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The Huff Duff — New Forest National Park

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Ellingham, Harbridge And Ibsley

The Huff Duff — New Forest National Park

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The Huff Duff — New Forest National Park

01:45

6.57km

70m

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This walk starts in the Rockford Common National Trust Car Park and leads out through wooded valleys until reaching Ibsley Common, which offers fantastic views of the New Forest. You'll enjoy lots of pretty heathland on this interesting walk and visit the Huff Duff, an old direction finding station from…

by New Forest National Park

Last updated: June 13, 2024

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260 m

Ford at Moyles Court

Highlight • Bridge

Wonderful countryside views here - Dockens Water is a very beautiful river. If the ford here is flooded, do not worry; there is a footbridge provided for walkers so no need to get your feet wet!

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3.21 km

Ibsley Direction Finding Station (Huff-Duff) Ruins

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Within these walls, there once was a tower called Direction Finding Station (DF Station). Higher radio frequencies were used and such High Frequency Direction Finding Stations (Huff Duffs), a network …

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3.96 km

Ibsley Common Triangulation Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

The white-coated Ibsley Common triangulation point is easy to see from a distance, sitting right next to the Whitefield Plantation. It's at 77m, surrounded by beautiful moorland and offering gorgeous far-reaching views of the area.

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5.02 km

Wooden bridge over Dockens Water

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A wooden bridge carries you over Dockens Water, creating a picturesque scene in the New Forest. This is a perfect spot to rest and refuel, so pull up a picnic blanket and enjoy the views.

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5.72 km

View of the Mineral Extraction Site, New Forest National Park

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Mineral extraction has made one of the most dramatic changes to this landscape. From 1908 to 1964, there had been one small gravel pit of about three acres here.

The …

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6.57 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.59 km

625 m

220 m

128 m

Surfaces

5.62 km

653 m

178 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 5 May

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March 17, 2024

This walk starts in the Rockford Common National Trust Car Park and leads out through wooded valleys until reaching Ibsley Common, which offers fantastic views of the New Forest. You'll enjoy lots of pretty heathland on this interesting walk and visit the Huff Duff, an old direction finding station from World War Two.

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Grizz

October 1, 2022, WW2 Bunker - RAF Ibsley BCHQ – beautiful views from here Loop from Poulner

Spent 20 minutes looking for the bunker- no luck. Area overgrown with rhododendrens!

The Huff Duff — New Forest National Park

Ford at Moyles Court

Ibsley Direction Finding Station (Huff-Duff) Ruins

Ibsley Common Triangulation Point

Wooden bridge over Dockens Water

View of the Mineral Extraction Site, New Forest National Park

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