Purbeck Way
Waymarked Way · Dorset
1,000
XP
a 2-day route
600 m
300 m
0 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
664 m
Drop
716 m
Highest
196 m
Lowest
0 m
Walking time
about 11 h 29 min
A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 15% for 600 m near the end.
Uphill: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 15% for 600 m early on, no steep descents.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 47.2–48.5, from 195 m to 67 m.
How the 51.9 km splits
Flat
30.6 km
Climbing
10.9 km
Descending
9.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.1 km
Link it with other walks
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The Purbeck Ridgeway - Corfe Castle to the coast, Corfe Castle
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Lulworth Walk 4
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Frome Valley Way
Shares 4.2 km of path · meets at km 16.1, 18.662.58 km
Poole Harbour Trails
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 13.772.23 km
Corfe Common History Walk, Corfe Castle
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 3.7, 40.23.32 km
Old Harry Rocks Walk, Purbeck Estate
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 49.1, 50.06.21 km
Wareham Forest Way
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 15.720.04 km
South West Coast Path
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 49.6, 50.01039.56 km
Lulworth Country Trail
Crosses at km 39.41.79 km