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Acres Down


Acres Down walk new forest

 

  1. The start of the walk is obvious from the car park, follow the main Forestry Commission track beyond the barrier.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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 )

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