Hi! This is our first venture into bikepacking / bike touring.
We chose to try out the New Forest in Hampshire, UK for this debut trip, taking the train from Alton to Brockenhurst, and then riding home.
The train journey on South Western Railway was great, much to contrary opinion on social media. The driver and the guard were very helpful and pointed us to a suitable place on the train to stow the bikes and sit whilst we travelled.
We spent two nights at Hollands Wood camp site and a day at the New Forest Show.
To come home, we used routes planned with Komoot and navigation using a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt....and an OS Map, which was really helpful a couple of times.
After a night at the Marwell Activity Centre, our last 17 miles home were a mix of bridleways and roads.
Had a great time.