Dorset and the New Forest · base 1: Brockenhurst and the southern Forest
1A Brockenhurst village walk
Circular, from Brockenhurst railway station (grid ref SU 301 019, SO42 7TW), out by Ober Water and Aldridge Hill and back across the open lawns.
8.0 kmon our map
42 m+of climbing, at least
2 to 3 hoursNot graded
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Pavement in the village, then gravel paths, wooden footbridges, woodland paths and a short stretch of wet heath (New Forest National Park).
Official figure: 5 miles (8.1 km), 2 to 3 hours (New Forest National Park). Source: newforestnpa.gov.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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