 The route follows a cycle path alongside Woodside Avenue through the suburb, crossing into Passfield Avenue in Eastleigh.Towards the end of Passfield Avenue, NCR 23 turns right onto Nightingale Avenue where it meets National Cycle Route 24.NCR 24 heads north along Magpie Lane but NCR 23 continues south to Chestnut Avenue where it turns right, then left onto Stoneham Lane.