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Hiking · Dorset

South Dorset Ridgeway

A 27.2 km point-to-point route near West Bexington, with 440 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 7.2 hours.

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Distance27.2 kmClimbing440 mEstimated time7.2 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

South Dorset Ridgeway is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 27.2 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent454 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural83% Paved7% Gravel4% Unknown4% Compacted2%

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near South Dorset Ridgeway.

UK campsite A–Z
Freshwater Beach Holiday ParkCamp Site · 6.1 km from the mapped route startWest Bay Holiday ParkCaravan Site · 8.2 km from the mapped route startHighlands EndCamp Site · 9.2 km from the mapped route startEype Beach Holiday ParkCaravan Site · 9.6 km from the mapped route startWashingpool Caravan SiteCaravan Site · 10.5 km from the mapped route startGreenacres Campsite.Camp Site · 10.8 km from the mapped route start

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