Section 6 of 9, Jubilee Trail (Dorset)
Throop to Milton Abbas
8.7 miles (14 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SY 830 934. Finish: ST 809 021. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 333 m of climbing and 194 m of descent; highest point 179 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Throop.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Rogers Hill, 1.6 km away (Directions); Wool station, 6.7 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Milton Abbas. We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
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: gravel and tracks 13%, paved or flagged 10%, grass 6%; the rest (70%) isn't recorded.
About 6% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 10 gates, 4 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 57 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 7.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Drax Arms, Bere Regis: 2.4 miles in.The Hambro Arms, Milton Abbas: at the finish.The Royal Oak, Bere Regis: 2.4 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
- Café
- The View Coffee Shop, Milton Abbas: 8.4 miles in. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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