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 (This page was last updated 06/09/2011.)

 There are all sorts of walking opportunities in Dorset. Many visitors to the county don't stray far from their cars. Unfortunately that means they miss some of the best views and sights. On this page there is information about walks led by Ramblers leaders and events organised by the Ramblers. On the walks/events organised by other organisations page you can find out about other walking opportunities.

Advice For New Walkers

All sporting and leisure activities have inherent dangers and walking/rambling is no exception. It is important that participants in Ramblers organised events appreciate that they have a responsibility to take reasonable steps to identify hazards and take reasonable steps to minimize or eliminate the potential for an accident to arise.  Click here for advice about safety, comfort and walking etiquette

Walks Led By Ramblers Leaders

There are many reasons for going on a walk organised by an experienced Ramblers leader and the best way to find out what those pleasures are is to find a walk suitable for you to try out and go on it.  There is a Ramblers' Walks Finder on the UK wide Ramblers site which can be used to search for walks across the country. You can use walks finder to find walks in Dorset organised by Dorset groups and ones from adjoining counties however here are some links to group contact pages (includes a facility to produce a printable copy of the group's walks from walks finder) and walks searches & downloads.

East Dorset group page  and search for any East Dorset Group walk.

South Dorset group page, search for any South Dorset Group walk and walks published on the South Dorset Group web site.

Dorset Young Walkers Group , walks published on the DYW web site.

North Dorset  ,

West Dorset group page programme.

You can search walks finder by town, post code and other factors e.g. try these links for walks near Bournemouth, Dorchester, Weymouth, Bridport and Blandford.

If you want to find out more there are group contacts on the contacts page.

Rambler Organised Events

The Purbeck Plod - 25 or 16 Mile Challenge Walk

Having successfully revived the 'Plod' in 2008 the East Dorset Ramblers anticipate running it annually for some time, see http://www.dorset-ramblers.co.uk/EastDorset/purbeckplod.html for details.

The Get Walking Keep Walking Project

Get Walking Keep Walking is a Ramblers' project funded by the Big Lottery Fund through the Travel Actively Consortium. Find out more at

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