Woodlark Trail, Wareham Forest
2 miles (3.2 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Sika Trail car park. Under an hour, easy.
Start: SY 905 893, and finish. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file of the part mapped so far (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Map incomplete. Forestry England’s line for this walk is about 1.5 miles of the 2 miles its page gives, so the map falls short of the real thing. See the whole route on the publisher’s page.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 32 m of climbing and 31 m of descent; highest point 36 m.
Facts
- Code
- SW 1347
- Distance
- 2 miles (3.2 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Type
- Circular
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- South West
- County
- Dorset
- Total ascent
- About 32 m. Highest point 36 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stop
- Silent Woman, 420 m from the start. Directions SY 903 896
- Car parks
- Car park (free), 20 m from the start. Directions SY 905 893Car park (free), 240 m from the start. Directions SY 907 891
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 30 m in a kilometre (1 in 33), starting 0.9 miles in.
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 1029Wareham Forest Way13 miles, one way. Starts 1.4 miles away
- SW 179St Edward's WayLong-distance route, 30 miles, one way. Starts 1.8 miles away
- SW 1306Cordite Way0.6 miles, one way. Starts 3.2 miles away
- SW 1170Shipstal trail2.4 miles, one way. Starts 4.5 miles away
- SW 125Poole Harbour TrailsLong-distance route, 45 miles, circular. Starts 5.2 miles away
- SW 146Purbeck WayLong-distance route, 27.8 miles, one way. Starts 5.7 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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