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Hod Hill – Durweston Mill loop from Durweston

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Hod Hill – Durweston Mill loop from Durweston

Moderate

4.6

(8)

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Hod Hill – Durweston Mill loop from Durweston

04:32

16.5km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Dorset National Landscape

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.20 km

The White Horse Inn & Village Shop

Highlight • Restaurant

Serving good pub food and in a perfect spot for hikers and cyclists, the White Horse Inn is a good options for lunch. It was visited by Prince Charles in …

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3.77 km

Hod Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rising above the village of Stourpaine and the River Stour, Hod Hill is one of the chain of Iron Age hillforts that stretch from Hambledon Hill to Hengistbury Head. Hod …

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6.13 km

Hambledon Hill Iron Age hill fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …

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6.97 km

View of Rolling Hills in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

If you come on a wet day..... like I did, be super careful on the declines.... the grass is so slippy, and it's easy to take a little tumble n slide.

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7.81 km

St Nicholas Church, Child Okeford

Highlight • Religious Site

The church at Child Okeford. The tower dates back to the 15th century with the rest of church rebuilt in the 1870s.

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10.6 km

Shillingstone Railway Station

Highlight • Cafe

On the North Dorset Trailway. Cafe here. Restored station. Very interesting. You can do the trailway on a road bike although in places.you just need to be careful

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11.0 km

Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone

Highlight • Historical Site

The Church of the Holy Rood is a Grade I-listed building in pleasant scenery on the edge of Shillingstone village. The church dates to the 12th century and the tower …

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16.1 km

Durweston Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

A five-acre island surrounded by the River Stour with a campsite, old mill buildings, mill pool and peaceful stretch of the river.

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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.77 km

2.18 km

1.95 km

1.59 km

873 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.23 km

3.96 km

3.39 km

2.71 km

1.36 km

785 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

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Hod Hill – Durweston Mill loop from Durweston

The White Horse Inn & Village Shop

Hod Hill

Hambledon Hill Iron Age hill fort

View of Rolling Hills in Dorset National Landscape

St Nicholas Church, Child Okeford

Shillingstone Railway Station

Church of the Holy Rood, Shillingstone

Durweston Mill

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