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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – The Royal Oak, North Gorley loop from Alderholt

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – The Royal Oak, North Gorley loop from Alderholt

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – The Royal Oak, North Gorley loop from Alderholt

01:58

32.9km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

New Forest National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.75 km

Alderholt Mill

Highlight • Structure

There has been a Mill on this site since the 14th century. The Mill machinery was worked commercially until 1947, since then it was left to fall into disrepair. It …

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6.99 km

Rockbourne Roman Villa

Archaeological Site

14.9 km

Radnall Wood

Forest

18.8 km

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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22.1 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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23.8 km

Hockey's Farm Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Perfect cafe to sit down and rest. Plenty of outdoor space to leave bikes next to the tables 👌

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24.5 km

Defibrillator in Phone Box

Highlight • Other

24.9 km

RAF Ibsley Memorial

Highlight • Monument

RAF Ibsley, World War II airfield, straddled the New Forest boundary on the western extremity between the hamlet of Rockford and the village. It was opened in 1941 and used …

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32.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.1 km

521 m

228 m

128 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

10.5 km

169 m

155 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

24°C

11°C

0 %

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Great Bridge, Fordingbridge – The Royal Oak, North Gorley loop from Alderholt

Alderholt Mill