Okeford Hill to Buckland Newton. Blackmore Vale Hike Section 1
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.17 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,056 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 1,362 ft
- Max elevation
- 856 ft
- TrailRank
- 23
- Min elevation
- 364 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Coordinates
- 56
- Uploaded
- February 1, 2016
- Recorded
- February 2016
near Shillingstone, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
This is the first leg of my hike around the Blackmore Vale. More details can be found at http://bmvhike.blogspot.co.uk
This was walked on a rather dull day in March 2014, but nevertheless was very enjoyable. Starting out from Okeford Hill one gets a very good sense of where the Blackmore Vale lies. The views continued as I approached Bulbarrow Hill (the 3rd highest point in Dorset) and then from Rawlesbury camp there are further views west to the Dorset Gap. One could stick to the Wessex Ridgeway all the way but I deviated for a visit to the Fox Inn at Lower Ansty for an excellent lunch rejoined it before the Dorset Gap. After Folley Farm there is a further climb to Ball Hill and then descending to Buckland Newton I was able to catch a bus to Sherborne.
This was walked on a rather dull day in March 2014, but nevertheless was very enjoyable. Starting out from Okeford Hill one gets a very good sense of where the Blackmore Vale lies. The views continued as I approached Bulbarrow Hill (the 3rd highest point in Dorset) and then from Rawlesbury camp there are further views west to the Dorset Gap. One could stick to the Wessex Ridgeway all the way but I deviated for a visit to the Fox Inn at Lower Ansty for an excellent lunch rejoined it before the Dorset Gap. After Folley Farm there is a further climb to Ball Hill and then descending to Buckland Newton I was able to catch a bus to Sherborne.
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