Discover the Trailway: Where Nature and History meet.
From rail to trail
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About the charity
The North Dorset Trailway Network (NDTN) is a charity that campaigns to extend and improve the Trailway as a sustainable travel route and recreation space for local people and tourism.
We work in partnership with local councils, businesses, volunteers, and conservation groups to maintain and improve the Trailway, helping to connect communities and support health, wellbeing, and biodiversity across Dorset.
The North Dorset Trailway Network (NDTN) was formed in 2008 by a group of local volunteers to actively campaign for the creation of a trailway with bridleway status on the old railway formation between Stalbridge and Corfe Mullen. The NDTN was subsequently formally registered as a charity in 2012.
Thanks to the Dorset Countryside Team, supported by the NDTN, seven private landowners agreed to link the missing sections of the Trailway. With major funding from Sustrans, new bridges were built at Fiddleford and Hodmoor, and in May 2013 the 14-mile North Dorset Trailway from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury was officially opened.
About North Dorset Trailway
Once a railway, now a traffic-free green corridor, The North Dorset Trailway offers a beautiful, safe, and peaceful route through the stunning Dorset countryside. Perfect for children on bikes, family walks, mobility scooter users and nature lovers of all ages. The Trailway is a place to relax, explore and connect with the outdoors.
Reduce your carbon footprint
Thanks to the Trailway many local journeys to school and work are now CO2-free, reduce traffic congestion and encourage a fitter way of life.
Cycling or walking instead of using even an efficient hatchback will save 1.2kg of CO2 over a 10km journey.