Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Buckland Rings Trail — New Forest National Park

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Buckland Rings Trail — New Forest National Park

Moderate

4.2

(5)

hikers

Buckland Rings Trail — New Forest National Park

02:59

11.3km

90m

Hiking

A varied linear walk from Brockenhurst to Lymington via an Iron Age Fort. From the village of Brockenhurst, this walk passes through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve over Setley Plain and onto Buckland Rings, the site of a former Iron Age hill fort near Lymington.

by New Forest National Park

Last updated: August 14, 2024

Tips

Includes an off-grid segment

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 0 m for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.11 km

Woodhouse Copse and Pinhorns Rough

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A lovely peaceful walk through Woodhouse Copse and Pinhorns Rough within the larger Roydon Woods Nature Reserve. Terrific, comfortable paths to walk, lots of beautiful trees and peace: once you've …

Tip by

9.19 km

Buckland Rings Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Buckland Rings is the site of an Iron Age hill fort. Today, the mounds and dykes around the outside which once constituted its defences are still clearly visible. It is …

Tip by

11.1 km

Lymington Town Quay

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Isle of Wight is accessible from Lymington with a ferry to Yarmouth. Sailing has a rich history in this seaside town, which continues today with events such as the Royal Lymington Cup.

Tip by

11.3 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.90 km

2.59 km

1.31 km

1.19 km

194 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

3.53 km

2.85 km

941 m

203 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Friday 29 May

26°C

10°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

March 17, 2024

A varied linear walk from Brockenhurst to Lymington via an Iron Age Fort. From the village of Brockenhurst, this walk passes through Roydon Woods Nature Reserve over Setley Plain and onto Buckland Rings, the site of a former Iron Age hill fort near Lymington.

Want to know more?

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

613

Whitefield Moor loop — New Forest National Park

03:26h

13.2km

80m

Moderate

4.7

762

Brockenhurst Village — New Forest National Park

02:11h

8.62km

20m

Easy

4.7

698

Brockenhurst Station Off Road Cycle Trail

01:52h

7.31km

20m

Easy

4.6

854

Solent Way: Beaulieu to Buckler's Hard

01:48h

7.02km

30m

Moderate

4.6

421

Lyndhurst Hill & Acres Down loop — New Forest National Park

02:39h

9.86km

120m

Moderate

4.7

450

Brockenhurst and Tall Trees Trail

03:38h

14.0km

80m

Moderate

4.6

435

Exbury & Lepe Country Park loop

02:22h

9.25km

30m

Easy

4.9

551

Solent Way: Keyhaven to Hurst Castle

01:55h

7.60km

10m

Moderate

4.6

306

Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst loop

04:17h

16.4km

120m

Easy

4.8

495

Bolderwood Trails: Radnor Trail — New Forest National Park

00:49h

2.97km

50m

Moderate

4.7

342

Tennyson Down Trail

03:46h

13.6km

230m

Moderate

4.6

272

Burley & Whitton Pond loop via Turf Hill

01:46h

6.65km

60m

Buckland Rings Trail — New Forest National Park

Woodhouse Copse and Pinhorns Rough

Buckland Rings Iron Age Hill Fort

Lymington Town Quay

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️