Beechenhurst Trail 2026

Forest of Dean Group

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Overview

Easter Saturday ramble around the Beechenhurst Trail starting from the Woodlands Car Park taking Cannop Ponds, Edge End, Beechenhurst visitor centre before returning to the start.,W3W: suggested.coherent.sage If bad weather is forecast please check the group website (fodramblers.org.uk) to confirm that the walk is going ahead

Saturday, 4 April 2026

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: 300.8m / 987ft
Type:: circular

Website:: https://fodramblers.org.uk/programme/listing/?id=1530

Coffee and picnic lunch stops.

Features

Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 62400 12461
Nearest postcode:: GL16 7EJ
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Woodlands Car Park (GL16 7EL). W3W: suggested.coherent.sage

Upcoming walks with Forest of Dean Group

View to the Malverns over Ruardean Church

North West Views from the Forest

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Seven Sisters

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Ross Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Around the Painswick Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Parkend Ponder

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.0 miles

See what the beavers have done

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Bishops Wood to Ruardean

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Blaize Bailey without the view point

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Summit the Skirrid

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

May Hill Again

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Woodlands to College

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Monmouth Meander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Bus Trip Bream to Blakeney Ramble Back to Bream

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Let there be heroes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Dark Hills to Cannop Ponds

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Christchurch to Bunjip Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Dymock Dawdle 5 miles

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Southern Malvern Hills Meander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Ruardean Hill PanTod

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Much Marcle to Newent Daffodil Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.2 miles