SW 1353
Wellbeing Trail, Hurn Forest
1.4 miles (2.3 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SU 107 020. Finish: SU 105 014. 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 12 m of climbing and 14 m of descent; highest point 18 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1353
- Distance
- 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Dorset
- Total ascent
- About 12 m. Highest point 18 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Boundary Lane, 460 m from the start. Directions SU 103 023St Leonards Hospital, 580 m from the start. Directions SU 101 021
- Car park
- Car park, 290 m from the start. Directions SU 105 023
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- St Leonards Hospital, 780 m from the finish. Directions SU 100 020Boundary Lane, 870 m from the finish. Directions SU 103 023
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 6 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
- SW 1338Long Forest Walk, Moors Valley4.3 miles. Starts 2.3 miles away
- SW 1354Lookout Trail, Moors Valley1.3 miles. Starts 2.3 miles away
- SE 1522Ringwood Crow and Kingston5.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.1 miles away
- SW 1077Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath6 miles, circular. Starts 3.2 miles away
- SW 1281Ferndown, Stour and Forest Trail1 mile, one way. Starts 3.4 miles away
- SE 1003Castleman Trailway16.5 miles, one way. Starts 3.9 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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