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Our walks are not graded, but an indication of the nature of the walk can be found under ‘Description’. For further details about the individual walks, please contact the leader, who will enlarge upon the type of walk, likely pace, and meeting arrangements.

You do not have to be a member of the Ramblers Association to come along to our walks; but it is Ramblers Association policy that you will be expected to join if you walk with us frequently.

Please take plenty to drink, and a packed lunch – unless otherwise stated all walks will have a picnic lunch stop; there will be stops for drinks as required.

Where dogs are allowed on the walks, they must be ON LEADS at all times.

Disclaimer: All sporting and leisure activities have inherent hazards associated with them and rambling is no exception. In spite of the safety of members always being of paramount concern, accidents will occasionally occur. It is important therefore that when entering into the activity, each member appreciates that they have a responsibility to identify the hazards associated with the activity and take all reasonable steps to eliminate or minimise the potential for an accident to arise.

Any incident, accident or injury that occurs on any of our walks must be reported to Barry on 01747 855739

Abbreviations:
CP Car Park

BAD WEATHER – PLEASE NOTE that if the weather or forecast is poor, it is ESSENTIAL to telephone the Leader before setting out.

PROGRAMME INFORMATION:

For the printable version, click on the file to the right.

To view a map of the meeting place, click on the 'View' in the

Grid Ref. column below.

	March 2010 to June 2010 - walks programme (PDF 21KB)
	November 2009 to February 2010 - walks programme (PDF 21KB)

Previous walks are located in our Member Zone, Archive section.

FEBRUARY 2010
Date	Time	Miles	Meeting Place	Grid Ref. (click for map)	Description	Leader(s)	Tel No.	Dogs / No Dogs
Weds 03/02/10	10:00	7	Gillingham – by Haywain	Exp 129 ST 815 261 View	Easy pace, nearly level terrain	Margaret & Steve	01747 834466	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 07/02/10	10:00	9.5	Kimmeridge Smedmore Hill	OL 15 SY 916 800 View	Moderate pace – Purbeck Hills	Jane & Andy	01258 820592	Sorry no dogs
Weds 10/02/10	10:00	6.5	Broadwindsor Craft Centre	Exp 116 ST 439 024 View	Moderate pace, 2 hills – one wooded. 1000’ ascent. Lewesdon Hill and Pilsdon Pen	Linda	01935 872616	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 14/02/10	10:00	9	Penselwood X roads	Exp 142 ST 756 315 View	Moderate pace, undulating. Winter woods	Sheila & Bob	01747 821269	Sorry no dogs
Weds 17/02/10	10:00	7.1	Evershot Village Hall	Exp 117 ST 575 046 View	Undulating, moderate pace. Via MacMillan Way Link, Clarkham Cross, Melbury Osmond, Melbury Park	Simon	01747 854290 Mob 07914 969195
Sunday 21/02/10	10:00	9	Odcombe Village Hall	Exp 117 ST 509 153 View	Hilly, moderate pace. Ham Hill (steep way up)	Sheila & David	01747 824705	Sorry no dogs
Weds 24/02/10	10:00	7	Gillingham Waitrose overflow CP	Exp 129 ST 806 264 View	Pot luck route – depends on weather	Sally	01747 824359
SATURDAY 27/02/10	20th ANNIVERSARY BARN DANCE - SEE MEMBER ZONE FOR MORE DETAILS.							Sorry no dogs
Sunday 28/02/10	10:00	9.5	Winterborne Stickland North St	Exp 117 ST 835 047 View	North Dorset Hills and Valleys	J&B	01747 855739	Sorry no dogs

