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Dorset
Highcliffe Beach
Barton to Bournemouth walk
Jul-16 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr
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Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea
A coastal walk along the Bournemouth promenade past Hengistbury Head, with a ferry crossing and some hidden beaches.
Chesil Beach Spit Walk
Remote walk along the length of an iconic shingle spit with views inland and out to see. Shingle! Sep-Mar only. Check firing times!
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Chesil Beach Spit
Remote walk along the length of an iconic shingle spit with views inland and out to see. Shingle! Sep-Mar only. Check firing times!
Hardy Monument and Memorial Bench
SWC Walk 275 Dorchester South Circular or to Portesham
Aug-16 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Dorchester Circular or to Portesham
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
Lulworth Cove and Hambury Tout
SWC Walk 54 - Lulworth Cove Circular (via Tyneham and Durdle Door)
Jul-17 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Lulworth Cove Circular
Dramatic coastal scenery, Lulworth cove, hidden beaches, Durdle Door cliff arch, and a ghost town.
The Cerne Giant, on Giant Hill, Cerne Abbas
SWC Walk 402 - Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester (via Cerne Abbas)
Nov-22 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Maiden Newton Circular or to Dorchester
Chalk streams, pretty valleys, rounded hills and broad ridges in the Dorset Downs. Cerne Abbas village with Britain's largest hill figure.
Chapman's Pool
Wareham to Kingston walk
Jul-21 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr
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Wareham to Swanage or Kingston
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.
Looking back to Abbotsbury
May-15 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr
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Osmington or Dorchester to Abbotsbury
Long ridge walk with stunning views over Purbeck, the Isle of Portland, Chesil beach and Lyme bay. Travel by bus.
Abbotsbury
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Abbotsbury to West Bay
Ridge walk, then coast and beach walk overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay
Sandbanks
Branksome to Swanage walk
Sep-18 • Saturdaywalker on Flickr
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Branksome to Swanage or Corfe Castle
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.
West Bay to Lyme Regis
Coast walk via Golden Cap (hill) overlooking the majestic sweep of Lyme Regis Bay
Weymouth to Lulworth Cove
Weymouth Bay, then a dramatic cliff walk past small beaches, then higher cliffs past Durdle Door (stack) to Lulworth Cove
Weymouth via Isle of Portland Circular
Weymouth's harbour, the South West Coast Path, a disused railway path, industrial archaeology and a grandstand view of the Devon and Dorset coast.
Wareham to Lulworth Cove
Heathland to Corfe Castle, a great ridge walk, the ghost town of Tyneham, the rollercoaster South West Coast Path, and Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Castle, south easterly view
SWC Walk 346 - Wool Circular (via The Warren and Lulworth Cove and Castle)
Aug-19 • thomasgrabow on Flickr
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Wool Circular
Thomas Hardy Country, pretty coombes, the Jurassic Coast (Durdle Door, Stair Hole and Lulworth Cove), Lulworth Park with its fantastic Castle, and Coombe Heath
Worth Matravers Circular
Purbeck: Keats (dinosaur footprints) and Winspit (swimming) quarries, Chapman's Pool (hidden beach), and Jurassic Coast views.
| Region | Star | # | Walk | Km | Effort | Ht. gain | Description | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset | 74 | Bournemouth to Barton-on-Sea | 21.6 | 3 | 150 | A coastal walk along the Bournemouth promenade past Hengistbury Head, with a ferry crossing and some hidden beaches. | CJ W | |
| Dorset | 328 | Chesil Beach Spit | 16.7 | 10 | 125 | 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 | 750 | 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 | 250 | 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 | 625 | 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 | 375 | Purbeck: Keats (dinosaur footprints) and Winspit (swimming) quarries, Chapman's Pool (hidden beach), and Jurassic Coast views. | CJ W |