Thorncombe Beacon loop from Bridport

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Thorncombe Beacon loop from Bridport

Moderate

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Thorncombe Beacon loop from Bridport

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6.13km

180m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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After 0 m for 530 m

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After 5.61 km for 530 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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980 m

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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1.90 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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2.13 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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3.01 km

View of Golden Cap from Doghouse Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

People lived on Doghouse Hill on the Golden Cap estate up to 10,000 years ago.
Finds included a stone hearth, fire pit and pot shards from Bronze Age periods (2,500 …

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3.57 km

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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