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Christchurch
Highcliffe And Walkford

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive – Hale Purlieu Road and Common loop from Hinton Admiral

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
Christchurch
Highcliffe And Walkford

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive – Hale Purlieu Road and Common loop from Hinton Admiral

Moderate

40

riders

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive – Hale Purlieu Road and Common loop from Hinton Admiral

04:41

110km

630m

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: May 27, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 19 m for 32 m

After 110 km for 32 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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32.6 km

East End Pond

Lake

2

39.4 km

Beaulieu Heath Road, New Forest National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

A stunning, dead straight, pan flat section of tarmac with views across to the Isle of Wight on a clear day. Excellent fun if you catch the wind in the …

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3

47.3 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 …

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4

54.9 km

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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5

56.9 km

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

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6

59.9 km

Stunning views across the New Forest - as the area is quite high up the roads are reasonably exposed so it’s always worth checking which way the wind is blowing before heading out.

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7

61.9 km

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 …

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70.1 km

Landford Bog SSSI

Nature Reserve

9

78.4 km

Hale Purlieu Road and Common

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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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81.7 km

Densome Wood

Forest

92.9 km

Fir Walk

Forest

12

93.3 km

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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110 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

108 km

1.04 km

563 m

432 m

102 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.1 km

13.4 km

286 m

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