Wilverley Plain – Rhinefield Ornamental Drive loop from Poulner

Wilverley Plain – Rhinefield Ornamental Drive loop from Poulner

Moderate

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Wilverley Plain – Rhinefield Ornamental Drive loop from Poulner

03:19

80.5km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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New Forest National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.89 km

Leybrook Common

Forest

36.4 km

Wilverley Plain

Highlight • Natural

Popular with hikers, Wilverley Plain or the Wilverley Enclosure is a mix of open commonland and woodland. If it is the iconic New Forest Ponies you are looking for, this is a good place to start as they are often spotted grazing on the plain. In summer there is usually an ice cream van in the car park as an added bonus.

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42.4 km

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive is one of the best sections of road cycling in the New Forest.

This narrow avenue is 2 miles (3.2 km) long and is lined with Douglas firs, redwoods, giant sequoias and vibrant rhododendrons. Some of these trees were planted in the mid-1800s and many of them are now over 150 feet (46 m) tall.

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50.0 km

Bolderwood Arboretum Ornamental Drive

Highlight • Forest

Perfect place to spot New Forest wildlife. The felled softwood makes it easy to spot deer and ponies.

It's a beautiful section of narrow road but can get busy with cars in the summer.

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52.0 km

Canadian War Memorial Road, New Forest National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Lovely views, great tarmac, horses grazing lovely place to ride a bicycle!

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57.0 km

Ocknell Plain, New Forest National Park

Highlight • Natural

Popular with hikers and birders, the road slices straight through Ocknell Plain. Another of the prime spots to see wild ponies roaming in the New Forest. During WW2, it was home to Stoney Cross Airfield. What was once the airstrip is now the straight piece of road that runs south west from Forest Road.

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64.6 km

Telegraph Hill

Highlight • Historical Site

The name, Telegraph Hill, was given to this spot after it was used as a semaphore station from 1795. Before then, it was called Plowed Garlic Hill. No sign of either exist today, but it has a place in history as one of the semaphore station used to communicate the victory at Waterloo.

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78.1 km

Fir Walk

Forest

78.5 km

Ford at New Forest National Park

Highlight • Bridge

Took a break at this stream and enjoyed the scenery. You need to cross the stream via a ford which I guess means getting a bit wet when it floods - no problem on the day I cycled over it.

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