Dorset Area of the Ramblers Association

badge used to mark The Jubilee Trail route

The Dorset Jubilee Trail

The 90 mile Dorset Jubilee Trail was established to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Ramblers' Association and was opened in 1995. The route was compiled and surveyed by members of the Ramblers Association Dorset Area with the co-operation of the county and parish councils, landowners and farmers.

The Jubilee Trail runs from Forde Abbey on the Somerset border in the west, across Dorset to Bokerley Dyke in the north-east on the Hampshire Border. It avoids existing trails and popular rights of way and seeks out little known paths in order to open them up for all to enjoy. The Trail winds through quiet villages, passes rural churches and offers extensive views over the rolling downs and secret valleys that make Dorset so special.

To celebrate the Jubilee Trail's 10th Birthday on 25th September 2005 the Dorset Rambler's groups organised a number of walks along the route. Participants had the opportunity to inspect some of the new gates at that had been installed at Winterborne Stickland, replacing stiles. Further new gates, signposts and waymark posts have also been erected on other parts of the route. All these improvements are jointly funded by Dorset RA and Dorset County Council . The council's works team have also been responsible for all the installations for us so we are grateful for Dorset County Council's help and support. Further work should be forthcoming as our funds allow through profits from sales of the Jubilee Trail Guide Book.

The Jubilee Trail Guide Book Third Edition

A comprehensively revised, third edition of the Jubilee Trail Guide Book ISBN 978-1-906494-10-0 is now available.

The Jubilee Trail Guide book contains a description of the route with maps, re-designed for the third of the guide book, showing the route for each short section . Features of interest are described alongside the route description.

Price £5.50 +£1.00 p&p from the Jubilee Trail Contact or from Tourist Information Centres in Dorset and from bookshops

For enquiries about the Jubilee Trail, the Jubilee Trail guide book and to report on the trail send an e-mail to

map showing outline of the Jubilee Trail
and places of interest on the route

Key To Places Of Interest On The Jubilee Trail

1 Forde Abbey

2 Pilsdon Pen

3 Stoke Abbott

4 Parnham Deer Park

5 Beaminster

6 Mapperton Gardens

7 Kingcombe

8 Wynford Eagle

9 Hardy Monument

10 Corton

11 Upwey

12 Winterborne Came

13 Whitcombe

14 Moreton

15 Briantspuddle

16 Turnerspuddle

17 Bere Regis

18 Milton Abbas

19 Durweston

20 Stourpaine

21 Cranborne

22 Gussage Down

23 Bokerly Dyke

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