Pilsdon Pen loop hike — National Trust
Pilsdon Pen loop hike — National Trust
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Pilsdon Pen loop hike — National Trust
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6.60km
180m
Hiking
This gentle 4-mile (6.6 km) walk takes you to the top of Pilsdon Pen, a hillfort with thousands of years of history. Excavations have found over 100 hut circle remains here and there are Bronze Age burial mounds as well, long predating the hillfort itself.
Thanks to its height and…
by National Trust North and West Dorset
Last updated: July 18, 2024
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Waypoints
Start point
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298 m
Pilsdon Pen Summit and Trig Point
Highlight • Natural Monument
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6.27 km
Unicorn Statue in Dorset National Landscape
Highlight • Structure
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6.60 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.70 km
1.67 km
492 m
408 m
334 m
Surfaces
5.06 km
827 m
259 m
233 m
216 m
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Elevation
Highest point (270 m)
Lowest point (110 m)
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Wednesday 6 May
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Comments
June 24, 2022
This gentle 4-mile (6.6 km) walk takes you to the top of Pilsdon Pen, a hillfort with thousands of years of history. Excavations have found over 100 hut circle remains here and there are Bronze Age burial mounds as well, long predating the hillfort itself.
Thanks to its height and isolation, the summit
November 25, 2022
We enjoyed this walk on a sunny November day and the views across the surrounding coast and countryside were magnificent. A couple of suggestions if you are considering walking this route:
1. Go clockwise, turning south from the car park lay-by onto the lane and follow directions in reverse, leaving the
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