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Walks

Although a national trail is still in the future, you can walk all the way round Poole Harbour on existing paths, as shown here. Now we can provide some walks each between 7 and 8 miles in length for you to try. The numbers on the map on the left show roughly where each walk starts.

Linear Walks

The start and finish points of the walks are at bus stops. Please check the bus timetables as times of buses and even their routes change from time to time. Here are the timetables of the Wilts and Dorset and the Transdev Yellow buses. See further links to transport services on our links page. Copies of the walk leaflets in A3 size are also available at local tourist information offices.

Each walk is illustrated by a map giving you an idea of distance and direction of walking, but you might find it easier if you carried an Ordnance Survey map of the area with you. Explorer Map OL15 is ideal. For those unfamiliar with map reading there is some useful information given by Ordnance Survey here.

If you have any comments to make on these walks or questions about them please contact us. Or if you have the time, how about completing one of our questionnaires?

Wherever you walk, always follow the Countryside Code

Circular Walks

See also our circular walks.

Further information

If you have a GPS and tracklogs software, you can download the walks here!

This page updated 21st December 2011.