Snowdonia The Glyderau
Hampshire ENGLAND
1 Start/Finish
Free parking at bend in road, south of Oak Inn, Bank GR: SU288067 (Alternatively, Bolton’s Bench car park, Lyndhurst) Turn R, then R again along track. Head S and at next fork bear L (post 258). Carry on southwards, crossing Bolderford Bridge.
2 At corner of large grassy area, Black Knowl, follow path diagonally across it and turn L at Meerut Road. After road bends R keep ahead (L fork) at a green to continue to A337. Turn L, crossing Lymington River, then R along B3055/Balmer Lawn Road, and as road bends R keep ahead along track to Standing Hat car park.
3 Turn R (waymark post 291) and follow track to intersection at post 305 (ignore all turnings beforehand). Turn R, crossing bridge over railway and keep ahead at next intersection (post 308) to road/B3055. Go straight across and continue along access road to Roundhill Campsite, passing large pond on L. Turn R (post 314), bending L at junction.
4 At next intersection (barrier ahead, post 316 beside it) leave cycle trail and turn R past another barrier. Follow path along edge of Beaulieu Heath, ignoring first bridleway on R.
5 Turn R at next bridleway and follow track past Little
Dilton. R at T-junction and L at next junction. Soon go through gate into Roydon Woods Nature Reserve. Follow bridleway/track, bear L at junction and continue to T-junction.
6 Turn R and at fork bear R. At Church Lane turn R to St Nicholas’ Church.
7 Fork R along track (to R of church) to B3055. Turn R and after 50m opposite North Lodge gatehouse turn L along track/path to railway crossed by footbridge. Keep ahead to A337 and turn R. Retrace steps to Standing Hat car park (pt 3). This time go via gate ahead and fork R (post 289). At post 287 bear L, R at 286, L at 285 and R at 283.
8 At post 281 go ahead (NNE) via footbridge and continue to B3056. Cross and follow broad track to L along ridge to Bolton’s Bench car park, named after landmark: yew trees atop knoll, surrounded by benches, planted as memorial to Duke of Bolton.
9 Follow main road into Lyndhurst, keeping ahead at first junction. After church take L fork, then R down Sandy Lane, L and R along Pinkney Lane to start.