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Walk #806: A circular walk from Ringwood

 

P20081302658 Ringwood church.
     
P20081302663 The River Avon in Ringwood.
P20081302658 Ringwood church.
     
P20081302663 The River Avon in Ringwood.

General Data

Date Walked 30/01/2008
County Hampshire, Dorset
Start Location Ringwood
End Location Ringwood
Start time 08.15
End time 16.56
Distance 23.3 miles
Description This was a pleasant if waterlogged circular walk to the west and southwest of Ringwood.
Pack Today I carried my 30-litre Karrimor rucksack, filled with waterproofs, a book and other odds and ends.
Condition I feel absolutely fine after this walk.
Weather The day was generally bright and sunny, with a few clouds gathering over in the afternoon. There was a little bit of a breeze, but nothing like we suffered on the last walk.
OS map Landranger number 195 (Bournemouth & Purbeck, Wimborne Minster & Ringwood)

 

P20081302665 A footbridge over a tributary of the River Avon in Ringwood.
     
P20081302674 The flooding River Avon in Ringwood.
P20081302665 A footbridge over a tributary of the River Avon in Ringwood.
     
P20081302674 The flooding River Avon in Ringwood.

General Walk Information

LegTo Time Grid reference
1 Ringwood car park 08.15 SU1465705488
2 Old rail bridge 08.36 SU1477304800
3 Road crossing 09.00 SU1302805015
4 Road crossing 09.20 SU1143904653
5 Old railway trackbed 09.40 SU1029604125
6 Old railway trackbed 10.00 SU0887803447
7 Road / footpath junction 10.17 SU0785803234
8 Footpath / road junction 10.40 SU0696502355
9 Footpath / road junction 11.01 SU0657501467
10 Footpath 11.16 SU0665700358
11 Junction with A348 road 11.34 SZ0699699323
12 Road junction 11.59 SZ0779298161
13 Road junction 12.15 SZ0886197989
14 Road / track junction 12.27 SZ0867997131
15 Road junction 12.50 SZ1025897335
16 Road by farm 13.10 SZ1143697036
17 Bend in road 13.31 SZ1262896419
18 Pub near bridge 13.59 to 14.20SZ1357397554
19 Road crossing 14.43 SZ1501597915
20 Road / footpath junction 14.50 SZ1555698130
21 Road 15.11 SZ1516999662
22 Milepost by road 15.27 SU1484000766
23 Footpath / lane junction 15.44 SU1430001651
24 Footpath 16.05 SU1490402627
25 Footpath impassable due to flood 16.19 SU1487303544
26 Footpath / road junction 16.32 SU1536304086
27 Ringwood car park 16.56 SU1465705488

 

P20081302677 The view back east to Ringwood.
     
P20081302686 The old Ashley Heath station sign.
P20081302677 The view back east to Ringwood.
     
P20081302686 The old Ashley Heath station sign.

Notes

Short drive to Ringwood, wet ground, nice village, Duke of Monmouth held in house befor execution.

Flooded River Avon

Castleman Trailway.

Flooded river, nice surrounding land, stopping at shop, men cuting vegeatation.

Patrh around village, talking to cyclists, police headquarters

boggy path on the west side of Ferndown.

Pleasant walk across common land. The angel pub in Ferndown. Busy junction that took ages to cross, posh pub.

Electricity workers in field, planes from airport.

Golfd course, Alice in Wonderland

Avoiding road by walking across Sopley Common.

Stopping at pub, coach and loco.

Flooded paths by Avon Cuaseway. LOng walk northwards; milepost, Bisterne house, church.

Increasingly flooded and bogyg path, reaching floods.

Floods on path diversion; go up bank and climb over stile.

Camera problems, getting late.

 

P20081302698 Gorse bushes.
     
P20081302703 The old sidings at the West Moors MOD site.
P20081302698 Gorse bushes.
     
P20081302703 The old sidings at the West Moors MOD site.

Directions

 

P20081302708 Following the trail around the north of West Moors.
     
P20081302713 An old police light.
P20081302708 Following the trail around the north of West Moors.
     
P20081302713 An old police light.

Distances

From To Distance (m)Ascent (ft) Descent (ft)

This makes a total distance of miles, with feet of ascent and feet of descent.

  Profile of walk #806

 

P20081302717 The boggy path on the west side of Ferndown.
     
P20081302719 Looking up an electricity pylon.
P20081302717 The boggy path on the west side of Ferndown.
     
P20081302719 Looking up an electricity pylon.

 

P20081302723 A flooded path in Ferndown.
     
P20081302728 A sign in the side of 'The Angel' pub in Ferndown.
P20081302723 A flooded path in Ferndown.
     
P20081302728 A sign in the side of 'The Angel' pub in Ferndown.

 

P20081302739 The Stour Valley Way heading east from West Parley.
     
P20081302743 A pond in Parley Green.
P20081302739 The Stour Valley Way heading east from West Parley.
     
P20081302743 A pond in Parley Green.

 

P20081302759 A path across Sopley Common.
     
P20081302768 A loco and carriage beside the pub.
P20081302759 A path across Sopley Common.
     
P20081302768 A loco and carriage beside the pub.

 

P20081302778 Floods viewed from the Avon Causeway.
     
P20081302780 Floods viewed from the Avon Causeway.
P20081302778 Floods viewed from the Avon Causeway.
     
P20081302780 Floods viewed from the Avon Causeway.

 

P20081302794 A milepost beside the B3347 road.
     
P20081302796 Bisterne Manor.
P20081302794 A milepost beside the B3347 road.
     
P20081302796 Bisterne Manor.

 

P20081302804 An Avon Valley Path in Kingston.
     
P20081302811 Floods at Moortown.
P20081302804 An Avon Valley Path in Kingston.
     
P20081302811 Floods at Moortown.

 

P20081302812 Floods at Moortown.
     
P20081302816 Floods at Moortown.
P20081302812 Floods at Moortown.
     
P20081302816 Floods at Moortown.

 

P20081302825 Floods at Moortown.
     
P20081302831 A flooded stile on the way to the B3347 in Moortown.
P20081302825 Floods at Moortown.
     
P20081302831 A flooded stile on the way to the B3347 in Moortown.

Disclaimer

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