Walking

One of the best ways to see Purbeck...

Waymarked rambles, guided walks, self-guided trails or purely wandering around - whatever you want from your walk, we've got it. 

Don't miss the first ever Swanage and Purbeck Walking Festival  from Monday 3rd May to Friday 7th May 2010.

Short distance routes: 

• Swanage Town Trails
• Wareham Town Walls Walk
• Quarrymans' Ways - Acton and Langton Matravers
• Smugglers' Ways - Worth Matravers and along the Coast Path 
• Wareham Two Rivers Walks - walks along the Rivers Frome and Piddle
• The Northport Greenway and Sika Trail - Wareham Quay to the Forest
• Commoners' Ways - Corfe Castle and Kingston
• The Lawrence of Arabia Trail - Bovington and Moreton

Medium distance routes:

• The Wareham Forest Way - Wareham to Sturminster Marshall via Morden
• The Purbeck Way - Wareham to the South West Coast Path via Corfe Castle
• The Purbeck Way West - Wareham to Coombe Keynes, Winfrith Newburgh and West Lulworth  

Long distance routes:

• South West Coast Path

Maps:

You can view and print a map of all the walks in the District using the links below. The map also shows campsites, local attractions, picnic areas and refreshment stops.

	Map to view and print on A3 paper Document size: 392kb Adobe Acrobat Document
	Map to print on A4 paper (left side) Document size: 432kb Adobe Acrobat Document
	Map to print on A4 paper (right side) Document size: 566kb Adobe Acrobat Document

Links:

Find out which paths are suitable for walkers

Other walks in Dorset (external website)

Tyneham and Lulworth Ranges Opening Times (external website)

Poole Harbour Trails - walking routes around the harbour with links to buses (external website)

Ideas for car free days out

Organised walking holidays and guided walks

Walks with Wheelchairs (external website)

Walks with Buggies (external website)

Swanage and Purbeck Walking Festival website

Contact Details:

To speak to someone in our Tourist Information Centre, please call 01929 552740 or email us at tic@purbeck-dc.gov.uk.