Activities

Walking and Cycling

Wareham Forest offers great walks and cycle paths through heathland and forest by Morden Bog National Nature Reserve, one of the largest valley mire habitats in England. There is a signposted walk, picnic benches and cyclists are welcome on 2 metre or wider tracks. Horse riders by permit only.

From Birchwood Tourist Park you can get directly onto the Sika Trail at point 29 (across the Games Field) or point 24 (from the bottom of the Park following the Bridle Way) of the signposted route. Please note: in late 2016 the Forestry Commission replaced the numbered posts along the route with arrows and plan to create an online pdf route map.

 

There are many other fantastic local walk routes for different abilities and of different distances, around Wareham, and six circular trails in and around Swanage town or further afield around the coast of Studland or Worth Matravers.

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A longer 13 mile route along the Wareham Forest Way which runs along the edge of Birchwood and links Wareham Quay to Sturminster Marshall, can also be split into 7 mile sections.

The Purbeck Way is a signposted route from Wareham to Corfe Castle in 6 miles and then either to Ballard Down or Chapmans Pool within an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

 

If you are interested in Nordic Walking the local instructors would happily arrange a walk around the area. Click the link for more information or to book your free taster.