Corfe Castle to Swanage via the Isle of Purbeck Valley footpaths
A 6.2 mile point to point walk from Corfe Castle, heading across Corfe Common and following footpaths along the valley to Swanage and ending at the railway station.
There is a hourly bus service from Swanage to Poole with stops at Corfe Castle, or you can take the train from Swanage to Corfe Castle.
The Square
Corfe Castle
OS Grid Ref: SY 96040 82086
Point to point Walk

1 - Start in Corfe Castle Square
Start in the village square in Corfe Castle and follow West Street to Corfe Common
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2 - Corfe Common
At the cattle grid at Corfe Common turn left and follow the path across the common heading east until you come to a large and small gate at the junction with Kingston Hill B3069.
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3 - Gate and Road
At the Kingston Road, go straight across the road and through the next gate onto the eastern side of the common. Take care as this road can be very busy.
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4 - Gate and Valley Road A351
At the gate on the eastern end of Corfe Common, go through the gate and follow the A351 heading east until you come to a bridge on the right side and junction. Take care as there is not a pavement on this road.

5 - Junction
Turn right at the junction and follow the road down the hill until it turns right, at the corner is a stile to go into the field alongside the railway line.

6 - Stile
Follow the edge of the field alongside the railway line

7 - Campsite
At the campsite road, continue straight ahead and follow the track heading east

8 - Field
Continue east across the road following the footpath until you come to a style and Haycrafts Lane road

9 - Haycrafts Lane
At Haycrafts Lane, turn right and follow the road heading up the hill until you come to a unmade track on your left with a bridleway sign.

10 - Junction with Bridleway
Turn left onto a rough track and then left at the gate following a narrow path down the hill into a field until you come to a metal gate.

11 - Metal Gate
Go through the metal gate and continue north-east towards farm buildings, this track can get overgrown in the summer. The path goes around the southern side of the farm buildings

12 - Wilkswood Gate
At the gate entrance to Wilkswood, turn right and go through the gate. Follow the woodland trail unitl you come to a tarmac road.

13 - Road
At the tarmac road, turn left and follow the road to a cross roads with the A351

14 - Valley Road cross roads
At the cross roads, go straight across, take care as this is a busy road (sign for Knitson), follow the narrow road until you come to the farm and railway bridge.

15 - Footpath
Walk past the farm buildings on your right and turn right at the footpath sign and turn left following the footpath up along the side of the field.

16 - Path Splits
The footpath splits with one path going straight ahead and the other going to the right and east. Turn right and follow the path walking past a caravan site on your left to a narrow road

17 - Burnhams Lane Junction
Continue straight ahead at the narrow road and continue heading east until you come to a T junction with Washpond Lane

18 - Washpond Lane T Junction
Turn right at the T Junction and continue past the camp site until you come to a foothpath sign on your left and stile

19 - Stile into Campsite
At the wooden stile, go into the campsite field and follow the left edge until you come to a gap in the hedge leading to another field. Continue across this field waling south-east until you come to a stile.

20 - Stile
Go over the stile and follow the path walking past behind the industrial estate buildings until you turn right onto a road.

21 - Prospect Way road
At the end of the footpath turn left onto Prospect Way and follow the road until you come to a T junction with Victoria Avenue.

22 - T Junction
At the T Junction, turn left and follow Victoria Avenue until you come to a cross road junction with Northbrook Road.

23 - Northbrook Road Cross Roads
At the junction with Northbrook Road, turn right and follow the road south up the hill until you come to a junction on the left with Gilbert Road.

24 - Gilbert Road Junction
Turn left onto Gilbert Road and continue east until you come to the junction with Rempstone Road

25 - Rempstone Road Junction
At Rempstone Road, turn right into Rempstone Road and follow the road to the roundabout and entrance to the railway station.

26 - Entrance to Railway Station
Turn right and return to the Railway and Bus Station

Corfe to Swanage walk