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Find Out About The Poundbury Campaign At The South Dorset Ramblers Site

News Of A ROW Closure Due To A354 Weymouth Relief Road Work

Do You Want To Help Shape Ramblers Campaigns ?

Dead Ends Campaign - Find Out more here and here.

Rights Of Way In Dorset

The Dorset For You web site countryside section has some very useful information about rights of way in Dorset. It includes a form for reporting footpath problems which is back online after being unavailable for a while. The form does not allow for attachments so if you have ROW problem to report and you want to include a photo or sketch map it would be better to use

If you are interested in ROWs within the borough of Poole there is a .pdf map that can be accessed here.

Temporary closure of the South Dorset Ridgeway and the Dorset Jubilee Trail at Ridgeway

The temporary closure is a result of construction work for the A354 Weymouth Relief Road and affects the the South Dorset Ridgeway (former Inland Route of South West Coast Path) and the Dorset Jubilee Trail at Ridgeway Hill, Bincombe. The closure is expected to be put place in few weeks time (as of 29/01/2009) and could last for 18 months until construction works is complete however it is anticipated that completion of a new bridleway bridge over the new road will actually determine what happens. This downloadable map shows the details and an alternative route.

Rights of Way In Adjacent Counties

If you stray over the border into Hampshire their county council has a Online map page.

The equivalent page for Devon is here and for Somerset is here

For Wiltshire you can find ROW information via their walking and cycling page.

When Reporting ROW Problems

Include the date when you observed the problem.
Give as many grid references/distances as necessary to explain the problem if its not just at one point.
Say which map issue or definitive map copy you used to check your information.
Offer digital pictures if you have any of the problem.

Dorset Jubilee Trail - A Rambler’s Guide contains a description of the route with newly designed, detailed maps showing the route for each short section. Features of interest are described alongside the route description.

A comprehensively revised, third edition of the Dorset Jubilee Trail - A Rambler’s Guide SBN 978-1-906494-10-0 is available. Price £5.50 +£1.00 p&p from the Jubilee Trail Contact through this website or from Tourist Information Centres in Dorset and from bookshops. Click here to find out more

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