MARCH 2010
Date	Time	Miles	Meeting Place	Grid Ref. (click for map)	Description	Leader(s)	Tel No.	Dogs / No Dogs
Weds 03/03/10	10:00	7.8	Opposite Minterne Magna Church	Exp 117 ST 659 043 View	Moderate pace, some hills, Via Upcerne, Common Farm, Lyons Gate	Simon	01747 854290 Mob 07914 969195	On leads at all times
Sunday 07/03/10	10:00	10	NT CP South Beach Studland	OL 15E SZ 038 826 View	Moderate pace. Via Agglestone & Old Harry Rocks JOINT WITH SOUTH SOMERSET	Ann & Mel	01935 431851	Sorry no dogs
Weds 10/03/10	10:00	8.1	FOR DETAILS contact Jan					Sorry no dogs
Sunday 14/03/10	10:00	7.5	Meet Outside White Hart Yetminster	Exp 129 ST 593 108 View	Moderate pace, muddy, undulating, no steep hills. Knighton, Thornford, B. Abbas	Linda	01935 872616	Sorry no dogs
Weds 17/03/10	10:00	8	FOR DETAILS contact Jan					Sorry no dogs
Sunday 21/03/10	09:30	6+4	Gillingham Station for 09.47 train to Salisbury	Exp 130 SU 136 302 View	Train arrives 10.21. Figure of 8 walk from Station. 6m, then 4m. Moderate pace. Ring leaders for details.	Andy & Jane	01258 820592	Sorry no dogs
Weds 24/03/10	10:00	7	Semley Church	Exp 118N ST 892 269 View	Moderate pace, undulating, one gentle climb, 10 stiles. Farmland, woods & views	Ian	01935 851721	Sorry no dogs
Sat 27/03/10	10:00	8.5	Kettle Bridge CP Cerne Abbas	Exp 117 ST 663 014 View	Moderate pace. Chalk downland river valley. 2 steep ascents. Giants Head,	Linda	01935 872616	Sorry no dogs
Weds 31/03/10	10:00	8	Recycling CP Bere Regis	Exp 117 SY 846 948 View	Steady pace. 750’ ascent . to Brockhill & Throop	Jan & Bruce	01258 817942 Mob 07746 586346	On leads at all times

APRIL 2010
Date	Time	Miles	Meeting Place	Grid Ref. (click for map)	Description	Leader(s)	Tel No.	Dogs / No Dogs
Easter Sunday 04/04/10	10:00	10	Norden CP&R nr Corfe Castle £2.00 Toilets	OL15 E SY 957 829 View	Moderate pace. Undulating. MID-MORNING SNACK. Late lunch. Views & Swyre Head.	Sally & Richard	01747 824359	On leads at all times
Weds 07/04/10	10:00	8	Milton Abbas opposite pub	Exp 117 ST 809 022 View	Steady pace, fields and woods. 1000’ ascent. To W’borne Clenston	Jan & Bruce	01258 817942 Mob 07746 586346	On leads at all times
Sunday 11/04/10	10:00	9-10	Piddletrenthide Primary School Possible fee?	Exp 117E SY 707 994 View	Moderate pace, could be muddy. Steady ascent Ball Hill, Folly Gap, Dorset Gap (Primroses?) Long downhill	Graham	01935 817531 Mob 07875 765844	Sorry no dogs
Weds 14/04/10	10:00	7+	Larmer Tree Gdns	Exp 118N ST 944 169 View	Moderate pace. Undulating downs/valleys. Tollard Royal, Rushmore & Tinkley Bottom	Ian	01935 851721	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 18/04/10	10:00	8.5	Sika Trail Wareham Forest	OL15 SY 903 895 View	Moderate pace, mainly flat via Woolsbarrow Fort	Sheila & David	01747 824705	Sorry no dogs
Weds 21/04/10	10:00	6.5	Montacute Square	Exp 129W ST 498 170 View	Moderate pace. Undulating. Ham Hill, Norton-sub-Hamdon, Tinkers Bubble	Ann & Mel	01935 431851	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 25/04/10	10:00	10	Mere Down	Exp 143 ST 824 344 View	Moderate pace, undulating, 350’ ascent. Cross Dyke, Charnage Down	Simon	01747 854290 Mob 07914969195	On leads at all times
Weds 28/04/10	10:00	7	Lydlinch Village Hall	Exp 129 ST 743 136 View	Easy terrain rolling country. 465’ ascent. Via Stourton Caundle, Thornhill Park & Caundle Brook	Peter	01258 450081	On leads at all times

