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Alice Holt Gravel Trail – The King Oak loop from Alice Holt Forest

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Alice Holt Gravel Trail – The King Oak loop from Alice Holt Forest

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Alice Holt Gravel Trail – The King Oak loop from Alice Holt Forest

02:00

26.2km

220m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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South Downs National Park

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Start point

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1.64 km

Alice Holt Gravel Trail

Highlight • Trail

Alice Holt is managed by the Forestry Commission and is a popular place for cycling, running, walking and for families. A length of hero gravel runs through the forest which forms part of the Shipwright's Way.

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2.53 km

Alice Holt Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

Alice Holt Forest has some excellent cycle facilities, ranging from the 4.8 km family cycle trail to the 80 km Shipwrights Way long-distance cycle route, which begins at Alice Holt …

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15.2 km

Natterjack Toad Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

One of many sculptures along the Shipwrights Way, which starts near Alice Holt Forest and ends at Portsmouth Harbour. The Natterjack Toad was chosen for this location in Whitehill Parish, …

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15.2 km

The King Oak

Highlight • Forest

One of the largest trees in Bordon Inclosure managed woodland, the King Oak is estimated to be about 470 years old (and still counting).

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15.9 km

Broxhead Common Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Broxhead Common is a Local Nature Reserve and part of the Broxhead and Kingsley Commons SSSI; an area of birch and oak woodland and heath, which is protected because of …

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17.3 km

Free Piece

Forest

21.1 km

Roman Pot Sculpture, Shipwrights Way

Highlight • Monument

One of several sculptures on the Shipwrights Way sculpture trail. This sculpture represents Alice Holt Forest's Roman industrial history, when it was home to many clay kilns and pottery workings.

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23.2 km

Chained Trees Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

One of several sculptures along the Shipwrights Way, which starts here (although there it can be extended to the nearby Bentley Station) and continues to Portsmouth. The sculpture represent the …

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23.3 km

Cafe Alice Holt Forest

Highlight • Cafe

A large café with a good selection of hot and cold food and drinks. As the site is run by Forestry Commission, the organisation that operates Alice Holt Forest, there …

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24.7 km

Viewpoint

26.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.89 km

9.79 km

4.24 km

1.07 km

1.03 km

136 m

Surfaces

13.9 km

9.86 km

920 m

847 m

632 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Tuesday 21 July

27°C

12°C

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Alice Holt Gravel Trail – The King Oak loop from Alice Holt Forest

Alice Holt Gravel Trail

Alice Holt Forest

Natterjack Toad Sculpture

The King Oak

Broxhead Common Nature Reserve

Roman Pot Sculpture, Shipwrights Way

Chained Trees Sculpture

Cafe Alice Holt Forest

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