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A Walk to the Huff Duff, SW Hants

Local route6.9 km · 4.3 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: Avon Valley Path 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Hampshire →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J8°4°93
  2. F8°3°67
  3. M10°4°71
  4. A12°6°59
  5. M15°9°58
  6. J18°12°55
  7. J20°14°52
  8. A20°14°55
  9. S18°12°71
  10. O14°10°106
  11. N11°7°108
  12. D8°4°104

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Descend to the wooded valley at Dockens Water & cross the stream to Rockford Common. See carnivourous sundews & mosses in wet heath & bog. Enjoy views at Ibsley Common (an area full of military history) & visit the Huff Duff (an old directional station).

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
6.9 km · 4.3 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
6.6 km · 4.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.5 km NE of Ringwood (Hampshire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Hampshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
Rockford Common National Trust Car park, opposite Moyles Court (over the ford), BH24 3NA;Grid ref: SU164082. → Rockford Common National Trust Car park, opposite Moyles Court (over the ford), BH24 3NA;Grid ref: SU164082.
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
50.8830, -1.7604
Route start
50.8736, -1.7675
OpenStreetMap
relation 16354029
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/new-forest-
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Avon Valley Path

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Hampshire

Play Trail

3.6 mi · 5.9 km · Dorset

Hale Purley Figure of Eight Walk, SW Hants

6 mi · 10 km · Hampshire

Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy

7 mi · 11 km · Dorset

Castleman Trailway

8 mi · 13 km · Dorset

Christchurch Bay Way

11 mi · 18 km

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