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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – Highwood Ford loop from Fordingbridge

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – Highwood Ford loop from Fordingbridge

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – Highwood Ford loop from Fordingbridge

03:05

54.6km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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New Forest National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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955 m

Great Bridge, Fordingbridge

Highlight • Bridge

At the heart of this market town is the Great Bridge, a seven-arch medieval stone bridge that spans the River Avon. Built around 1200, it was expanded in the Victorian era and remains a main road in the town.

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3.95 km

The Royal Oak and New Forest Wildlife

Highlight (Segment) • Pub

Get closer to nature, but watch out though, you will find many animals wondering wild across and down the roads!

When you visit The New Forest there are a group …

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8.31 km

Ford across Dockens Water

Highlight • Natural Monument

Lovely stopping off point.

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8.43 km

Highwood Ford

Highlight • Rest Area

Lovely area to take a break or some time out with friends and family.
Shallow stream, sandy banks, grassed areas and car parking.

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15.8 km

Sandford Copse

Forest

25.0 km

Hawthorne Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Emerging out of Christchurch, the roads are very quick to turn rural. Enjoy leaving the town behind with ease as you head towards the New Forest.

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25.3 km

Brick Arch Bridge on National Cycle Route 2

Highlight • Cycleway

Route: 2 Part of which runs south of the New Forest..

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27.3 km

Mudeford Sandspit Lagoon and Holloway's Dock

Highlight • Lake

50.6 km

The Royal Oak, North Gorley

Highlight • Pub

Once a Royal Hunting Lodge dating back to the 17th Century. Bike-friendly outside seating alongside a grazing area for ponies, donkeys and cows.

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54.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.5 km

5.80 km

1.06 km

198 m

106 m

Surfaces

42.5 km

11.9 km

198 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 7 July

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – Highwood Ford loop from Fordingbridge

Great Bridge, Fordingbridge

The Royal Oak and New Forest Wildlife

Ford across Dockens Water

Highwood Ford

Hawthorne Road

Brick Arch Bridge on National Cycle Route 2

Mudeford Sandspit Lagoon and Holloway's Dock

The Royal Oak, North Gorley

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