Rural and Coastal Dorset — National Trust North and West Dorset

Hiking trails & Routes

Rural and Coastal Dorset — National Trust North and West Dorset

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Rural and Coastal Dorset — National Trust North and West Dorset

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9.80km

340m

Hiking

You may have seen this walk on the show, ‘Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury’. It is linear, so you need to plan in advance how to get to the start and end points. At 6.2 miles (10 km), this is a great day walk leading you from…

by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: October 10, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

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718 m

Colmer's Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Colmer's Hill is a fantastically distinctive, conical hill in the west of Dorset. It rises above the stunning Symondsbury Estate and makes for an excellent objective on a walk in …

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7.26 km

St. Gabriel's Cottages and Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Dating back to 1086, this small hamlet first started off as a farming and fishing community, unfortunately dying off in the 1700s with residents finding work in the mills and …

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8.13 km

Golden Cap Summit

Highlight • Summit

Standing at 626 feet (191 m), Golden Cap is the highest point on the South Coast. From the cliff, you are afforded utterly breathtaking views over Lyme Bay to Dartmoor and ahead to the Isle of Portland.

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9.80 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.90 km

1.41 km

1.19 km

162 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.85 km

1.15 km

948 m

625 m

162 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

16°C

8°C

98 %

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Comments

December 21, 2021

You may have seen this walk on the show, ‘Best Walks with a View with Julia Bradbury’. It is linear, so you need to plan in advance how to get to the start and end points. At 6.2 miles (10 km), this is a great day walk leading you from the village of Symondsbury across Dorset’s gorgeous, undulating landscapes