Dorset WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Dorset walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
Listed below are the best places to walk in Dorset. The hikes range from easy circular walks to longer and more demanding routes. All walks are free to download and print, and all routes have GPX files. The walks feature attractive countryside and glorious coast. Many of the major features of the Jurassic Coast, attractive villages, historic houses and churches, and the remains of interesting Iron Age settlements are included in the list. The coastal walks feature sections of the South West Coast Path National Trail, which provides excellent walking with ever changing coastal vistas.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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1004★ | Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove | easy | 2.50 |
2145★ | Houns-tout Cliff from Kingston | easy | 3.50 |
3389★ | Bindon Hill and the Fossil Forest from Lulworth | easy/mod | 4.00 |
1549★ | Golden Cap from Seatown | easy/mod | 4.00 |
1597★ | The White Horse & Sutton Poyntz from Osmington | easy/mod | 4.00 |
2925★ | St Aldhelm's Head near Worth Matravers | easy | 4.10 |
1533★ | Gad Cliff, Povington Hill & Tyneham | easy/mod | 4.50 |
2391★ | West Bay & Burton Cliff | easy | 4.50 |
2733★ | Plush & Wessex Ridgeway | easy/mod | 4.70 |
3748★ | Southover Heath from Tolpuddle | easy | 5.00 |
1551★ | Seatown and Charmouth via Golden Cap | easy/mod | 5.00 |
2580★ | Golden Cap & Charmouth | easy/mod | 5.00 |
3523★ | Abbotsbury & Portesham Circular | easy | 5.20 |
1634★ | Old Harry & Ballard Down from Studland | easy/mod | 5.30 |
2771★ | Lyme Regis & Uplyme Circular | easy/mod | 5.50 |
1889★ | White Nothe from Ringstead Bay | easy/mod | 5.80 |
1868★ | Plush from Piddletrenthide | easy/mod | 6.00 |
3695★ | Hambledon Hill & Hod Hill from Shroton | easy/mod | 6.00 |
2289★ | Abbotsbury Castle and Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury | easy/mod | 6.00 |
1550★ | Charmouth & Lyme Regis Circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
2189★ | Sherborne Park & Oborne | easy/mod | 6.00 |
3265★☩ | Eggardon Hill from Powerstock | easy/mod | 6.30 |
3396★ | Agglestone & Old Harry Rocks from Studland | easy/mod | 6.40 |
1328★ | Minterne Magna & the Cerne Giant from Kettle Bridge | easy/mod | 6.75 |
1331★ | Kimmeridge & Tyneham | easy/mod | 6.75 |
3286★ | Dancing Ledge & Durlston Head from Langton Matravers | easy/mod | 7.00 |
2370★ | The Fleet from Langton Herring | easy/mod | 7.00 |
1329★ | Durdle Door & White Nothe from Lulworth Cove | moderate | 7.00 |
3673★ | Rawlsbury Camp, Lower Ansty, Hilton & Bulbarrow | easy/mod | 7.20 |
2494★ | West Bexington & Abbotsbury Circular | moderate | 7.70 |
3629★ | Eggardon Hill from Loders | moderate | 8.40 |
2565★ | Littlebredy from Abbotsbury | moderate | 8.50 |
1613★ | Studland & Old Harry Rocks from Sheel Bay | easy/mod | 8.50 |
2448★ | Ackling Dyke from Sixpenny Handley | easy/mod | 8.60 |
1995★ | Houns-tout & Swyre Head from Kimmeridge | moderate | 8.70 |
2827★ | Rodden & Langton Herring from Abbotsbury | easy/mod | 9.20 |
2575★ | Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove | moderate | 10.00 |
2579★ | Purbeck Coast from Swanage | moderate | 10.00 |
2440★ | White Nothe & Moigns Down from Osmington | moderate | 10.50 |
1534★ | Swyre Head & Tyneham Cap from Kimmeridge | moderate | 11.75 |
2568★ | Egmont Point & Kimmeridge Bay from Tyneham | moderate | 14.00 |
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Dorset Guide
Dorset is a beautiful county for walking with a varied landscape including chalk downs, limestone ridges, low-lying valleys and a glorious coastline. Predominantly rural in character the walking offers wonderful views and pretty villages. Much of the coast is part of the Jurassic Coast Natural World Heritage Site due to its geological significance, including Lulworth Cove, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door.
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