Ringstead to Lulworth Cove.Cdr
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1 1 Download the FREE Sports Tracker app, to keep a log of your activities 10 / 2 miles : 4 /2 hours : HARD 7. Follow the narrow trail Ringstead to Lulworth Notes: Steep climbs & descents! Close to cliff edges! through some dense undergrowth, then as it I have started this walk from the TOP car park at Ringstead, NOT down at the beach! opens up, turn right down Driving up the lane, do not turn right, follow all the way to the top, along the flat & over a to the valley bottom. In cattle grid into the field. Follow the gravel track & park on the left. the valley, turn left, uphill. Pass to the left of the 1. Walk to the far end of the parking area, to a large wooden gate & go over the style. h o u s e , u p s o m e Follow the gravel track past Falcon rudimentary steps & at Barn, down hill to a junction & the road, turn left. Head 1 p o s t b o x . B e a r r i g h t . A l m o s t down the hill, under the 2 13 12 immediately, bear left through a tree canopy & past the Obelisk 11 10 kissing gate. "millionaires row". 4 White Nothe 3 9 5 6 2. Pass between the house & barn, 8. As it opens up again Bat's Head 7 8 head straight up the hill to the top. bear right up towards Durdle Door Stair Hole Fantastic views across Weymouth Stair Hole viewing point. Bay. Pass through the kissing gate & From here, continue Lulworth Cove follow to the old coastguard cottages along the cliff top to the at White Nothe. Look out for Meadow end & the Lulworth Cove Larks & in summer, the many species viewing point. Return to of butterfly, particularly the ultra rare Stair Hole & turn right, Lulworth Skipper. Fold One down towards the beach. page 1 page 3 Fold Two Fold Two page 2 page 4 3. Continue straight, pass in front of the cottages & follow round 9. After beach time, head back up the 11. At the top, bear right & follow the 2nd the field. As you crest the hill admire road to a roundabout & café stop. (quieter) campsite road, past the reception the AMAZING Jurassic Coastline. Leaving here, head up to the road to & shop. Still following the road, head down the car park entrance. Cross to the the dip & up, but on the bend, before the 4. Follow down, left & round to a huge right & up the access road. top, turn left. obelisk. Keep to the right trail & follow all the way down to the dip. From here 10. Follow the curve until some steps, 12. Pass the cottages & bear right. Soon follow the coast path up & over Bat's left, down to the road. Cross the road after, turn left, up hill, onto a grassy Head & down to Scratchy Bottom. down more steps & cross the field, to a footpath. Follow straight ahead, past kissing gate on the far side. Follow the several large metal gates, for about 2 miles 5. Up & over again, to Durdle Door & path up the steps, then bear right. (1 hour), climbing slowly all the way. Man 'O' War Bay. Both of which have Continue up to the topN of the hill & the steps down to the beach. Continue up camp site. 13. As you pass the obelisk again, at 4, the chalky track & just as you reach (left) & finally near the top, look for a metal Copyright The Dorset Explorer. the top, turn right for Lulworth Cove. Print for personal use only. E gate & the track forking. Keep right, Not to be reproduced the without permission. through the gate & follow to a junction. 6. Shortly after starting your descent, Bear right & continue to a bend. Bear left, turn right, off the main path, down the W DORSET down the hill, returning to the postbox at 2. steep slope following the fence line. At explorer Keep ahead, up the gravel track, back to 1 For more information about the bottom turn right through a kissing Dorset, it’s towns & countryside, & the parking area. gate, then bear left. visit www.explorer.geowessex.com, which is independent from this publication. S Remember these 5 simple rules: 1 Keep dogs on leads: 2 Keep to the marked tracks: 3 If you open a gate, close it: 4 Take your rubbish home: 5 Leave only footprints..