My father and I used to take part in the annual "Purbeck Plod" back in the 1970's when I was between 11 and 16 years old.
The event is a walk starting in Swanage and running westwards along the coast to Kimmeridge Bay
and then north to the Knowle ridge,down into Corfe and up again along the hilly ridge to
Old Harry Rocks,before dropping back down in to Swanage for the finish - 25 miles
with hundreds of feet of climb along the way!

Last Wednesday Dad and my eldest son Nick (16yrs old) traced part of the route along
to Chapman's Pool,about 4 miles before reaching Kimmeridge Bay,then headed north to
Corfe and caught the bus back to Swanage - about 12 miles distance.

Those hills have certainly not ironed themselves out since we walked here
in the '70's and of course our legs have grown a little older.....