The Royal Forest At Cranborne

Walk 11
Pub: roebuck in @ sixpenny handley

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 109 m
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    Vertical drop: - 105 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 149 m
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    Lowest point: 93 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 118 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right
  3. 3 : km 0.71 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 1.12 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 1.29 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.8 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 1.88 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Dean Lane
  8. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.16 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 2.45 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.29 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right onto Shire Rack
  12. 12 : km 4.13 - alt. 101 m - Keep right onto Shire Rack
  13. 13 : km 5.76 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 5.85 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  15. S/E : km 5.86 - alt. 118 m

Other walks in the area

Walking In Search of Kitt's Grave : in memory of Kay Chalk 1929 - 2019

Walker
↔14.71 km ↗+203 m ↘-204 m ◔4h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Martin (Hampshire)
A glorious walk in the hills between Martin Down and the Chalk Valley taking in Vernditch Chase, Marleycombe Hill, Church Bottom and Middleton Down Nature Reserve

Walking Win Green & Tollard Royal

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↔15.19 km ↗+289 m ↘-286 m ◔5h 10 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Donhead St. Mary (Wiltshire)
A walk from Wiltshire's highest point and through the villages of Tollard Royal and Berwick St James

Walking An exploratory ramble around Iwerne Minster

Walker
↔5.82 km ↗+73 m ↘-71 m ◔1h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Iwerne Minster (Dorset)
A gentle exploratory ramble along nearby footpaths with pleasant views. Nothing onerous.

Walking Godshill and Castle Hill

National Park
↔4.19 km ↗+46 m ↘-46 m ◔1h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from New Forest (Hampshire)
This walk takes you along quiet field and woodland paths to the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It then continues to a stream-side hamlet on the edge of Castle Hill. There are views across the beautiful Avon Valley with its wildlife-rich water meadows and pasture and an optional detour to Castle Hill fort before returning along field and woodland paths to Godshill.

Walking Hale and Woodgreen

National Park
↔9.15 km ↗+110 m ↘-117 m ◔2h 55 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Redlynch (Wiltshire)
The route starts at Woodfalls and follows a section of the Avon Valley Path through fields and woods to the charming village of Hatchet Green. You then pass Hale House and St Mary's Church before walking alongside the peaceful River Avon. At Woodgreen you can explore a rural community with a strong village identity. The walk returns via shady tracks and woods to Hatchett Green and back to Woodfalls.

Walking Landford and Hamptworth

National Park
↔7.58 km ↗+81 m ↘-73 m ◔2h 25 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Landford (Wiltshire)
This walk starts in the village of Landford and explores the northern tip of the New Forest in Wiltshire among woodlands that were once Royal Forests. The walk follows a wooded path to a river ford and through pretty woods and fields to Hamptworth Farm. The route then follows the edge of a golf course to Langley Wood and to the little hamlet of Hamptworth before returning back over the ford to Landford.

Walking Bolderwood: Deer Watch Trail

National Park
↔0.95 km ↗+28 m ↘-28 m ◔0h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Minstead (Hampshire)
Spot deer on this very short circular walk. This short stroll from Bolderwood car park leads you to a deer viewing platform overlooking fields where wild herds of fallow deer are regularly seen. From Easter to mid-September the herd is fed daily by one of the Forestry England keepers.

Walking Bolderwood : Jubilee Grove Trail

National Park
↔1.69 km ↗+39 m ↘-38 m ◔0h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Minstead (Hampshire)
Wander into Bolderwood and back via the deer viewing platform. Starting from Bolderwood car park this meandering route leads you past the deer fields and some majestic trees, the oldest of which date back to 1860. Unfortunately a large number of trees were lost in the Great Storms of 1987 and 1991, but many new trees have been planted and more will be planted over the coming years.

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