Poole to Ringwood
21.75 miles (35 km)
Travel from Poole to Ringwood along National Cycle Route 25 and view some lovely coastal scenery, heathland and countryside.
Starting in Poole near the train station follow the path around Holes Bay and Upton Park before joining the Castleman Trailway to Wimborne Minster. The trailway then continues through West Moors and Ashley Heath to Ringwood on the River Avon.
This is a fairly easy route with most of it being traffic free along the Castleman Trailway which runs along a disused railway line.
Route highlights are the views around Holes Bay Poole, Upton Country Park with its lovely grounds and the impressive Wimborne Minster. There are also views of the rivers Stour and Avon at Wimborne and Ringwood respectively.