New Forest: Ashurst Stroll Walk

About

Starting at Ashurst railway station this short and easy walk explores a variety of landscapes that characterise the New Forest Nationa Park. The route first takes you past open Forest lawns where ponies graze and through Churchplace Inclosure, a timber plantation, before crossing the railway into Ashurst Wood. Then continue along a road that winds pleasantly through ancient pasture woodland and across a grassy lawn to the historic remains of a saltpetre house. Return via a roadside cycle track to Ashurst village.

Distance: 2.8 miles.

Gravel walking and cycle tracks, woodland track, surfaced single track road and roadside footpaths.

Car parking: Ashurst village public car park.

Rail: Ashurst Train Station which is also the start point for this walk.

The route can been downloaded below (PDF).