Connect Wareham with Slow Ways
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more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect Wareham to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
Give a hike!England / Dorset / Wareham
Wareham’s five Slow Ways are 45% checked
Help connect Wareham
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 Wareham’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Wareham from further afield
| Route | Slow Way | Distance | To do | Pledge | Ascent | Descent | ||||
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| Berwar one |
Bere Regis—Wareham
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Distance 14km/9mi |
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Pioneer me | U U | Ascent 157m | Descent 203m | ||
| Dorwar one |
Dorchester—Wareham
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Distance 30km/19mi |
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Review me | U U | Ascent 288m | Descent 223m | ||
| Warpoo one |
Wareham—Poole
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Distance 15km/9mi |
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Double check | U U | Ascent 93m | Descent 95m | |
| Warpoo two |
Wareham—Poole
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Distance 15km/10mi |
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Verify me | U U | Ascent 513m | Descent 514m | ||
| Warswa one |
Wareham—Swanage
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Distance 18km/11mi |
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Verify me | U U | Ascent 351m | Descent 346m | ||
| Weywar one |
Weymouth—Wareham
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Distance 34km/21mi |
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Review me | 3 X | Ascent 518m | Descent 517m |
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Collective progress
50% of Wareham’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Wareham’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
1 people have surveyed a route in Wareham
112km out of 127km have been walked and reviewed
160km of reviews have been shared in Wareham
Latest Updates
This is a very good route, as long as you are prepared for the long distance of walking on the cycle route beside the busy road from Wareham all the way to Upton....
Andrew Davies
This is a very good route, as long as you are prepared for the long distance of walking on the cycle route beside the busy road from Wareham all the way to Upton....
Andrew Davies
Then it's a good straight track to join the road into Wool - it's fairly busy but quite straight so not very dangerous. The last couple of miles into Wareham are along the road, so busy and noisy, but safe with a pavement to walk on....
Andrew Davies
Route has an excellent mix of terrain and views, initially climbing up from Swanage to the lower slope of Round Down before making way along the lower path of Nine Barrow Down onwards to Corfe, circling round the back of the stunning castle ruins...
Stephen James
The road walking from Wareham to Upton is fairly unavoidable, but the uninteresting urban road route from Upton to Poole can be avoided by re-routing round the east side of Holes Bay, which I've suggested in warpoo two. Alternatively if you wanted to go via Hamworthy you could follow the Castleman trailway from Upton into Upton Country Park, continue through the park to Symes Road, then round the west shore of Holes Bay to Twin Sails bridge, with short sections on quiet backstreets to avoid muddy bits....
Tanya Hart
I walked the section from Upton to Poole, which is an easy scenic walk with good shoreline views....
Tanya Hart
Be prepared that several sections, which are not part of established 'paths' (e.g. Coastal Path or Hardy Way), have no visible path (and you may be the one-in-a-month walker)....
pmostert
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
Slow Ways added Berwar one, a new walk from Bere Regis to Wareham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Dorwar one, a new walk from Dorchester to Wareham
Walk this routeWareham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SY9238187157
Lat / Lon
50.68401° / -2.10920°
Easting / Northing
392,381E / 87,157N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Wareham'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
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