🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🅿️Parking
Best for
10 activities
🚲
Cycling
Very strong match
1 cycling trail(s)
Varies
🐶
Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🥾
Hiking
Strong match
2 marked walking trails; Named hiking route nearby: Basing Wood
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Silchester TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Wetlands WalkWalking route▾
Temporarily closed (frequent flooding, repairs due in Spring 2026)
Named route
Morgaston Woods Yellow Route, The VyneWalking route1.6 km▾
This 1-mile walk will take you deeper into Morgaston Woods than the shorter, green route, while still forming a neat loop for you to go on and see other things afterwards. Dogs are welcome.
Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Basing Wood Red TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef Red Trail
Basingstoke CanalWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Marl's Lanepublic footpath · 254 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Marl's Lanepublic footpath · 184 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mSurface compactedPath type: path
Marl's Lanepublic footpath · 473 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 473 mSurface dirtPath type: track
🚴
Cycling
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37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Calleva TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef Calleva TrailRegional cycle route
Oakley to Basingstoke Multi-User RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Basingstoke Strategic Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chineham to Town Centre Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alencon Link Accessibility ImprovementsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Basing WoodMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Cycling Trail (yellow)
🐴
Horse riding
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cafaude Lanebyway open to all traffic · 554 m▾
Although this is a B.O.A.T, there is no access to vehicles at either end
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 554 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Cafaude Lanerestricted byway · 357 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 357 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Cafaude Lanerestricted byway · 300 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 300 mSurface dirtPath type: track
