DORSET SOUTH WEST DORSET DORSET SOUTH WEST

18km/11¼ miles 4-5hrs moderate DETAILS Country Walking ID 2708 CASTLE Mag Route 3, This walk incorporates the December 2006 4 Region South West Corfe to Chapman’s Pool 00For main, shorter walk, Area Dorset section of the Purbeck Way follow road to Worth Length of walk in a circuit that also includes Matravers via Renscombe 18km/11¼ miles a visit to the village of Worth Farm. For longer walk stay Time needed 4-5hrs Matravers. An optional on Coast Path, climbing Difficulty Moderate extension along a superb West Hill, then along stretch of coast path takes in Emmetts Hill, south to St IS THIS WALK the dramatic headland of St Adhelm’s Head and its FOR YOU? Adhelm’s Head. By Fiona Terrain Coast path, chapel viewpoint. Keep to common, heathland Barltrop. Coast Path until you reach and woodland Winspit and its old quarries. Stiles 9+ The walk A path here heads inland to Suitable for children, , about dogs 1 1.6km away. 00From car park, head PLANNING down West Street to Corfe 5 Parking Various car Common. Follow footpath 00Both Square and parks in and around south, soon forking R along Compass pub and , grid ref footpath to Kingston. tearooms/craft shop lie just SY958818 Continue across common, up the road from village Start grid ref keeping south. Path climbs, centre. Once refreshed, SY959817 Nearest town reaching woods outside return to village centre, go Kingston. Enter wood, turn R past church and turn R along Refreshments Lots of on to track, then L on to path path that goes through play choice in Corfe Castle, up past cottages to main area. Head NNW over fields pub and café in Worth road at Kingston alongside to quarry workings. Follow Matravers pub. path as it skirts round Public toilets Corfe Swanworth Quarries into Castle Public transport 2 Coombe Bottom. Route now Buses to Corfe Castle, 00Turn R and follow follows signed Purbeck Way road, church L . After church tel: Traveline 0870 608 which heads north up 2608. Also Swanage turn L along track signposted bridleway to B3069. Cross ‘Houns-tout cliff’. Follow steam railway, road and continue in NNW Swanage to Norden, track into woods and at direction to meet B3609 tel: 01929 425800 junction of tracks continue in again, just south of Corfe. same direction to emerge Cross road and follow MAPS into open. A high-level path bridleway on to Corfe Ordnance Survey leads south to Hounstout cliff Common back to West Explorer 15 where views are superb. Street. 003 Heading east , it’s a steep descent down a long flight of steps. At bottom, waymarked route of South West Coast Path heads inland to Hill Bottom. If you are feeling adventurous, old coastal route goes down to valley just above Chapman’s FIONA BARLTROP Pool and very steeply up other side. There is also a good track along east side of valley – worth a detour if you have time and energy! Continuing along official Mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey with permission of HMSO. © Crown copyright 2008. All rights reserved. License number 100048462. Coast Path route, head inland until path turns south to return to coast.

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