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Fables & Food Café – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester

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Fables & Food Café – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester

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Fables & Food Café – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester

02:19

8.62km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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238 m

Fables & Food Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely café with indoor and outdoor seating. Creative and tasty menu, carefully prepared, good service and great coffee

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2.03 km

Chalky Trail in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Keep those eyes peeled, may see some baby calves in the approaching farm..

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3.15 km

Maiden Castle hillfort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Maiden Castle is a stunning hillfort with huge ramparts. It affords breathtaking views over the Dorset. Built during the 1st century BC, it is one of the largest and most …

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3.35 km

Maiden Castle Neolithic Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Long before the Iron Age hillfort, Maiden Castle (often referred to as Maiden Hill) hosted two significant Neolithic monuments dating to 3500 BC. These include a causewayed enclosure—a ritual gathering …

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3.83 km

Winding Path in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

After it raining constantly since beginning of year, this was fun to walk ( slip, slide, stumble ) down.

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3.96 km

Roman Temple Ruins on Maiden Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

At this location, you can see the remains of what was the perimeter of a complex constructed on this hill in the late 4th century A.D., about two hundred years after the hillfort was abandoned.

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5.05 km

Maiden Castle Ramparts

Highlight • Historical Site

Like most other hillforts the advice is to not mountain bike on the ramparts, but there are bridleways, paths and farm tracks to get you up here.

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8.62 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.95 km

2.46 km

1.49 km

709 m

Surfaces

3.18 km

2.70 km

1.19 km

1.07 km

481 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

31°C

15°C

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Fables & Food Café – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester

Fables & Food Café

Chalky Trail in Dorset National Landscape

Maiden Castle hillfort

Maiden Castle Neolithic Monument

Winding Path in Dorset National Landscape

Roman Temple Ruins on Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle Ramparts

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