Stonebarrow Hill

Permanent Orienteering Course

established by the National Trust and Wimborne Orienteers, July 2015

Location:
The Jurassic Coast east of Charmouth, part of the National Trust Golden Cap Estate. The POC area is the fast heathland on the southern slopes of Stonebarrow Hill and the fields of Westhay valley to the south.

Directions:
From Bridport take the A35 west towards Honiton. From Axminster take the A35 east towards Bridport.
Turn off for Charmouth from the dual carriageway at grid ref SY 375 937.
Continue 500m. Where the road bends right, turn sharp left into Stonebarrow Lane.
Follow the single lane road uphill. Be wary - it's steep and winding with occasional passing places.

Facilities:
There is ample parking before or after the National Trust Shop, grid ref SY 383 933. Toilets are available in the NT enclosure when the shop is open.

Map:
1:5,000 with 5m contours. Updated 2015.
Safety bearing is north (uphill) to the road.
Control markers are fixed to existing wooden structures - gates, posts etc.
Dense vegetation (dark green) is a variable mixture of gorse, bramble, thorn and bracken.
Rough open is generally runnable although some areas are covered by heavy bracken in summer.
Parts that are normally bracken are shown as undergrowth.
Vegetation boundaries are often well defined.
Keep away from cliff edges bordering the SW side of the map.

Downloads:
All Controls map
Legend and Control Descriptions
Course 1 - 1.0 km
Course 2 - 2.0 km
Course 3 - 3.2 km

Current courses are at Yellow/Orange standard. They are reversible and could be shortened. Alternatively, plan your own route from the All Controls map. More technical courses may be devised at a later date.

Mapper/Planner:  Mike Kite, email mike.kite@hotmail.co.uk

 

Wimborne Orienteers thank The National Trust for permission to map this part of the Golden Cap Estate and for their active support of orienteering in West Dorset.

 

Background photograph: Langdon Hill and Golden Cap viewed from Stonebarrow Hill