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Name and cliff scene logo on green discPurbeck Way

Dorset

24 km / 15 miles
Purbeck Way
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A route through varied scenery including riverside, heathland, woodland and downland, taking in Corfe Castle, the Purbeck Hills and the dramatic Dorset coast. The Purbeck Way West (12.5 miles and waymarked) leads from the Purbeck Way at Wareham to Coombe Keynes with a loop to Lulworth. Both link with the Wareham Forest Way (13 miles and waymarked) at Wareham. See Stour Valley Way (Dorset).

Details:

Waymark: Name and cliff scene logo on green disc
Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Name and cliff scene logo on green disc
Attributes: Challenging
Coastal
Downland/Wolds
Start: SY924871 - Wareham, Dorset View on StreetMap
Finish: SZ040786 - Swanage, Dorset View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Dorset Council - Purbeck Way Corfe to Swanage along the Purbeck Way [YouTube video]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download Dorset Council - Purbeck Way  (Dorset Council  - 2019 ) Download

Maps:

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Bunk House

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 195
OS Landranger Active 195
OS Explorer 15
OS Explorer Active 15
Other Paper Maps:
ZigZag 16 Stripmap
Purbeck Way & Wareham Forest Way (Yellow Publications - May 2016)

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers
Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Let's Go Walking! Ltd)

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Hostel Accommodation
MyTime Outdoor Centre, Worth Matravers (Info and photos)
< 1 km
12 km
Hostel Accommodation
Swanage YHA, Cluny, Swanage, Dorset
< 1 km
23 km
Bunk House
Swanage Auberge Bunkhouse
< 1 km
23 km

Connected Paths:

Path Variants
Purbeck Way West
E Routes
E-Route 9 UK Section Plymouth to Dover
National Trails (England & Wales)
South West Coast Path National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Hardy Way Wareham Forest Way
Other Paths
Bournemouth Coast Path Games Way Great Wessex Way Poole Harbour Trail Round Dorset Walk Click to show 2 more Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Purbeck Steam Package Tesrod Elddod

Downloads:

GPX Route File
Purbeck Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
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MemoryMap Route File
Purbeck Way Memory Map Route File
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Tracklogs Route File
Purbeck Way Tracklogs Route file
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Route Profile:

27.6 km (17.1 miles)
658 m (2,159 ft) ascent
135 m (443 ft)  maximum height
Purbeck Way - Route Profile
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