(About 5 ³⁄₄ miles (9.3 km) north to south.)
The Grand Avenue (grid reference SU210683) is a straight but narrow tarmaced road connecting the A4 to the Durley Road near Tottenham House.
It is lined with beech trees, but few of them are survivors from the original plantings.
The A4 was once a toll road through the forest, taking the Marlborough to Hungerford traffic.
The Toll Road House (grid reference SU209684) still stands today.
The Grand Avenue continues southeast to Eight Walks (grid reference SU225668) where Capability Brown laid out the hub to Savernake's eight radial drives.
A little further on there is an unexplained Monument (grid reference SU231662) on the western side of the road, rumoured to be a marker (or tomb?)
to someone who suffered a fatal fall from a horse.

At the Three Oak Hill Drive crossroads, a track north-east points to Birch Copse (grid reference SU239662).
Duke's Vaunt Oak (grid reference SU238664) is a notable tree approximately 1,000 years old.
It was once hollow and 30 feet (9.1 m) in girth.
In 1760 it had a door and a lock and was capable of sheltering "twenty boys".
ᴺᵒᵗᵉ ² The tree is badly split now, but survives.
Here the ground is damp and parts of Birch Copse barely see daylight.
While some of the tall pines seem senescent, other plantation firs are green and vibrant.
Many varieties of fungi can be seen in profusion in October, but dead-wood fungi are common enough throughout the year.
At the southeast edge of the forest are good examples of Sweet Chestnut and Yew.
At Holt Pound (grid reference SU248657) an avenue of oaks joins Birch Copse to Bedwyn Common (grid reference SU255652).
This section of Savernake has its own avenue, London Ride, which at 1 ¹⁄₃ miles (2.1 km) runs from St Katherine's Church (grid reference SU252649) to Upper Horsehall Hill Farm (grid reference SU261667).
The ride is lined with oak in the south, and by limes in the north.
Many old oaks and old sweet chestnuts are still standing, and foxgloves populate the forest edges.
Forest tracks and bridleways lead southeast, and this is very much assarted ᴺᵒᵗᵉ ³ countryside.
When Stock Common (grid reference SU262644) is reached there are footpaths to Shawgrove Copse (grid reference SU270643), within sight of Great Bedwyn, or south to the rear of Tottenham Park by way of Bloxham Lodge (grid reference SU262637).
(About 5 ³⁄₄ miles (9.3 km) north to south.) The Grand Avenue (grid reference SU210683) is a straight but narrow tarmaced road connecting the A4 to the Durley Road near Tottenham House. It is lined with beech trees, but few of them are survivors from the original plantings. The A4 was once a toll road through the forest, taking the Marlborough to Hungerford traffic. The Toll Road House (grid reference SU209684) still stands today. The Grand Avenue continues southeast to Eight Walks (grid reference SU225668) where Capability Brown laid out the hub to Savernake's eight radial drives. A little further on there is an unexplained Monument (grid reference SU231662) on the western side of the road, rumoured to be a marker (or tomb?) to someone who suffered a fatal fall from a horse.
At the Three Oak Hill Drive crossroads, a track north-east points to Birch Copse (grid reference SU239662). Duke's Vaunt Oak (grid reference SU238664) is a notable tree approximately 1,000 years old. It was once hollow and 30 feet (9.1 m) in girth. In 1760 it had a door and a lock and was capable of sheltering "twenty boys". ᴺᵒᵗᵉ ² The tree is badly split now, but survives. Here the ground is damp and parts of Birch Copse barely see daylight. While some of the tall pines seem senescent, other plantation firs are green and vibrant. Many varieties of fungi can be seen in profusion in October, but dead-wood fungi are common enough throughout the year. At the southeast edge of the forest are good examples of Sweet Chestnut and Yew. At Holt Pound (grid reference SU248657) an avenue of oaks joins Birch Copse to Bedwyn Common (grid reference SU255652). This section of Savernake has its own avenue, London Ride, which at 1 ¹⁄₃ miles (2.1 km) runs from St Katherine's Church (grid reference SU252649) to Upper Horsehall Hill Farm (grid reference SU261667). The ride is lined with oak in the south, and by limes in the north. Many old oaks and old sweet chestnuts are still standing, and foxgloves populate the forest edges. Forest tracks and bridleways lead southeast, and this is very much assarted ᴺᵒᵗᵉ ³ countryside. When Stock Common (grid reference SU262644) is reached there are footpaths to Shawgrove Copse (grid reference SU270643), within sight of Great Bedwyn, or south to the rear of Tottenham Park by way of Bloxham Lodge (grid reference SU262637).
Savernake Forest