South West Coast Path : Branksome to Swanage or Corfe Castle Walk
Lovely coastal walk via a busy prom, a short ferry crossing, the start the South West Coast Path, Studland Bay (a sandy beach), Old Harry (cliffs) to a seaside resort or ridge walk to Corfe Castle. Return by bus.
Ordnance Survey Map printer friendly
You can also print out OS Explorer mapping from the Ordnance Survey OS Maps website, which costs about £20 a year.
Only the maps get printed (not these instructions). 1 map per A4 page.
It's best to view this page on a desktop to check the route fits on the map "A4 pages" nicely. In the (desktop) print dialogue, you can "Print to PDF", then use the PDF on a Kindle or tablet.
Please let us know if you have any problems
Choose the map scale.
The higher the scale, the greater the detail, but the more pages to print.
The advanced option uses less paper, but is harder to print successfully. If you try it, check that the route at the end of each page continues on the next one without a gap.
In your browser's Print Preview dialogue, it may help to try:
- Margins : none/minimum
- Scaling : fit to page
Load the maps in groups of 10 "pages"
Wait for the map tiles to load.
Scroll down and check.
Print this group of maps
Now would be a good time for a cup of tea.