Connect Swanage with Slow Ways
We’re creating a network of walking routes that connect all of Britain’s towns, cities and national parks
more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect Swanage to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
Give a hike!England / Dorset / Swanage
Swanage’s four Slow Ways are 44% checked
Help connect Swanage
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Swanage’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Swanage from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Poole—Swanage
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Pooswa one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 214m | Descent 213m | ||
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Swanage—Bournemouth
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Swabou one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 282m | Descent 290m | ||
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Wareham—Swanage
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Warswa one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 351m | Descent 346m | ||
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Weymouth—Swanage
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Weyswa one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 40km/25mi | Ascent 1,395m | Descent 1,397m | |
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Weymouth—Swanage
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Weyswa two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 55km/34mi | Ascent 1,343m | Descent 1,345m | ||
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Weymouth—Swanage
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Weyswa three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 45km/28mi | Ascent 2,231m | Descent 2,229m |
Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Swanage and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Collective progress
38% of Swanage’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3/6
0/6
0/6
2 people have contributed to Swanage’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Swanage
75km out of 193km have been walked and reviewed
74km of reviews have been shared in Swanage
Latest Updates
Helen Gough added Weyswa three, a new walk from Weymouth to Swanage
Walk this routeThree issues with this Slow Way (as someone who walked parts of it recently but didn't set out to actually walk the route as plotted):....
mtormey
The section from Corfe Castle to Swanage is quite hilly and can be windy! It is rarely muddy except in a few sections. The route is clearly signposted....
Neatham
If you want to extend the walk a little, take the footpath from Swanage to Old Harry Rocks then rejoin the route in Studland....
Neatham
Slow Ways added Swabou one, a new walk from Swanage to Bournemouth
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Swanage’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SZ0290078900
Lat / Lon
50.60980° / -1.96037°
Easting / Northing
402,900E / 78,900N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Swanage and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Swanage's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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