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- The start of the walk is obvious from the car park, follow the main Forestry Commission track beyond the barrier.
- After a quarter of a mile or so, the track winds around an area of grass and immediately afterwards forks. Take the right hand fork, even though the main track carries straight on.
- Follow this track through Highland Water Inclosure. A few hundred metres after taking the right hand fork, the track forks again. This time, keep on the main track to the left.
- The track continues up a gentle hill, bears right and then sharp left as it levels out. There's a crossroads at the top, just keep walking straight on. You'll pass by some huge larch trees shortly afterwards, conspicuous by their bright green needles.
- The track begins a gentle decline and bears round to the left - a track joins in from the right here, and the cleared area on the right gives a good view over Highland Water Inclosure.
- Continue down until the track you are on bears sharply to the right, at the bottom of the hill. Turn left here, and take the track through the Ancient & Ornamental Woodlands.
- Stay on this track back to the car park, the distance from the junction where you turned left, to the car park, is just under a mile. You'll recognise the very first right fork that you took, and the track looping around the open area of grass.
Walking Route Details:
County: Hampshire
Distance: 2.5 miles
OS Explorer sheet: OS 1
Difficulty of walk: Easy
Estimated time to complete walk: 1 hour
Terrain details: Forested pine and Ancient and Ornamental Woodland.
Type of route: Circular
Starts: Car park(Grid reference: 267098 )
Ends: Car park(Grid reference: 267098 )
