We are the Dorset 4050 Ramblers. We are a friendly, mixed-age group of walkers.
Start time: 09.45 (approx. finish 16.15)
Mileage: 13.5
Walk Grade: Moderate
Note: our group walks quite briskly; this route is also quite demanding of terrain and distance, if you have any concerns about fitness/capability please contact the walk leader in advance.
Please buy a (free) ticket to attend – see below.
Walk Description: Note slightly earlier start time. We will be on a variety of Dorset’s fields and tracks for this fairly demanding walk (just about Moderate) as we start low, with much of the next seven miles an ascent to varying degrees. Starting not far from the coast north-west of Abbotsbury we climb inland, as the walk has over 615 metre (2,000 feet) elevation. We leave the village of Puncknowle (‘Punnell’) stopping briefly at The Knoll (a 19thC look-out and signal station with sea views) before heading north toward Litton Cheney, onward and upward through West Compton to the 200 metres of iron-age Eggardon Hill for a lunch stop and (hopefully) lovely views south. Returning on the downward leg (albeit with ups and downs) through Askerswell and across the A35 we return to our start point for welcome refreshments.
Meet Point (Description):
Church Street, Puncknowle, outside the Crown Inn
Please park where available along Church Street as close to The Crown as feasible. Car share where possible as it’s street parking only and to lighten our carbon footprint!
Grid Reference/Postcode
SY535886/DT2 9BN
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Booking info
Please buy (free) tickets via Ticket Tailor using the following link:
https://buytickets.at/walksfordorset4050ramblers/1719971
Numbers are limited at the discretion of the walk leader. Anyone turning up without booking beyond the planned maximum for the walk may not be permitted to start.
If you cannot attend please cancel your ticket through the site so others can take a place.
If any issues please contact the walk leader.
Leader: Andy Contact number: 07786377101
What you need to consider:
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Church Street, Puncknowle, outside the Crown Inn Please park where available along Church Street as close to The Crown as feasible. Car share where possible as it’s street parking only and to lighten our carbon footprint!
