Date: Location: Walk Leader: Participants: Distance: Parking: Lunch: | 7th December 2016 Horton Clive Clive, Peter, Ray 6.8 miles Beside St Wolfrida's Church Coach and Horses Wimborne ★★★★☆ |
It was a short stroll from our parking place and down the road before turning into the fields leading up towards Horton Tower. The path became increasingly muddy underfoot as we travelled through Fenrdown Forest but we managed quite well by walking in the woods to the side of the paths that had suffered from heavy hooved horses. There are numerous paths to choose on arriving at Holt Forest Lodge (House?) and it took a bit of time to find the right one! |
Back to the road and a lttle further along we found another track that took us back to the footpath we wanted. There was another sign showing where the path that we abandoned came out. That was equally impenetrable. So we headed out across the fields getting desperate to find a spot for coffee and mince pies. Here we found a winner. A seat and table especially laid on for us. Clive's claims to have placed it out there yesterday were received with some scepticism. |
It was a good walking day, dry and just the right temperature. Clive did rather well to find several tracks that we had never been on before. In fact 3.6 miles of the 6.8 were on new territory.