Beaulieu Mill Pond – Viewpoint near Yew Tree Hill loop from Pokesdown

Beaulieu Mill Pond – Viewpoint near Yew Tree Hill loop from Pokesdown

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Beaulieu Mill Pond – Viewpoint near Yew Tree Hill loop from Pokesdown

06:43

161km

870m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 135 km for 214 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

11.3 km

Chewton Bunny

Forest

32.9 km

East End Pond

Lake

42.6 km

Beaulieu Mill Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beaulieu is a beautiful little village and very popular with tourists. It dates back to the 16th century with a lovely mill pond that brings a sense of calm as …

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43.2 km

View of Beaulieu Across the Water

Highlight • Natural

50.7 km

Viewpoint near Yew Tree Hill

Highlight • Climb

A nice high spot in the forest with views extending from Exbury to Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst to Southampton on a clear day. Nice little climb/decent each way too!

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52.0 km

Yew Tree Heath Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Yew Tree Heath Road is a smooth section of scenic cycling through open heathland. Expect to see plenty of donkeys and ponies roaming freely, and potentially blocking the road at …

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65.8 km

Spot in the Woods Hotel

Forest

79.3 km

Furzley Crossroads Signpost

Highlight • Structure

Useful signpost and a choice of directions

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82.5 km

Forest Lanes in New Forest National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice gentle hills and bends

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92.8 km

Hale Purlieu is a quiet straight road, linking Woodgreen with Hatchet Green.

It's an excellent section of woodland road cycling which runs alongside Hale Purlieu common, an area managed by the National Trust.

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108 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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135 km

Buckland Rings

Archaeological Site

161 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

124 km

31.7 km

2.80 km

2.05 km

436 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

145 km

15.0 km

321 m

241 m

111 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

14°C

7°C

42 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

January 22, 2023,Loop around the New Forest

Very cold start again and plenty of patches of black ice. It did warm up later in the day which made for a pleasant finish. This cold spell is just dragging on and on..