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.