First stop was coffee in the village of Sway, but unfortunately the coffee shop was closed that weekend!
So my next stop was Brockenhurst.
I rode through the forest, picked up the old railway line, then dropped into Brockenhurst where I stopped for a bit and had a brew.
This was taken looking down towards the old railway line.
Half way between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst I stopped for a break, beautiful place to rest up for a while.
The above shots were taken at Bolton's Bench just on the outskirts of Lyndhurst.
Even though the forest is bone dry in places, there are still pockets of lush vegetation. I don't think this view would of changed in over 100 years.
The top picture was taken on this trip and the one below was taken back in April, you can see the difference in the water height!
Again, you can see the difference between the two photographs, during the winter the ground really does fill with water making much of the forest a no go area.
The bike was brilliant all day, coping with all the terrain, many of the paths were sandy and full of loose stone in others.
My route started from Sway, to Brockenhurst (mixture trail/road) then from Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst (99% all trail) then from Lyndhurst to Burley (99% trails) then out of Burley, back on the trails all the way back via Wooton to Sway.
It was a great trip around, but not one that could be easily done during the winter. Many of the tracks I rode would be marsh land during the winter.
I had a shower back at camp, relaxed for a bit and got my head down as I was shattered.
Like I said the vast majority of the day was over the trails and it tends to take it out of you a bit!
Till the next time - ride safe.
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