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East Dorset Group

We are the East Dorset Ramblers. We offer friendship and company on walks of from 5 to 15 miles from the Purbecks to the New Forest and beyond.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

An undulating walk via Coombe Bottom, Wessex Ridgeway and Blandford Forest.

Bring lunch

Sunday, 26 October 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

If you have not walked with the East Dorset group before, please use the 'email' option in the 'Get in touch about this walk' box to let us know that you intend to join the walk.  Please be sure that you are fit enough for the given distance. 

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 85820 08735
Nearest postcode:
DT11 0QA
what3words:
drama.infringe.passively
Start time:
10:00 am

Park in Durweston village or in the layby on A357, just past the village war memorial. Meet at the war memorial on the A357 between Water Lane and Mill Lane.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking