Walk do141 Abbotsbury Castle, West Bexington and Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury

This 8¼ mile, Grade 4 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Abbotsbury & will take about 4 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¼mls (13km)
Ascent:1,070ft (326m)
Time:4hrs
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Route outline for walk do141:

Abbotsbury  -  The Macmillan Way  -  Abbotsbury Plain  -  The South Dorset Ridgeway  -  Abbotsbury Castle (Iron Age Fort)  -  Tulks Hill  -  West Bexington  -  The South West Coast Path  -  Chesil Beach  -  Abbotsbury

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Macmillan Way, a 467km (290 miles) linear footpath connecting Boston in Lincolnshire, England with Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The Macmillan Way is waymarked by a green bow. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Macmillan Way.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Ridgeway, a 137km (85 miles) linear footpath connecting Overton in Wiltshire, England with Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire, England. The Ridgeway is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Ridgeway.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The South Dorset Ridgeway, a 27km (17 miles) linear footpath connecting West Bexington in Dorset, England with Osmington Mills in Dorset, England. The South Dorset Ridgeway is waymarked by National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South Dorset Ridgeway.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The South West Coast Path, a 966km (600 miles) linear footpath connecting Minehead in Somerset, England with South Haven Point in Dorset, England. The South West Coast Path is waymarked by a National Trail Acorn. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The South West Coast Path.


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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer OL15 Purbeck and South Dorset


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 194 Dorchester & Weymouth, Cerne Abbas & Bere Regis



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk do141 Abbotsbury Castle, West Bexington and Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury

In no particular order . . .

On the South West Coast Path

On the South West Coast Path

Photo: Alan Naylor (4)

Abbotsbury Chruch

Abbotsbury Chruch

Photo: Julie Almond (5)

Chesil Beach at West Bexington

Chesil Beach at West Bexington

Photo: Julie Almond (4)

Abbotsbury Village

Abbotsbury Village

Photo: Julie Almond (8)

Abbotsbury Castle Trig Point

Abbotsbury Castle Trig Point

Photo: Julie Almond (3)

The South West Coast Path near St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

The South West Coast Path near St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

Photo: John Newell (3)

On the South West Coast Path

On the South West Coast Path

Photo: Alan Naylor (5)

Abbotsbury Swannery

Abbotsbury Swannery

Photo: Julie Almond (7)

The South West Coast Path above St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

The South West Coast Path above St Aldhelm's Head (St Alban's Head)

Photo: John Newell (6)

Abbotsbury Village

Abbotsbury Village

Photo: Julie Almond (1)


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