Section 9 of 9, Jubilee Trail (Dorset)
Monkton Up Wimborne to Pentridge
7.8 miles (12.5 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SU 017 135. Finish: SU 049 187. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 202 m of climbing and 171 m of descent; highest point 179 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Monkton Up Wimborne. We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
The section finishes at Pentridge.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Townsend Lane, 1.9 km away (Directions).
Planning the Jubilee Trail (Dorset)
- Planning the whole trail: dorset-ramblers.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The Dorset Jubilee Trail - A Rambler's Guide (4th edition).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 20%, gravel and tracks 17%, earth, rock and mud 8%; the rest (51%) isn't recorded.
About 8% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 stiles, 5 kissing gates, 6 gates.
Steepest climb: about 59 m in a kilometre (1 in 17), starting 5.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Sheaf of Arrows, Cranborne: 2.8 miles in.The Fleur de Lys Inn, Cranborne: 2.8 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
- Café
- Cranbourne Garden Centre Cafe, Cranborne: 2.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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