Section 5 of 10, The Hardy Way
Kimmeridge to Furzebrook
8.3 miles (13.4 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SY 916 798. Finish: SY 931 840. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 349 m of climbing and 350 m of descent; highest point 203 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Kimmeridge.
- Car park
- Quarry Carpark (free), 320 m from the start. Directions SY 918 800
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Norden station (heritage railway), 5 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Furzebrook. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Norden, Blue Pool Lane, 720 m from the finish. Directions SY 935 845Halfway Inn, 800 m from the finish. Directions SY 938 841
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 33%, grass 30%, earth, rock and mud 22%, gravel and tracks 15%.
About 30% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 6 stiles, 1 kissing gate, 25 gates, 1 stream crossing, 5 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 132 m in a kilometre (1 in 8), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Fox Inn, Corfe Castle: 5.1 miles in. Seats outside.The Greyhound, Corfe Castle: 5.1 miles in. Dogs welcome, food, seats outside.Scott Arms, Kingston: 3.4 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Castle Inn, Corfe Castle: 5 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Seats outside.
- Cafés
- Clavell's Cafe, Kimmeridge: at the start. Seats outside.Carve Coffee, Corfe Castle: 5 miles in. Seats outside.By the Castle, Corfe Castle: 5.1 miles in. Seats outside.Courtyard Cafe, Corfe Castle: 5.1 miles in.Corfe Castle Tea Rooms: 5.1 miles in. Seats outside.Station Cafe, Corfe Castle: 5 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Castle View Welcome Centre, Corfe Castle: 5.3 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Cake House, East Creech: 7.4 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Blue Pool, Furzebrook: 7.9 miles in, about 350 m off the way. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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