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Walking · Dorset

Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs

A 1.6 km loop route near Melbury Abbas, with 24 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 0.4 hours.

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Distance1.6 kmClimbing24 mEstimated time0.4 hrDifficultyeasy

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs is a complete walking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 1.6 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityWalking
SurfaceGrass
Descent0 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural95% Unknown5%

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Fontmell Down walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs.

UK campsite A–Z
Caalm CampCamp Site · 7.6 km from the mapped route startChurch Farm CampsiteCaravan Site · 11.1 km from the mapped route startRiverside LakesCamp Site · 20.2 km from the mapped route startSummerlands Caravan Park SalisburyCaravan Site · 22.9 km from the mapped route startNeddy GreenCamp Site · 24.4 km from the mapped route startGiant's Head Caravan & Camping ParkCaravan Site · 26.3 km from the mapped route start

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