Dancing Ledge To Swanage

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 248 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 247 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 119 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 96 m
  2. 1 : km 0.42 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  3. 2 : km 0.6 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 1.16 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 4 : km 1.32 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 1.38 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 1.51 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right
  8. 7 : km 1.55 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 1.63 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 1.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 3.71 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  12. 11 : km 3.82 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 4.93 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right onto Tilly Whim Road
  14. 13 : km 5.69 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 5.7 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right
  16. 15 : km 6.32 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 6.41 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 6.7 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right onto Belle Vue Road
  19. 18 : km 6.75 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 6.86 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 6.9 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 7.32 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  23. 22 : km 7.33 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : km 7.48 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Peveril Point Road
  25. 24 : km 7.58 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 7.63 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 8.09 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 8.1 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 8.36 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto The Square
  30. 29 : km 8.37 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Mowlem Lane
  31. 30 : km 8.48 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Institute Road
  32. 31 : km 8.51 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Institute Road
  33. 32 : km 8.51 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Station Road
  34. 33 : km 8.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Rempstone Road
  35. 34 : km 9.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight left onto Court Hill
  36. 35 : km 9.36 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Gordon Road
  37. 36 : km 9.44 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Priests Road
  38. 37 : km 9.8 - alt. 34 m - Keep left onto Priests Road
  39. 38 : km 9.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Priest's Way
  40. 39 : km 9.93 - alt. 43 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 9.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Priest's Way
  42. 41 : km 10.12 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 10.41 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  44. 43 : km 10.44 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto Priest's Way
  45. 44 : km 11.28 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 45 : km 11.28 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  47. 46 : km 11.51 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Priest's Way
  48. 47 : km 12.31 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  49. S/E : km 12.73 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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