Thorncombe Beacon loop from West Bay

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Thorncombe Beacon loop from West Bay

Easy

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Thorncombe Beacon loop from West Bay

01:20

4.54km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Hotel

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1.03 km

Field in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Use the road instead for psychical comfort

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2.41 km

Thorncombe Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Thorncombe Beacon once formed part of a chain of beacon sites along the South Coast to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada in 1588. These days, you can still enjoy wonderful coastal views from this great vantage point.

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2.48 km

Thorncombe Beacon: Smugglers' Song, Beacon, and Watering Well

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

3 little things to see on this section.
A Smugglers song by Rudyard Kipling
IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet,
Don't go drawing back the blind, …

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3.11 km

Coastal Landslide in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

There seems to be more and more landslides across the whole coastal area

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4.03 km

Eype Beach

Highlight • River

Be advised the car park is no longer an honesty box. it is run by euro car parks with an ANPR camera. the machine and signage have been heavily vandalised

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4.54 km

End point

Hotel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.08 km

2.05 km

383 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.58 km