There's a chance to do some deer spotting from the observation platform at Bolderwood before returning to Brockenhurst. At Brockenhurst station you and your bikes board the train for the hour-long journey to Wareham, an unspoilt Saxon town in Dorset. The Deadman's Hill option takes in pretty hamlets, and heathland of the Avon Valley, before climbing to the highest point of the Forest - Telegraph. Distances Basic route 40 miles. Deadman's Hill option adds 15 miles Terrain Easy forest roads and tracks, with some gentle hills.
Longer option is hilly.
The Blue Pool at Furzebrook marks the beginning of the day's only challenging climb to the top of Knowle Hill. From here it's freewheeling into the Corfe valley. You can hike along Ballard Down for a view of Old Harry Rocks, the sandy beach at Studland and the magnificent Dorset chalk cliffs. At the Victorian seaside resort of Swanage it's all aboard a restored steam train for the ride to Harman's Cross before returning through Corfe Castle to Wareham via the nature reserve at Arne. Longer option The loop from Harman's Cross includes the attractive villages of Worth Matravers and Kingston.