Beechen Lane Cycle Ride - Hythe Ferry
Frowhawk
Care free and easy days out in the New Forest
Route 2 - Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond, East Boldre
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Beechen Lane
Grade Medium, some hills New Forest Tour stop Start: Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst, bus drops you off in the lay-by just before the Lane Finish Hatchet Pond, East Boldre, pick up New Forest Tour along the road (B3054) to the south of the pond, as the bus arrives from the Lymington direction
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Distance 8 miles (13km)
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© walking distance 2005 Based on aerial photography supplied by New Forest District Council and extensive ground research. All rights reserved
www.newforesttour.info A6 - 105 x 148mm
Frowhawk
Ride
Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond, East Boldre Route Information Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond is mainly on Forestry Commission managed gravel tracks, although the last 0.5 mile is on a quiet lane. To access Hatchet Pond you will need to cross the B3055, please take care when crossing this busy road Lyndhurst Village Often regarded as the “Capital” of the New Forest, with its Museum, cycle hire, shops, pubs and district council offices. The towns skyline is dominated by St Michael and All Angels Church where, in the churchyard, lies the grave of Alice Liddell, Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Hatchet Pond Hatchet Pond is the largest body of water on the Open Forest. Created in the late 18th Century to power for a grain mill, the pond today provides valuable habitats for wildlife as well as being a scenic backdrop for a picnic. Cycle Hire facilities that serve this ride Lyndhurst, AA Bike Hire, Fernglen, Gosport Lane
Approximately 8 Miles (13km)
1 Get off the New Forest Tour at
Truecare Ltd just south of Lyndhurst and walk along the pavement towards the MIDFOREST Veterinary Practice. Turn left down Beechen Lane to access the Forestry Commission Cycle Track at the end.
2 Go through the boxed gate at
way-marked post number ‘37’ and continue for a mile and a half, passing way-marked post ‘36’.
3 At the T junction turn right and go
through a gate then turn left almost immediately.
4 Continue for half a mile to the T
junction and way-marked post ‘34’ (Frowhawk Ride) turn left up slight incline going through a gate.
8 Follow way-marked sign ‘41’ (right turn) towards Beaulieu (3.5 miles).
9 After half a mile go through two gates then down hill to the cross roads turning left at way-marked sign ‘42’.
10 Stay on track, ignoring junctions, up
and over hill until crossing wooden bridge. Go through gates and following sign to Beaulieu (1.5miles).
11 At the Rans Wood Forestry
Commission car park (way-marked post ‘43’) turn right, follow Furzey Lane to the end.
12 Finish: Hatchet Pond can be found
opposite the entrance to this lane.
Please take due care when crossing the B3055.
5 Turn right at the end of this track on to tarmac, forking left onto a gravel track, down the hill
6 At the bottom, proceed through a
gate and continue for just under 1.5 miles until reaching track crossing. Continue straight over, going through gate with the Drift Fencing on the left and continue over the railway bridge.
7 Go down the hill and turn left at way-
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marked sign ‘40’ over the cattle grid into the deer research area.
Care free and easy
2
days out in the New Forest
Care free and easy days out in the New Forest
Route 2 - Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond, East Boldre
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Beechen Lane
Grade Medium, some hills New Forest Tour stop Start: Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst, bus drops you off in the lay-by just before the Lane Finish Hatchet Pond, East Boldre, pick up New Forest Tour along the road (B3054) to the south of the pond, as the bus arrives from the Lymington direction
Beaulieu Road Station
34
41
40 55 B30
42
43 Rans Wood P B3055
BROCKENHURST
A337
The New Forest Tour
37
6 05 B3
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LYNDHURST
A337
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Distance 8 miles (13km)
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Hatchet Pond 4
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Off road/on road Mostly on Forestry Commission managed gravel tracks
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Ride
EAST BOLDRE
© walking distance 2005 Based on aerial photography supplied by New Forest District Council and extensive ground research. All rights reserved
www.newforesttour.info A6 - 105 x 148mm
Frowhawk
Ride
Beechen Lane, Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond, East Boldre Route Information Lyndhurst to Hatchet Pond is mainly on Forestry Commission managed gravel tracks, although the last 0.5 mile is on a quiet lane. To access Hatchet Pond you will need to cross the B3055, please take care when crossing this busy road Lyndhurst Village Often regarded as the “Capital” of the New Forest, with its Museum, cycle hire, shops, pubs and district council offices. The towns skyline is dominated by St Michael and All Angels Church where, in the churchyard, lies the grave of Alice Liddell, Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Hatchet Pond Hatchet Pond is the largest body of water on the Open Forest. Created in the late 18th Century to power for a grain mill, the pond today provides valuable habitats for wildlife as well as being a scenic backdrop for a picnic. Cycle Hire facilities that serve this ride Lyndhurst, AA Bike Hire, Fernglen, Gosport Lane
Approximately 8 Miles (13km)
1 Get off the New Forest Tour at
Truecare Ltd just south of Lyndhurst and walk along the pavement towards the MIDFOREST Veterinary Practice. Turn left down Beechen Lane to access the Forestry Commission Cycle Track at the end.
2 Go through the boxed gate at
way-marked post number ‘37’ and continue for a mile and a half, passing way-marked post ‘36’.
3 At the T junction turn right and go
through a gate then turn left almost immediately.
4 Continue for half a mile to the T
junction and way-marked post ‘34’ (Frowhawk Ride) turn left up slight incline going through a gate.
8 Follow way-marked sign ‘41’ (right turn) towards Beaulieu (3.5 miles).
9 After half a mile go through two gates then down hill to the cross roads turning left at way-marked sign ‘42’.
10 Stay on track, ignoring junctions, up
and over hill until crossing wooden bridge. Go through gates and following sign to Beaulieu (1.5miles).
11 At the Rans Wood Forestry
Commission car park (way-marked post ‘43’) turn right, follow Furzey Lane to the end.
12 Finish: Hatchet Pond can be found
opposite the entrance to this lane.
Please take due care when crossing the B3055.
5 Turn right at the end of this track on to tarmac, forking left onto a gravel track, down the hill
6 At the bottom, proceed through a
gate and continue for just under 1.5 miles until reaching track crossing. Continue straight over, going through gate with the Drift Fencing on the left and continue over the railway bridge.
7 Go down the hill and turn left at way-
023 8028 3349
marked sign ‘40’ over the cattle grid into the deer research area.
Care free and easy
2
days out in the New Forest
