Gillingham Walks
Walkers are Welcome Group
Gillingham, Dorset gained accreditation to the national Walkers are Welcome Towns network in 2015.
The steering group comprises representatives from the Town Council, The Three Rivers Community Partnership, The Ramblers, Gillingham Walkers and individuals with an interest in walking.
They run the annual Gillingham Walking Festival, lead weekly and monthly walks, have a monthly footpath workparty, produce guides to local walking routes and they work in conjunction with the Countryside Rangers on projects to maintain and improve the rights of way network.
Eight varied walks, all except one starting from the Town Meadow at the bottom of Gillingham High Street. Click the walk links below to download walk description and points of interest together with a map.
- Walk 1: GILLINGHAM’S CROOKED MILE – 4.5 MILES
- Walk 2: JUDGE WYNDHAM’S OAK – 6.5 MILES (This walk is signed from the High Street bus shelter with BLUE waymarkers)
- Walk 3: KINGSCOURT – 3 MILES
- Walk 4: LODBOURNE AND BAY – 1.25 MILES (This walk is signed from the High Street bus shelter with GREEN waymarkers)
- Walk 5: SHREEN WATER AND BOWRIDGE – 2.5 MILES
- Walk 6: CHANTRY FIELDS AND WYKE – 2.5 MILES
- Walk 7: LANES OF LANGHAM – 4 MILES
- Walk 8: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CONSTABLE – 3 MILES (This walk is signed from the High Street bus shelter with RED waymarkers)
Gillingham Orienteering
A new free to use public orienteering course has been created for Gillingham, linking urban and rural green spaces and parks.
Gillingham Town Council has been working in partnership with Public Health Dorset and the Clinical Commissioning Group to develop an Urban Orienteering Trail.
Families are invited to use the course and have a go at orienteering, find as many markers as they can and learn some basic navigation skills. People can walk or run the course at their own pace or make it competitive to see who can find all the points and finish first between family and friends. The orienteering course is an opportunity to create some healthy competition or have a relaxed stroll while finding the markers, like a treasure hunt.
Gillingham Orienteering Map 2024
We encourage as many people as possible to come and have a go. As the course is outdoors, social distancing is easily manageable. Each participant is responsible for maintaining their own social distance for the protection of themselves and others.
The course is permanent, so people can complete the routes as many times as they like and hopefully improve their finish times each visit.
For further information and maps click here to visit the Wimborne Orienteers website. Alternatively follow Wimborne-orienteers on facebook.
Use the oriento app to record your course and see other courses.
