfields and Mill Copse before we rejoin the disused railway. Next station stop, Off the Rails.