Milton Abbas to Winterborne Clenston
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Walk directions
From the church take the road up the hill. Just after the Old Village Hall picnic area, take the second left turn (not the five-barred gate) through woodland. At the top keep right, into a residential road, and right again, to meet the road into the village by Hill Lodge.
Cross over and go down the private road, signposted as a bridleway. Follow this down and bend left, then right. Before a green metal gateway turn left up the steep path, signed as a bridleway and ‘Jubilee Trail’. Descend to a track. Turn left and in a few paces, go up to the right. Bear right (signed ‘bridleway’) at the top, onto a track. Follow this track, ignoring forks to left and right, for about 1 mile (1.6km) to a crossroads in a dip. At the crossroads keep straight ahead. At a fork of waymarked bridleways bear right.
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Terrain
- Village high street, easy forest roads, muddy bridleways, minor road, farm tracks
Landscape
- Villages, mixed forest, rolling farmland with hidden valleys
Dog friendliness
- Mostly good but some road walking
Parking
- Roadside parking on The Street, Milton Abbas
Toilets en route
- None on route
About the walk
Rarely do you find a village as symmetrical as Milton Abbas. It is the natural order of villages to grow over generations, to sprawl a little, develop secret corners and reflect different ages and tastes in their buildings. But in Milton Abbas you will find regular, whitewashed houses, identical in...
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About the area
Dorset is made up of rugged coastlines, high chalk downlands and a chain of picturesque villages and seaside towns that make up Britain’s Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, noted for its layers of shale and numerous fossils embedded in the rock. Hidden gems of Dorset can be found down winding, country lanes that lead to snug villages hidden from view.
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