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Winterbourne Steepleton

Portland views from Hardy's Monument — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

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Winterbourne Steepleton

Portland views from Hardy's Monument — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

Moderate

4.3

(10)

hikers

Portland views from Hardy's Monument — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

02:11

7.42km

210m

Hiking

This hike offers spectacular views of the sea, the Isle of Portland and Chesil Beach. Over 4.3 miles (7 km), you can enjoy undulating downland, Neolithic ruins, the pretty village of Portesham and the majesty of the 18th-century Hardy’s Monument. This trail has a variety of terrain and one steep…

by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: July 24, 2024

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Includes an off-grid segment

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After 5.62 km for 387 m

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Start point

Parking

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4.34 km

View of Chesil Beach, The Fleet, and St Catherine’s Chapel

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this point, right next to the Hampton Down Stone Circle, you have beautiful panoramic views of the coast and some of its landmarks, such as the lovely St Catherine's Chapel perched on its hill.

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5.80 km

Hell Stone Dolmen

Highlight • Natural Monument

The reassuringly-named Hell Stone is a Neolithic long barrow, one of several such burial chambers on the Dorset downs. This one lies in a field to the south west of …

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7.32 km

Hardy Monument

Highlight • Monument

This striking tower stands to the north of the Isle of Portland and offers fantastic 360 degree views of Dorset and the English Channel. Although the novelist Thomas Hardy lived …

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7.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.42 km

2.41 km

439 m

397 m

382 m

248 m

125 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

2.26 km

522 m

125 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

15°C

7°C

11 %

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Comments

February 18, 2022

This hike offers spectacular views of the sea, the Isle of Portland and Chesil Beach. Over 4.3 miles (7 km), you can enjoy undulating downland, Neolithic ruins, the pretty village of Portesham and the majesty of the 18th-century Hardy’s Monument. This trail has a variety of terrain and one steep section

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Portland views from Hardy's Monument — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

View of Chesil Beach, The Fleet, and St Catherine’s Chapel

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