Coach Road, Ashley Forest, off Ringwood Road.

This is a lovely circular route that we often make from the Coach Road car park between Verwood and Ringwood. It's partly on the main track and then goes around the fitness trail and onto the red route before returning on Pine avenue and a small path that winds through the forest.

Ebblake Bog, Verwood.

A short walk from the Ebblake estate. Around 30mins. The walk begins from the Pylon at Potterne wood close and takes the bridleway alongside Liederbach Drive bearing left and following the bridleway signs to over and left around to Ebblake close. Just a few houses down you will see a gap between the houses, turn right here and cross the bridge. The little path bears left, with the Ebblake industrial estate to your left and Ebblake bog to your right. shortly you come to a gate on your right. Turn right here and pass through the gate, taking the muddy path across the bog (it's easier here to go across the area of cleared trees). When you reach the small pond, turn left up through the pines. Then left again onto the main path at the next gate. When you reach the the dog bin, turn left again down a small path that is edged by the trees on the left and industry to the right. Soon you will see the gate where you first turn off to the bog. Now back track to the bridge, through the houses and along the bridleway.

Ashley Forest, Verwood

It was a lovely sunny morning at Moors valley. We did our favourite "dump walk" down to the tree tops trail and just the first couple of the playtrail toys. It was pretty busy on the playtrail and lots of puddles about too.

Ringwood to Verwood through the forest.

A lovely walk back from Ringwood through the forest. If starting your walk in Ringwood head down to the bridge over the river to join the Castleman trailway. When you reach the road, cross and turn left after the going under the road bridge.

On reaching the small road cross and and go up hill to the forest. Join the route down Pine Avenue and keep on this route until you reach a metal gate on the outskirts of Verwood. Go through the gate and into Ebblake nature reserve. 

Turn right at the first pond. Cross Ebblake bog on a raised track and join a small path at a gate. Now turn left. 

This path comes out in the Ebblake estate. Turn left and then straight on pass a small playground. Turn right to join a path behind the houses. (I took a detour here to take a look at where my youngest daughter Rachel is hoping to buy her first house, exciting times from them).Now cross the bridge and turn right into Potterne wood. 

The path goes behind Potterne park and the houses. Turn left but don't cross the bridge into the park. This path through a small wooded area reaches the road and then doubles back along another path behind houses. Keeping left the path finally reaches the Verwood Road where you turn right to reach the village centre.

Ashley forest, Watchmoor.

A walk with Martin and Phoebe in Ashley forest. Ringwood end, walking around the Watchmoor area.