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It takes a stout heart to brave a cold winters day for a dog walk but once you get going it’s amazing how much better you feel with a lung full of fresh air and a few miles under your belt. This month’s walk was first featured 3 years back but ranked highly as a winter walk because of its length, varied terrain and good paths, although there are a few muddy bits but try and find a walk without some mud at the moment!
A moderate walk with a varied terrain. The route should take around 2 1/2 hours. There are some stretches along roads, so take care. And of course, as usual at this time of the year there are some uneven and muddy parts so a good pair of boots or wellies is highly recommended.
4 1/2-MILE CIRCULAR WALK FROM RINGWOOD
START: RINGWOOD PARK CAR PARK, HOLLINGWOOD. S43 2JH (CAR PARK ENTRANCE AT JUNCTION OF CHESTERFIELD ROAD & INKERSALL GREEN ROAD)
1.
Standing with your back to the car park entrance continue straight ahead to the far end of the car park to bear left to climb some steps. Keep straight ahead, firstly with a fence on your right then a lake.
2.
Continue ahead, staying close to the lake for some distance. Eventually you will continue with a tall metal fence on your left. After a very short distance and where a smaller metal fence on your right begins, pass through a gap on your left and continue ahead with a metal fence on your right.
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3.
Keep ahead, going through woodland and the footpath will begin to climb. As the path begins to level off you come out of the woodland, continue with trees on your right and pasture on your left. After some distance continue back into woodland.
4.
Cross over a wooden footbridge, climb some steps and then continue straight ahead to climb a 2nd set of steps. At a major intersection of footpaths ignore the path on the left and straight on and instead bear slightly right to take the footpath going down some steps. Continue down a 2nd set of
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