At long last, after many years of campaigning, the pathway from Chideock to Quarr Hill has been completed and is now open and can be used by pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Until now it has been impossible to get from Chideock to Bridport unless in a motorised vehicle. Pedestrians and cyclists took their lives in their hands if they tried to navigate the A35 east out of Chideock. It’s narrowness, the lack of a pavement and the high volume of traffic, especially HGVs, made it just too dangerous. Now a 3 metre wide, crushed stone track, running alongside the A35, makes this journey safe and pleasurable .
The long-fought campaign, which began in the early 2000s, very nearly happened. But then the need for an improved road to Weymouth before the 2012 Olympic Games, pushed the project to the back burner. The plan was then revived some 6 years ago by Winston ‘Meash’ Maskell, who led the campaign with patience, perseverance and good humour. Sadly Meash died last summer and will never see the fruits of his labour. The villagers of Chideock plan to place a memorial to him beside the track so his hard work will never be forgotten.
Apart from Meash, we would like to thank Mr and Mrs Howard Coates for making the land available, Dorset Council, and the Dorset National Landscape fund for financing the work.
And now we need to take the pathway further east so that we reach Bridport. There are problems about obtaining the next section of the path which is owned by another farmer. 
