PRINT VERSION
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Walk. Charmouth. Lyme Regis. Dorset. England

** Directions To Get Here **
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From the east (Bridport 7mls)  turn right off the A35

From the west (Axminster 7mls)  turn left off the A35

turn off on a minor road to Charmouth

just beyond the village fork right along Stonebarrow Lane

Parking on the right just past the Cattle Grid
 

** THE WALK **
 

Distance  5 miles,     Aprox time 3 hours

Refreshments / Toilets,     Charmouth Visitors Centre

Conditions,     One steep climb to Golden Cap
 

Start   turn right out of the car park, past National Trust information centre on the left
the path follows the line of Stonebarrow Hill, in the distance to the right is Golden Cap

continue on path for half mile to reach gates, go through righthand gate signposted to
St  Gabriel & Golden Cap then immediately fork left sign to Chardown Hill

the path runs alongside a fence on the left through several gates and above
the head of a deep valley on the right

just after the valley head, after a bench turn right at the fence corner signed to Upcote
the path follows fence on the left, at next fence corner bear half right

sign to Upcote & St Gabriel, follow the path downhill to track at bottom of slope
turn left at track which passes between houses at Upcote

at the National Trust Farm turn left signed to St Gabriels at next junction turn right
a private access sign farther on applies to vehicles only, walkers welcome

turn left at a thatched farmhouse, signed Golden Cap go through gate, follow
track to the right of the ruined St Gabriel Church

after Church follow track through gate and along the bottom of a field
through another gate, turn right along a field edge to a stile on the right

you can turn left here to Detour to summit of Golden Cap the highest point at 200 mt
then return to this stile
 

cross stile turn right signed coastal path keep back from the cliff edge follow path
cross footbridge after half mile ignore path leading inland, continue on coastal path

and cross another 2 footbridges then turn right signposted to Westhay & Stonebarrow
take the gate to the right of Westhay farmhouse follow path that merges onto concrete track

cross cattle grid after 120 mt where the track bends right, bear half left onto bridleway
signed Stonebarrow, ignore all right turns and stile, continue on to car park