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As part of the Poole Harbour Trails project, an application for a right of way was sent to Dorset County Council in 2010 for a path that went from the end of Holton Road by the nature reserve, alongside the mainline railway line, over the small bridge and down to Rockley Point. After an appeal, Dorset Council approved the application and the path was confirmed in 2022 as a public right of way.
Our thanks to those who completed evidence forms showing they had walked the path, helping the appeal.
It has taken 1200 hours by volunteers from PooleHarbour Trails and the Friends of Cordite Way, supported by Dorset Council's Senior Ranger and sponsorship from Jade-Aden and Wareham St Martin Parish Council to make it a pleasant walk. The first sedtion (Phase 1) of this path was officially opened on March 29th 2025 by MP Vikki Slade.
There is now a dedicated Cordite Way page on this site to tell you more about work on the Cordite Way and its future development.
Leaving Hamworthy, Walk 6 goes past and round Herbert Carter School along a path that used to be very overgrown in summer and waterlogged in winter.
We are delighted to see that this path has been replaced by the new Hinchcliffe Cycleway.
We understand that later the new cycleway will continue as far as Cobbs Quay.
For a full run down on the 2023 news on developments on the Poole Harbour Trail, take a look at this.
In May 2013 we published Walk 5b. This is a temporary walk to complete the circuit of Poole Harbour. We hope to replace it with our preferred route some time. See our Linear Walks page for downloads of all our walks.
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Our walks leaflets were originally on sale in Tourist Information Offices. Now, with some help from Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust, we have our very own internet enabled leaflets. Look on our Linear Walks page and print out the leaflets or follow them on your phone. |
In summer 2015, the Poole Harbour Trail route appeared on digital Landranger (1:50,000) maps and on the recently issued updated paper Explorer (1:25,000) maps.
The idea for the Trail was formulated by the Chairman of our group and a walking friend and then taken forward with the backing of a Community Group. In July 2015, Councillor Ann Stribley presented our Chairman with a Gold Community Champion award, recognising several years’ hard work on making the Trail a reality.
Our best reward will always be your feet on the ground.
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Walk 5bIn May 2013 we published Walk 5b. This is a temporary walk to complete the circuit of Poole Harbour. We hope to replace it with our preferred route some time. See our Linear Walks page for downloads of all our walks. |
We have now installed waymarks at selected points along our six linear walks. Walkers using our circular walks may need to ignore some of them if they do not want to be diverted on to a nearby linear walk!
AwardSix months after our leaflets started to appear in local Tourist Information Offices, we have been honoured with the 2009 Green Tourism Initiative of the Year Award.
At a ceremony at the Harbour Heights Hotel on Thursday 1st October, our Chairman was given the Poole Pottery plaque illustrated here. You can see the Daily Echo's description of the event here. See our award press release here. Launch
Our launch day! 22nd March 2009, the day we met to launch and distribute copies of our new walks leaflets describing our first five walks around the harbour. See our launch press release here. Page last updated 29th March 2025. |
