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Bridport

West Bay Harbour – View from Golden Cap loop from Bridport

Moderate

4.6

(5)

15

hikers

West Bay Harbour – View from Golden Cap loop from Bridport

02:37

9.61km

140m

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: April 18, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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1

491 m

St Mary's Church, Beaminster

Highlight • Religious Site

This beautiful church features elements from different periods. The oldest ones can be found in the north and south transepts, dating back to the 13th century, although the majority of …

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2

3.25 km

St Peter's Church, Eype

Highlight • Religious Site

This pretty, 19th-century church sits in the tiny Dorset village of Eype and doubles up as a community arts centre. Amazingly, the singer PJ Harvey recorded her 8th album here. …

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3

4.31 km

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

4.58 km

View of West Cliff and Lyme Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

West Cliff rises spectacularly between West Bay and Eype Mouth above Dorset's Lyme Bay. From this cliff path, you can see the vast Thorncombe Beacon to the west and, in …

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5

5.92 km

West Bay Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Part of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, West Bay is a beautiful harbour settlement. Originally designed as a commercial harbour for nearly Bridport to export fishing nets, West Bay declined …

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6

6.23 km

View from Golden Cap

Highlight • Summit

191 meter

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7

6.61 km

West Bay Coastal View

Highlight • Beach

Try the small museum and walk all the way along the esplanade to the end of the new pier to really for one of the best views of those golden cliffs and the jurassic coast

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8

6.80 km

The Platform Restaurant is an award-winning, quirky station carriage, turned into a restaurant serving a variety of seafood, steak and burger dishes.
The quirky and vintage railway station brings an …

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9.61 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.83 km

1.83 km

1.72 km

1.03 km

892 m

300 m

Surfaces

2.66 km

2.21 km

2.18 km

1.56 km

791 m

202 m

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