Discovery Trail, The Old Reptiliary
1 mile (1.6 km), circular. Starts and finishes at The Old Reptiliary car park, Lyndhurst Road (or Millyford Bridge car park). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SU 270 071, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 17 m of climbing and 15 m of descent; highest point 43 m.
Facts
- Code
- SE 1506
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South East
- County
- Hampshire
- Total ascent
- About 17 m. Highest point 43 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 30 m from the start. Directions SU 269 071Car park, 170 m from the start. Directions SU 271 070Car park (pay), 690 m from the start. Directions SU 268 078
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Burley Turn, 1.6 km away (Directions); Brockenhurst station, 6 km away (Directions).
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 11 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
OpenStreetMap records no pub or café within a quarter of a mile of the way: take food and drink with you.
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Walks nearby
- SE 1507Blackwater Arboretum Trail0.5 miles, circular. Starts 1.5 miles away
- SE 1504Tall Trees Trail, Blackwater1.5 miles. Starts 1.5 miles away
- SE 1512Lyndhurst Parish circular walk8.4 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SE 1408The Jubilee Trail1 mile, circular. Starts 2 miles away
- SE 1436The Radnor Trail1.9 miles, one way. Starts 2 miles away
- SE 1503Ober Water Trail (red route), Whitefield Moor1.5 miles, circular. Starts 2.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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