PLAP15 Blakeney Greenway (12.5 Miles) Print
This is a 12.5 mile route in a figure of 8, making either two shorter drives or one long drive. The drive is in the beautiful Forest of Dean and apart from a short stretch is off road on mostly hard forest tracks, with some grassy tracks. It is undulating with some long hills, although not very steep.
One of twenty of the British Horse Society Paralympic Legacy Access Project routes launched in September 2013 to commemorate the achievements of the paralympics and Para World Carriage Driving Championships in 2012
Notes: Visiting carriage drivers wishing to use the Blakeney Greenway must contact the Forestry Commission’s office in Coleford (by phone 01594 833057 or by email(westengland@forestry.gsi.gov.uk) to buy an annual permit which will provide them withkeys to the barriers that control access to this route. Please allow at least 14 days for yourapplication to be processed.
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Start Waypoint 1
the drive from Mallard Pike Car Park (Map ref:637088). There is a parking charge and it can get very busy on school holidays and weekends. There are toilets and disabled facilities. The parking bays are plenty big enough for a lorry or car and trailer. Follow the exit signs to the entrance from the road but take the gate on the left.
Follow the track uphill passing the first right turn. You will see the lake on your left as you go along. This is a steady climb for well over a mile. Ignore the next right andcontinue on until the crossing track. Go straight over.
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Waypoint 2
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You Waypoint 3
now have a lovely long drive up and down hill. (Not too steep). The track willeventually bend left and be a short steep downhill and you will come to a T-junction.
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Turn Waypoint 4
sharp right and follow the track to the T-junction where you will turn sharp left.(You are now on the track you originally came up).
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Follow Waypoint 5
the track; again you will see the lake through the trees on your right. Takethe first left, or you can continue on and go back to the car park.
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Another Waypoint 6
long track to the road where you will turn right.
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Waypoint 7
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Stay Waypoint 8
on this track passing a greenways sign. Look for a multi-way sign and turn sharpright onto a grassy track going uphill.
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Waypoint 9
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Waypoint 10
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. Waypoint 11
Stay on this undulating track eventually going uphill. Turn right onto another grassytrack.
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There Waypoint 12
will be pylons on your left. Go down the grassy track turning right at a stonedtrack.
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This Waypoint 13
track will bring you down onto the road opposite the entrance to Mallard Pike.
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Cross Waypoint 14
the road and go through the new carriage gate next to the cattle grid.