Route 25

National Route 25 of the National Cycle Network links with Frome and National Route 24 at Longleat and runs south through Gillingham and Poole to Bournemouth on the Dorset coast.

Open Sections: The route is open and signed from Longleat to Bournemouth but watch for short incomplete sections around Stourpaine and Blandford Forum, and in Wimbourne Minster. The route includes a traffic-free section of the North Dorset Trailway near Shillingstone, and a long traffic-free section from Wimborne Minster to Poole.

Maps: RMC06 Dorset Downs Cycle Map shows the entire route from Longleat to Bournemouth. The route through Poole is shown on the Poole Cycle
Route Map available from Borough of Poole, tel: 01202 262066.