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Sika Trail

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Enjoy the Scenery of Wareham Forest on foot or by bike. The trail follows tracked routes through the forest and heath. It us generally flat with a couple of inclines and is suitable for cyclists and walkers of all ages and abilities.

How to get there:

Sika Trail is in Wareham Forest which is part of Dorset Woodlands.
Take the Bere Regis road from Wareham. Travel for about 1 mile, as you leave the outskirts of Wareham look for the sign to the Sika Trail Car Park on the right-hand side. Trail starts from the car park.
The Sika Cycle Trail can also be accessed from Northport at the northern end of Wareham.
Wareham is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: SY900920
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

User Comments

2 Stars 2 Stars

fabulous place but a walking map is required please, especially to show the easy trail.

Anonymous, 23/Jan/2012
2 Stars 2 Stars

We looked for information on the walking route at a local campsite CC, no leaflet was available just a poster, we decided from the description it should be easy to follow the marker posts coded red, we set off anti-clockwise from the car park, after a short while we arived at a junction in the path with no red marker in sight we opted to go left and after 500m we found a red marker and continued this poor marking just got worse and after nearly an hour we had not seen a red marker for at least a 1Km, with no map and only cycle markers in all directions we tried to find a track which led back to the car park, after nearly 2 hours and nearly dark we found the car for a walk that should have taken 40mins. Very poor information !! not for the faint hearted, signage needs to be updated and improved very poor show Forestry Commission.

Mal, 30/Sep/2011

I desperately want to bring my children cycling here but am concerned about the travellers dogs as we have had an attack by dogs whilst cycling before...and it is not something I want my children to witness again...can anyone tell me where the travellers are according to the sika trail map? then perhaps we can use the forest and avoid being eaten!

Trish, 6/Feb/2011
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There is also a 2 mile self-guided walk around the forest that can be accessed from the car park

Cycling
Sika Cycle Trail
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If you wish to ride on Forestry Commission tracks in Ringwood or Wareham you are required to have a Forestry Commission Riding Permit.
Prices are :
£45.00 for a years permit.
£75.00 for a commerical permit per year , per horse
:For Further information or to request a permit please contact 023 8028 6838 (Mon - Fri 9am - 3pm)
Educational
If you would like to discover a little more about the great wildlife of Wareham Forest why not join us on one of our events. For further information about our event programme click on the Whats On link to the right of this page.
Camping
For details of Forestry Commission campsites please contact Forest Holidays on 0845 1308 224.
Wildlife Activities
The Sika Cycle Trail takes its name from the sika deer found in this forest and throughout the county. Roe deer also live in the forest.

Contact:

General Enquiries
023 8028 3141
e-mail: enquiries.new.forest@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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