Birley’s – St Stephen’s Road – Pedestrian crossing – Footpath behind Kingsmead Pool = Cross Sainsburys Car Park  – Northgate – Footpath to Ring Road  – Military Road – Chaucer Road – Law Courts –  St Martin’s Road – North Holmes Road –  Littlebourne Road – Spring Lane – Pilgrims Rd – Pilgrims Way – Mount Road – New Dover Road –   To top New Dover Rd – Down  Old Dover Road – Nackington Road – Hospital – South Canterbury Road –  Nunnery Fields – Lansdown Road – Footpath to  East Station – Pin Hill footbridge – City Wall –  Castle Row (optional start last mile fast) – Castle Street – St Margaret’s Street – Cathedral Christchurch Gate (main entrance gate) – round the east/far end of cathedral & along flagstone path to Dark Entry to Cloisters – round King’s Sch Green Court – through gate to Borough – King St – Knott’s Lane – St Radigund’s – Causeway – Station Road West – Under Railway Bridge – Footpath right immediately after railway bridge to St Stephen’s Court – St Stephen’s Road –  Birley’s (C = 6.4 miles / 10.3 km approx)

The following map shows the route with the numbered markers being in kilometres. You can move the cursor over the elevation map to give an animation of the route.