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Walderton Downs looking back on a guided walk route
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Walderton - South Downs circular walk

A pre walk for what will be a great guided walk in the South Downs. I was walking with my friend Fred and wanted to find some walking routes that were not on the usual South Downs Way downland; this walk has great potential, passing through some fantastic mature and ancient woodland, open downland ...

View across Hambledon Hillfort on a circular walk
North Dorset circular walk - Shillingstone, Blandford Forest, Hod Hill, Hambledon Hill fort and neolithic camp.
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North Dorset circular walk - Shillingstone, Blandford Forest, Hod Hill, Hambledon Hill fort and neolithic camp.

North Dorset circular walk starting at Shillingstone, over the downs through Blandford Forest, picking up the Jubilee Trail down to Durweston, onto Stourpaine and on, and up to the recently moved trig point at Downend Farm. ...

loaded bike at one of the Crofton locks Bikepacking on the Kennet and Avon canal
Bike packing the Kennet and Avon canal in October
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Bike packing overnight on Kennet and Avon canal from Devizes to Great Berwyn and Savernake Forest

An midweek overnight bikepacking trip along the Kennet and Avon Canal to test some gear options and to get away and relax.

When the seasons start changing I like to do a 'shake down' ride (or walk) along the Kennet and ...

Start locations

Mountain bike instruction, MTB guided rides, guided walks and NNAS courses start in the New Forest, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, South Downs and occasionally the surrounding counties of Sussex, Surrey, Somerset and also South Wales. Blue and red route bike park skills can be taught at Queen Elizabeth Country Park (Hampshire). Many of the MTB rides, guided walks and courses are accessible by car from London, Bristol and Swindon.

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