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New Forest Cycle Network


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About New Forest Cycle Network

Exploring this truly anceint Forest by bicycle is the ideal way to discover the magnificent beauty and fascinating wildlife that can easily be missed by car. To help protect this unique environment and improve visitor enjoyment an off-road and road-based cycle network has been created. The network links the main New Forest villages with the railway station at Brockenhurst, by the safest and most attractive routes. You can access the cycle network directly from the car park.

How to get there:

New Forest Cycle Network can be started from Barbecues in the New Forest in New Forest. Burley and Brockenhurst is the nearest town or village.

Wilverley Barbecue site is situated half way between Burley and Brockenhurst, off the B3058.

Anderwood Barbecue site is situated approximately 3 miles west of Lyndhurst pass the turnings into the Boldwerood and Rhinefield Drives, take the next turning on the right off the A35 towards Burley. Anderwood is the first car park on the right, 1/4 of a mile along this road.

OS Grid Reference: SU297082
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

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Cyclist on a New Forest cycle route

Barbecues in the New Forest Facilities.
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Grade of trail:
Easy
Trail waymarking:
Length of trail:
over 100 miles
Approximate time of trail:
Open or closed:
open
Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest.

Contact:
General Enquiries

023 8028 3141
e-mail: enquiries.southern@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

User Comments

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We know you want us to buy a cycle map but at least have a direct link to a map pointing to where we can park up and unload our bicycles. Having to look at the grid reference and follow written directions is a pain when you want to look quickly.

Gav, 30/Nov/2011
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Where's the link to a map?

Sally, 23/Oct/2011

Please can you put a decent 1:25000 scale map on this page it would make it a lot easer to navigate when out running or biking in the forest!! thank you.

David Palmer, 16/Oct/2011
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What's of interest

GET HOLD OF A CYCLE MAP! A map showing all the cycle routes within the cycle network can be downloaded from www.forestry.gov.uk/newforest or can be obtained from New Forest cycle hire shops, campsites and other retail outlets in the New Forest.