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Dorset
Region | Star | # | Walk | Km | Effort | Ht. gain | Description | London |
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Dorset | 328 | Chesil Beach Spit | 16.7 | 10 | 100 | Remote walk along the length of an iconic shingle spit with views inland and out to see. Shingle! Sep-Mar only. Check firing times! | CJ W | |
Dorset | 275 | Dorchester Circular or to Portesham | 24.3 | 6 | 525 | Pre-historic landscape of the Dorset Downs with splendid views out to the Jurassic Coast from the South Dorset Ridgeway. Longer extension to the Valley of (Sarsen) Stones | CJ W | |
Dorset | ★ | 54 | Lulworth Cove Circular | 22.7 | 8 | 1,050 | Dramatic coastal scenery, Lulworth cove, hidden beaches, Durdle Door cliff arch, and a ghost town. | CJ W |
Dorset | 402 | Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester | 28.3 | 8 | 725 | Chalk streams, pretty valleys, rounded hills and broad ridges in the Dorset Downs. Cerne Abbas village with Britain's largest hill figure. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 76 | Wareham to Swanage or Kingston | 19.4 | 5 | 500 | Heathland, Corfe's ruined castle (NT), either south to the sea at Chapman's Pool or west along a spectacular ridge to the sea and Swanage. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 119 | Osmington or Dorchester to Abbotsbury | 21.0 | 6 | 425 | Long ridge walk with stunning views over Purbeck, the Isle of Portland, Chesil beach and Lyme bay. Travel by bus. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 327 | Abbotsbury to West Bay | 15.0 | 4 | 275 | Ridge walk, then coast and beach walk overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay | CJ W | |
Dorset | ★ | 73 | Branksome to Swanage or Corfe Castle | 18.7 | 3 | 225 | Lovely coastal walk via a busy prom, a short ferry crossing, the start the South West Coast Path, Studland Bay (a sandy beach), Old Harry (cliffs) to a seaside resort or ridge walk to Corfe Castle. Return by bus. | CJ W |
Dorset | 331 | West Bay to Lyme Regis | 14.2 | 7 | 675 | Coast walk via Golden Cap (hill) overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay | CJ W | |
Dorset | 99 | Weymouth to Lulworth Cove | 17.8 | 8 | 600 | Weymouth Bay, then a dramatic cliff walk past small beaches, then higher cliffs past Durdle Door (stack) to Lulworth Cove | CJ W | |
Dorset | 77 | Weymouth via Isle of Portland Circular | 13.0 | 4 | 275 | Weymouth's harbour, the South West Coast Path, a disused railway path, industrial archaeology and a grandstand view of the Devon and Dorset coast. | CJ W | |
Dorset | 75 | Wareham to Lulworth Cove | 19.9 | 7 | 425 | Heathland to Corfe Castle, a great ridge walk, the ghost town of Tyneham, the rollercoaster South West Coast Path, and Lulworth Cove | CJ W | |
Dorset | 346 | Wool Circular | 30.9 | 9 | 1,025 | Thomas Hardy Country, pretty coombes, the Jurassic Coast (Durdle Door, Stair Hole and Lulworth Cove), Lulworth Park with its fantastic Castle, and Coombe Heath | CJ W | |
Dorset | 368 | Worth Matravers Circular | 10.0 | 7 | 350 | Purbeck: Keats (dinosaur footprints) and Winspit (swimming) quarries, Chapman's Pool (hidden beach), and Jurassic Coast views. | CJ W |
Last Updated : Jul-24