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Ellingham, Harbridge And Ibsley

Buddle Hill – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

Ellingham, Harbridge And Ibsley

Buddle Hill – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

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Buddle Hill – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

00:53

20.9km

110m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.77 km for 136 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.47 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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3.54 km

Hockey's Farm Shop & Café

Highlight • Restaurant

Great food and coffee.

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4.91 km

Buddle Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Steepest at the top, save your legs

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9.84 km

Fordingbridge Memorial Garden

Highlight • Monument

A great place to stop for a picnic lunch or a rest. Cafe open on some days.

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10.1 km

At the heart of this market town is the Great Bridge, a seven-arch medieval stone bridge that spans the River Avon. Built around 1200, it was expanded in the Victorian era and remains a main road in the town.

The best views of the bridge are not whilst on it, although crossing it on foot does give you lovely views of the river. The George pub has a beer garden that looks directly across to the bridge or there’s a park opposite, on the east side of the Avon which also has great views.

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17.4 km

Old Beams Pub, Ibsley

Highlight • Restaurant

On the very edge of the New Forest National Park, the Old Beams pub in Ibsley is a great lunch spot. An old thatched pub, they serve a wide variety of traditional food including children’s meals and vegetarian options.

The pub, and Ibsley itself, lies on what feels like an island, surrounded by lakes, weirs and bridges. The Avon Valley Path wanders past just to the north and this is a good place to stop before reaching Ringwood to the south or Fordingbridge to the north.

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20.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

540 m

189 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

1.53 km

118 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

23°C

14°C

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Buddle Hill – Great Bridge, Fordingbridge loop from Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

Ford at New Forest National Park

Hockey's Farm Shop & Café

Buddle Hill

Fordingbridge Memorial Garden

Great Bridge, Fordingbridge

Old Beams Pub, Ibsley

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