Best walks from Ashurst New Forest

Ashurst New Forest Station Circular

Heath and forest inclosures skirting a golf course, between the villages of Lyndhurst and Ashurst. Strenuous.

14km.

Tracks can be muddy after wet weather; watch for stray golf balls.

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Ashurst New Forest Station to Brockenhurst Station

Ancient woodland, open heath and inclosures, crossing the Beaulieu River past Matley and Denny Woods. Strenuous.

13km.

Some roadside walking with limited footpath; take care.

Highlights: Matley Wood (A small but beautiful tract of ancient and ornamental New Forest woodland reached across open heath) and Denny Wood (An ancient and ornamental woodland of beech and oak flanked by ferns and surrounded by heath and wetland habitats).

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