Alice Holt Forest Nordic Walking
Alice Holt Forest Nordic Walking
Alice Holt Forest Nordic Walking is a friendly and welcoming group who enjoy exercising outdoors and in the beautiful surroundings of the Forest. Walks are led by a team of Forestry England volunteers. Our walks are suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. We offer gentle to workout walks, which are a great way to improve fitness and tone the whole body.
We offer taster sessions and the Power of Poles Induction Course for Beginners which is a condensed 90 minute walk using both strapped and strapless poles. This course enables you to develop a safe effective technique and once you've completed the course you will be given a Nordic Walking UK Freedom passport which allows you to then book to join our regular walks.
All our Walk Leaders are experienced and offer their time and experience as volunteers. We have a stock of strapped and strapless poles for walkers use if you do not have your own. There is no charge to borrow a set of poles for the duration of a course or for one of our regular walks, as long as they are returned at the end of the session.
Meeting at the Activity Centre (parking must be in the main car park, charges apply), the walkers set off along miles of forest trails, meandering through the forest or walking around the picturesque Lodge Pond, through meadows and down forest tracks. Even venturing further afield to view some of magnificent trees at the Arboretum.
Please sign up at least 2 hours before the advertised start time so that we can ensure one of our volunteer leaders will be there.
Having a café on site means there is a really social feel to our sessions. A natter over a warm bowl of soup after a wintry walk or a well deserved icecream in the summer makes our walks as much about the social benefits as well as the health ones.
