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West Dorset Enigma

Dorset

27 km / 17 miles
This is a varied walk that will let you savour the captivating charm and tranquility of the five Dorset villages of Litton Cheney, Puncknowle, West Bexington, Abbotsbury and Portesham. Combine this with the exhilarating views of the Dorset coastline and you have the perfect ingredient for a super walk to map read and one that you may well want to repeat.

Details:

Path Type: Anytime Challenges
Attributes: Anytime Challenges
Challenging
Start and Finish: SY552906 - Litton Cheney, Dorset View on StreetMap

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Route Description - PDF West Dorset Enigma  (Garth H. Gunn ) Download File

Maps:

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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:
OS Landranger 194
OS Landranger Active 194
OS Explorer 15, 117
OS Explorer Active 15, 117

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Hostel Accommodation
Litton Cheney YHA, Litton Cheney, Dorchester, Dorset
< 1 km
1 km

Connected Paths:

Related Paths
Purbeck Plodder Challenges
E Routes
E-Route 9 UK Section Plymouth to Dover
National Trails (England & Wales)
South Dorset Ridgeway South West Coast Path National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) Macmillan Way - Abbotsbury-Langport Link Macmillan Way - Boston to Abbotsbury
Other Paths
Celtic Way Round Dorset Walk
Anytime Challenges
Hardy Hobble

Downloads:

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Route Profile:

27.7 km (17.2 miles)
597 m (1,959 ft) ascent
235 m (771 ft)  maximum height
West Dorset Enigma - Route Profile
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