Section 7 of 10, The Hardy Way
Morden to Wimborne Minster
8.8 miles (14.2 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SY 915 954. Finish: SU 006 000. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 150 m of climbing and 183 m of descent; highest point 89 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Morden.
- Car parks
- Car park, 530 m from the start. Directions SY 911 950Car park, 880 m from the start. Directions SY 913 946
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Victory Hall, 2.8 km away (Directions); Holton Heath station, 6.1 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Wimborne Minster. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Julians Road, 70 m from the finish. Directions SZ 006 999Julians Road, 150 m from the finish. Directions SZ 005 999The Square, Wimborne, 250 m from the finish. Directions SU 009 000
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 66%, gravel and tracks 12%; the rest (16%) isn't recorded.
About 66% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 6 stiles, 2 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), starting 0.1 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Red Lion, Sturminster Marshall: 4.2 miles in.Vine Inn, Little Pamphill: 7.9 miles in.The White Hart, Wimborne Minster: at the finish.Bear, Wimborne Minster: 8.8 miles in, about 300 m off the way.The Butcher's Dog, Wimborne Minster: 8.8 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Maravi Coffee, Wimborne Minster: at the finish.No. 9 on the Green, Wimborne Minster: at the finish.Clubhouse & Marshalls on the Green cafe, Sturminster Marshall: 3.7 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Seats outside.Pamphill Dairy: 7.3 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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