New Forest - Tall Trees Trail
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The New Forest is home to many remarkable trees and this walk has been planned to take in some of the best of them.
Throughout the walk there will be explanations of the trees we encounter from the mighty veteran oaks to beech hangers or the birch and holly which fringe the moorland.
The highlight will be the circular 'Tall Trees Trail 'with the awesome firs and redwoods of Blackwater, planted in the late 1850s to create the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive. The Trail is roughly 1.5 miles in length with the two tallest trees of the Forest, a pair of coastal redwoods standing each side of an open grassy ride. A little further up the trail you will encounter the biggest tree in the Forest – the giant sequoia, also known as the Wellingtonia which can grow to be the largest living thing on earth.
From here our next stop will be the Knightwood Oak, the largest, and at over 500 years old perhaps oldest tree in the forest, also known as the Queen of the Forest.
The walk will comprise a 10 mile loop on woodland tracks and gravel.
On our return to Brockenhurst there will be opportunity to have a drink at one of the village pubs such as the Foresters' Arms, the Rose and Crown or the Snakecatcher.
Food & drink
Either bring a packed lunch or buy something in Brockenhurst, which has shops, pubs and cafés. Bring water and keep hydrated for the walk.