Chickerell — Dorchester
Chidor one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chickerell and Dorchester.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chickerell and Dorchester.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 4
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Chickerell
Grid Ref
SY6456080639
Lat / Lon
50.62436° / -2.50237°
Easting / Northing
364,560E / 80,639N
What3Words
inviting.masses.cheerily
Dorchester
Grid Ref
SY6926690722
Lat / Lon
50.71530° / -2.43669°
Easting / Northing
369,266E / 90,722N
What3Words
similar.presuming.fevered
Chidor One's land is
| Chickerell | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SY6456080639 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.62436° / -2.50237° |
| Easting / Northing | 364,560E / 80,639N |
| What3Words | inviting.masses.cheerily |
| Dorchester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SY6926690722 |
| Lat / Lon | 50.71530° / -2.43669° |
| Easting / Northing | 369,266E / 90,722N |
| What3Words | similar.presuming.fevered |
| Arable | 31.0% |
| Pasture | 40.8% |
| Urban | 28.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Pmostert
24 Aug 2021The first part of the current route [Dorchester - Upwey] has two major issues:
1) crossing the A35 at the stadium roundabout south of Dorchester. To me and according http://akweb.org.uk/weyroute/dorch.html this is a no-go. Far to dangerous!
2) walking along the A354 is a nightmare. It's (extremely) noisy, not enjoyable and not beautiful.
My suggestions are:
1) cross the A354 via the Herrington bridge (as suggested for cyclists on route 26)
2) this leaves about 2 - 2.5 km of noisy walking along the A354. This distance can be halved by turning west at Monkton Hill and follow the footpath southwards, all the way to where it meets the B3159 just north of Upwey.
I have not walked the section from Upwey to Chickerell yet.
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Lynn Jackson
12 Jul 2022I have walked the suggested route out of Dorchester using the Herringston Bridge and cannot recommend it to walkers. There are narrow roads after the bridge but the most dangerous point is the humpback hill without a pavement (just an extra bit of pedalling for cyclists). This is not a pedestrian-friendly route.
Lynn Jackson
14 Jul 2022I forgot to add, Pmostert 2nd suggestion is a great one, I’ll include that in my upload of Chidor 2 route.
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