COUNTY Hall insists only a “tiny proportion” of Dorset’s coast remains off limits to walkers, following the recent spate of landslips.
Dorset County Council ranger John Hayes said: “Dorset’s beautiful coast is open for business – we would just urge people to use their common sense and avoid potential hazards, even if they are familiar with the area.”
Four of the county’s South West Coast Path sections remain closed after torrential rain caused landslips earlier this year.
With the summer holidays fast approaching tens of thousands of people are expected to flock to the Jurassic Coast, injecting millions of pounds into local economies.
Indeed, the South West Coast Path Association says the coastal path generates around £350m annually.
About 80 miles of the 630-mile pathway is in Dorset.
The Dorset sections that remain closed include a section of path above St Oswald’s Bay, east of Durdle Door, which fell away in April.
Two other sections, at Blacknor and Priory Corner on Portland, remain closed following cliff movement in January.
The final section that remains closed is on the path between Kimmeridge and Houn’s Tout.
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