Milkham Inclosure

A lovely walk from Milkham Inclosure, New Forest. 2 1/2 miles and at an easy pace around two hours with a picnic stop. The walk starts by leaving the car park through the green gate and heading down the main track through the forest. When you come to a five bar gate go through and turn left down the grassy path (it's a little muddy as you cross the little stream, but not a problem). At the top of the slope is another gate, go through and continue on the path (over heather,this is King's garden) until you join gravel track. Turn left here and walk on the main track with the inclosure behind you. When you reach a crossroads with cycle trail signs, turn left and continue on this grassy/gravel path until you come to a small path on your left when you are level with the trees of the inclosure. Turn left here across the heather and cross the stream again at the bottom of the slope(it is quite muddy here too for a short distance each side of the stream). You can see the car park now and it's possible to head diagonally to it from here or continue on the path. There are two pubs within a short distance from here; High corner Inn and the Red Shoot which make it an ideal walk for a weekend walk before lunch or a summer picnic beside the little grass bordered stream.

Potterne wood to Moors valley lakes, circular.

The same walk as yesterday this morning, but i didn't take any pictures of the lake yesterday, so here they are today. A lovely morning walk today, taking about 1H30 with children only an hour for adults. We started from Potterne wood, from the Ebblake estate, just under the pylon and turned right over the bridge, then immediately left and through the woods. The path goes for quite a way before bearing right and crossing the meadow to the river. Turn left just before the bridge over the river and head down to the first lake. After the lake cross the bridge and turn right, after a while the path crosses another path for the golf cross, over a bridge and keeps alongside it until it reach a further bridge before the second lake. Do not cross the bridge but keep right and over the boardwalk, that bear right and over the golf cross on a lovely path that winds through trees and heathy land. The path finally reaches the river again where you cross the bridge and retrace you steps through Potterne wood. In fine weather you can turn left a walk through the meadow to reach the same path where you crossed the first bridge but this can be very muddy in the winter.

Potterne wood circular walk to Moors valley.

A lovely morning walk today, taking about 1H30. We started from Potterne wood, from the Ebblake estate, just under the pylon and turned right over the bridge, then immediately left and through the woods. The path goes for quite a way before bearing right and crossing the meadow to the river. Turn left just before the bridge over the river and head down to the first lake. After the lake cross the bridge and turn right, after a while the path crosses another path for the golf cross and keeps alongside it until it reach a further bridge before the second lake. Don not cross the bridge but keep right and over the boardwalk, that bear right and over the golf cross on a lovely path that winds through trees and heathy land. The path finally reaches the river again where you cross the bridge and retrace you steps through Potterne wood. In fine weather you can turn left a walk through the meadow to reach the same path where you crossed the first bridge but this can be very muddy in the winter.

Coach Road , Ringwood Road

A nice walk from the Coach Road car park on the Ringwood rd, just beyond the dump. After leaving the car parking area walk down the main track, crossing two junctions. Just before the turn for the Tree tops path there is a gap in the pines on your left that takes you onto the exercise trail. Continue east on this, crossing a few junctions in paths through pines. You will come to a bench which is a good spot for a rest or a flask of coffee. Just beyond the bench is a turn to your left following a red marker. Go through the pines and turn right onto another path, then left just after the Through the woods cycle route. At the next junction turn left, then left again onto Pine Avenue. Keep going on the main path until you reach a large crossroads of paths. Now turn right and stay on this path to reach the car park. Takes about 30 to 40 mins.

Potterne wood and Potterne Park

A lovely walk around Potterne wood and Potterne Park. We started from Potterne wood close but equally you could start from Potterne park itself. We crossed the little wooden bridge and turned left through the pretty wood, then out onto the tree lined path crossing the meadow and the bridge across the river. Here we turned right to walk up the track to Potterne Park. Turning right onto the little path around the edge of the park and crossing over the bridge in the middle of the park. Now turn right once again and follow the path through the wood, bearing right until it reaches the signpost and the first bridge once again. Here we returned to the left and back under the Pylons.

Moors valley.

A beautiful walk in the sunshine at Moors valley today. Parking at the main car park and walking through the car park towards the way out. Taking the wide path as the road bends on the fitness trail. This passes the play trail to it's left. When I get to the next junction I normally go left but today I decided to go right and follow the way out sign. After a while the wide path comes to an end. I turned left under the power lines here and then the path bent to the left again for a very pleasant walk with my dog avoiding the many cyclist that use the park on a Wednesday morning (Phoebe is rather keen on following cycles, fortunately she is less interested in them now). When you reach the next junction you will see a sign for Horton Rd Ex to the right, but I turned left here and the following junction was onto the wide tracked marked Visitors centre left and Castleman trailway right. I turned ;left here once again until I reach the junction just before the playtrail. I was meeting my grandchildren on the playtrail for coffee, biscuits and fun so we nipped up the little path opposite to rejoin at the Snake pit where there are several picnic benches. If you are not doing this, just turning right and the left bring you to the start once again.