MAY 2010
Date	Time	Miles	Meeting Place	Grid Ref. (click for map)	Description	Leader(s)	Tel No.	Dogs / No Dogs
Sunday 02/05/10	10:00	10	Near Durweston Village Hall	Exp 129, 117 & 118 ST 858 086 View	Steady pace, variable terrain. 1545 ‘ ascent. Shillingstone, Hambledon and Hod	J&B	01747 855739	Sorry no dogs
Weds 05/05/10	10:00	8	Ibberton Hill CP	Exp 117 ST 791 071 View	Steady pace, varied terrain. Superb views of North Dorset.	J&B	01747 855739	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 09/05/10	10:00	9	Sutton Waldron Church	Exp 118 ST 861 157 View	Moderate pace, mixed flat hilly. 1093’ ascent. Iwerne Minster, Fontmell Woods & Magna. Views	Peter	01258 450081	On leads at all times
Weds 12/05/10	10:00	8	Ashmore Pond	Exp 118N ST 913 178 View	Moderate pace, undulating. Bottoms and Bluebells (late)	Sally & Richard	01747 824359	On leads at all times
Sunday 16/05/10	10:00	10	Opposite Semley School	Exp 118 ST 892 268 View	Steady pace, undulating. Woods and ponds	Bob & Sheila	01747 821269	Sorry no dogs
Weds 19/05/10	10:00	11	Clayesmore Sports Centre	Exp 118 ST 865 145 View	Moderate pace, tracks and paths. Home Farm, Stubhampton B’tm, Talbot Inn	Roy	01747 812016	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 23/05/10	10:00	8-9	Sheeplands Lane, Sherborne	Exp 129E ST 630 172 View	Steady pace, 2 hills, Trent River Yeo and Mudford	David & Sue	01935 812456	Sorry no dogs
Weds 26/05/10	10:00	9	Win Green CP	Exp 118 ST 923 203 View	Moderate pace, tracks and paths. Tollard Royal, Rushmore and Ox Drove	Roy	01747 812016	Sorry no gogs
Sunday 30/05/10	10:00	9	SE Corner Melbury Woods	Exp 118N ST 916 198 View	Moderate pace, strenuous terrain, hilly. Melbury cocktail, Down Hill Wood	Sheila & David	01747 824705	Sorry no dogs

JUNE 2010
Date	Time	Miles	Meeting Place	Grid Ref. (click for map)	Description	Leader(s)	Tel No.	Dogs / No Dogs
Weds 02/06/10	10:00	8	Southover, Tibbs Hollow	Exp 117 SY 618 944 View	Moderate pace, 2 climbs, 920’ ascent. Cruxton & Wynford Eagle. Some JT. Views.	Peter	01258 450081	On leads at all times
Sunday 06/06/10	10:00	8	Lower Kingcombe DWT Centre	Exp 117W SY 554 990 View	Moderate pace, undulating, possibly muddy. 2 ascents 300’ each. 1 steady, 1 steep. JT, N.Poorton, Hooke Hse, Rampisham	Graham	01935 817531 Mob 07875 765844	Sorry no dogs
Weds 09/06/10	10:00	6.9	Tarrant Rushton Airfield Windy Corner	Exp 118 ST 949 061 View	Moderate pace, easy terrain, slight ascent. Hemsworth, Monkton Common, Hogstock Coppice	Simon	01747 854290	On leads at all times
Sunday 13/06/10	10:00	9	Thornford School	Exp 129 ST 603 132 View	Moderate pace, mixed terrain, 747’ ascent. B’ford Abbas, Lillington, Knighton	Peter	01258 450081	On leads at all times
Weds 16/06/10	10:00	7-8	Horsington Church	Exp 129E ST 704 238 View	Moderate pace, easy terrain, slight ascent. Fields and railways. Views. Monarch’s Way, Stowell, T’mplecombe	Liz	01963 370269	On leads at all times
Sunday 20/06/10	10:00	9	Stowell Church	Exp 129E ST 686 223 View	Moderate pace. Gentle, undulating, muddy. Blackmoor Vale, Henstridge, Horsington, Yeo headwaters	Graham	01935 817531 Mob 07875 765844	Sorry no dogs
Weds 23/06/10	10:00	7	Mapperton House	Exp 117W SY 503 996 View	Moderate pace, undulating terrain, JT, North Poorton, Hooke. PACKED LUNCH OR CAFÉ AT END	Ian	01935 851721	Sorry no dogs
Sunday 27/06/10	10:00	11	Win Green	Exp 118 ST 923 205 View	Brisk pace, hilly terrain, Via Scrubbity Barrows & Chase Woods	Sheila & David	01747 824705	Sorry no dogs
Weds 30/06/10	10:00	7.7	Milton Abbas, Catherine’s Well	Exp 117E ST 808 022 View	Moderate pace, undulating 1182 ascent. JT, Gallows Corner. Woods, views	Dorothy	01258 863522	On leads at all times

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