Highwood Ford – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Poulner
Highwood Ford – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Poulner
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Highwood Ford – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Poulner
01:08
20.0km
40m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 16, 2026
Tips
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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2.57 km
The Alice Lisle
Highlight • Pub
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2.91 km
Highwood Ford
Highlight • Rest Area
Shallow stream, sandy banks, grassed areas and car parking.
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3.03 km
Ford across Dockens Water
Highlight • Natural Monument
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4.06 km
RAF Ibsley Memorial
Highlight • Monument
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5.15 km
Hockey's Farm Shop & Café
Highlight • Cafe
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6.82 km
The Royal Oak, North Gorley
Highlight • Pub
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10.2 km
Great Bridge, Fordingbridge
Highlight • Bridge
The best views of the bridge are not whilst on it, although crossing it on foot does give you lovely views of the river. The George pub has a beer garden that looks directly across to the bridge or there’s a park opposite, on the east side of the Avon which also has great views.
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13.2 km
The Royal Oak and New Forest Wildlife
Highlight (Segment) • Pub
When you visit The New Forest there are a group of about 5,000 locals that you can't but help noticing. They have been hanging around for about 2,000 years and what they don't know about the forest is not worth knowing. We are talking about the wonderful New Forest Ponies of course!
All of the ponies found in the forest are wild in the sense they can roam freely but in fact they are owned by New Forest Commoners.
The commoners have the right to graze their ponies and cattle on the open forest throughout the year. It is the animals’ grazing which helps to keep the New Forest’s landscape and rare species which you can enjoy today. The ancient tradition of commoning dates back from before the days when William the Conqueror made this area his private hunting reserve and imposed strict laws on the locals. In return for this, the locals were given the rights to graze their animals on the ‘common’ (this being the land which is now known as the New Forest). Think of the New Forest as one large farm!.
thenewforest.co.uk/explore/wildlife-and-nature/ponies
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20.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
19.6 km
398 m
Surfaces
18.3 km
1.57 km
107 m
< 100 m
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