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Whitefield Moor Accessible Walk

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Whitefield Moor Accessible Trail is a 1 mile (1.6 km) riverside walk on gravel paths in the New Forest, designed to be completed in under an hour. The route starts and finishes at Whitefield Moor car park (grid reference SU 274 026) and passes through woodland beside a river, then across heather heathland and flat grassy “lawns” back to the car park. Waymarkers help walkers avoid the muddiest sections, and the trail includes three wooden bridges. Wildlife highlights include chances to see kingfishers by the stream, red deer on the heath, and woodpeckers in the woodland. The car park has five accessible parking bays and toilet facilities including disabled toilets. Accessibility notes include a moderate gradient down to and up from the river, limited resting places, and no gates.
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Whitefield Moor
Car Park
Rhinefield Road
To Brockenhurst

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Whitefield Moor Accessible Trail

This 1 mile riverside walk uses gravel paths.

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Whitefield Moor is a great spot to look out for many of the birds, animals and plants of the New Forest, including kingfishers perching beside the forest stream.

The walk also gives you a chance to look for red deer on the heath and woodpeckers in the woodland – keep your eyes peeled!

Trail Overview

Start/finish:
Whitefield Moor car park.
Grid reference
SU 274 026
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Ordnance Survey map:
Explorer OL 22 New Forest.
Distance:
1 mile (1.6km) – Under 1 hour.
Local facilities:
Whitefield Moor car park has five accessible parking bays, toilets and disabled toilets.

Directions

  1. Whitefield Moor

    At the car park look out for the tall wooden trail head with the information board. From the trail head follow the signs down a gravel track towards woodland. Cross a wooden bridge then head right, past puttles bridge car park and continue along into woodland with the river on your right

  2. Riverside walk

    Follow the river through the woodland, looking out for the waymarkers which help you avoid the muddiest parts of the trail. The woods open out slightly as you come across the first river crossing. Turn right and go across the wooden bridge following the path onto heather covered heathland

  3. Heathlands and Lawns

    Follow the path across the heathland heading towards a tree line. Once past the tree line you enter the flat grassy areas known as ‘lawns’. Head right at the marker post and follow the lawn back to the car park soon visible on the horizon.

Whitefield Moor Accessible Trail

Accessibility: A moderate gradient leads down to, and then back up from, the river with limited resting places. There are no gates along the trails but there are three bridges which can develop small lips when the surface becomes eroded.