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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 63.29 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 23h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,782 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,781 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 168 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Weymouth 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 50.615162° / W 2.454329°
  • ⚑
    End: N 50.679645° / W 1.950134°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 2 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 2 m - Go straight.
  3. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Queen Street.
  4. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto B3155/King Street.
  5. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 3 m - Keep right at the fork to continue on B3155/The Esplanade.
  6. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 5 m - Keep right at the fork to go on B3155.
  7. 6 : km 0.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northeast through Greenhill Gardens (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  8. 7 : km 1.13 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto B3155/Greenhill.
  9. 8 : km 1.61 - alt. 2 m - Turn left.
  10. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  11. 10 : km 1.82 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto B3155.
  12. 11 : km 2.35 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  13. 12 : km 2.97 - alt. 7 m - Stay straight to go onto Bowleaze Cove Way.
  14. 13 : km 6.63 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto South West Coast Path.
  15. 14 : km 7.5 - alt. 39 m - Turn right to stay on South West Coast Path.
  16. 15 : km 7.56 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight right onto Mills Road.
  17. 16 : km 7.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left.
  18. 17 : km 7.97 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed east (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  19. 18 : km 8.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto South West Coast Path.
  20. 19 : km 9.51 - alt. 11 m - South West Coast Path becomes unnamed road.
  21. 20 : km 9.81 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Fishers Place.
  22. 21 : km 10.06 - alt. 10 m - Fishers Place becomes South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved).
  23. 22 : km 10.13 - alt. 11 m - Turn left to stay on South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved).
  24. 23 : km 10.76 - alt. 42 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  25. 24 : km 10.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  26. 25 : km 11.14 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  27. 26 : km 11.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  28. 27 : km 11.26 - alt. 96 m - Turn slight left onto South West Coast Path.
  29. 28 : km 16.29 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed east (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  30. 29 : km 16.93 - alt. 122 m - Stay straight to go onto South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved) (Portions have stairs).
  31. 30 : km 17.7 - alt. 15 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  32. 31 : km 17.76 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right.
  33. 32 : km 17.78 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Britwell Drive.
  34. 33 : km 17.78 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Main Road.
  35. 34 : km 18 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  36. 35 : km 19.43 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Lulworth Range Walks.
  37. 36 : km 24.9 - alt. 21 m - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  38. 37 : km 24.95 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  39. 38 : km 30.03 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left.
  40. 39 : km 30.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn right (Portions toll).
  41. 40 : km 30.07 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed southeast (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  42. 41 : km 35.84 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  43. 42 : km 35.96 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left (Portions unpaved).
  44. 43 : km 36.74 - alt. 62 m - Turn right.
  45. 44 : km 36.83 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved).
  46. 45 : km 41.27 - alt. 18 m - Turn right to stay on South West Coast Path.
  47. 46 : km 41.3 - alt. 17 m - Turn left to stay on South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved) (Portions have stairs).
  48. 47 : km 46.59 - alt. 36 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed east through Durlston Country Park (Portions unpaved) (See map for details).
  49. 48 : km 46.71 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto South West Coast Path.
  50. 49 : km 47.8 - alt. 28 m - South West Coast Path becomes Tilly Whim Road.
  51. 50 : km 48.15 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed northeast through Durlston Country Park (See map for details).
  52. 51 : km 48.3 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto South West Coast Path.
  53. 52 : km 48.56 - alt. 62 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed southwest through Durlston Country Park (See map for details).
  54. 53 : km 48.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Lighthouse Road.
  55. 54 : km 48.57 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed northeast through Durlston Country Park (See map for details)..
  56. 55 : km 48.57 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto South West Coast Path.
  57. 56 : km 48.99 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  58. 57 : km 49.49 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto South West Coast Path.
  59. 58 : km 49.77 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Belle Vue Road.
  60. 59 : km 49.83 - alt. 59 m - Turn slight right onto South West Coast Path.
  61. 60 : km 50.41 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed northwest (See map for details).
  62. 61 : km 50.42 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Peveril Point Road.
  63. 62 : km 50.46 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north (Portions have stairs) (See map for details).
  64. 63 : km 50.51 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto South West Coast Path.
  65. 64 : km 50.72 - alt. 4 m - Stay straight to go onto walkway. Proceed west (See map for details).
  66. 65 : km 50.88 - alt. 6 m - Go straight.
  67. 66 : km 50.97 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto South West Coast Path.
  68. 67 : km 51.36 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Institute Road.
  69. 68 : km 51.41 - alt. 3 m - Turn right to stay on Institute Road.
  70. 69 : km 51.42 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Shore Road.
  71. 70 : km 51.52 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed north (See map for details).
  72. 71 : km 51.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Shore Road.
  73. 72 : km 52.28 - alt. 3 m - Shore Road becomes Ulwell Road.
  74. 73 : km 52.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  75. 74 : km 52.34 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Ulwell Road.
  76. 75 : km 52.73 - alt. 16 m - Keep right at the fork to continue on Ulwell Road.
  77. 76 : km 52.76 - alt. 16 m - Ulwell Road becomes Redcliffe Road.
  78. 77 : km 52.98 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right onto Ballard Way.
  79. 78 : km 53.25 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Ballard Estate.
  80. 79 : km 53.34 - alt. 23 m - Turn right to stay on Ballard Estate.
  81. 80 : km 53.37 - alt. 23 m - Turn left to stay on Ballard Estate.
  82. 81 : km 53.46 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed east (See map for details).
  83. 82 : km 55.21 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Purbeck Way.
  84. 83 : km 55.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed northeast (See map for details).
  85. 84 : km 58.4 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Manor Road.
  86. 85 : km 58.85 - alt. 23 m - Keep right at the fork to continue on Manor Road.
  87. 86 : km 58.88 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Beach Road.
  88. 87 : km 58.91 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right.
  89. 88 : km 59.05 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed north (Portions unpaved) (See map for details).
  90. 89 : km 59.76 - alt. 1 m - Stay straight to go onto South West Coast Path (Portions unpaved).
  91. 90 : km 63.27 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight right onto Ferry Road (Portions toll).
  92. E : km 63.29 - alt. 1 m

Useful Information

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