The Top 20 Peaks in Dorset
Whether for the view or for the challenge, climbing the mountainous peaks in Dorset is the best way to experience more of this beautiful region. But with 20
to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits in Dorset for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.
to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits in Dorset for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.
Last updated: September 29, 2025
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.
Tip by
Pilsdon Pen affords fine views over the rolling Dorset countryside. In clear conditions, you can see Golden Cap, Marshwood Vale, and the ocean to the south, Exmoor and the Quantocks …
Tip by
Sign up now to discover places like this
Get recommendations on the best single tracks, peaks, & plenty of other exciting outdoor places.
Sign up for free
Very nice hiking trail with a great view. It is believed that this area was already settled in the Mesolithic. However, 6,000 to 8,000 years ago, the residents of that …
Translated by Google •
Tip by
Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …
Tip by
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 …
Tip by
There's an excellent cafe (in a trailer!) run by a pro bike mechanic at the start of the Sika trail
Tip by
This spectacular and unspoilt coastal scene on the South West Coast Path is a favourite! The view looks southeast and is taken on the descent from the towering Rings Hill (165 m, 541 ft).
Tip by
3 little things to see on this section.
A Smugglers song by Rudyard Kipling
IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet,
Don't go drawing back the blind, …
A Smugglers song by Rudyard Kipling
IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet,
Don't go drawing back the blind, …
Tip by
From this vantage point you get a good idea of the scale of the three ramparts which formed the fortifications of the hill. The steep banks and ditches would have made it a formidable defensive fort.
Tip by
This Iron Age hillfort is the smaller cousin of Lambert’s Castle, a little to the north. With ancient woodland and a fantastic spring bluebell display, Coney’s Castle is a peaceful …
Tip by
Sign up for free to discover even more peaks in Dorset.
Sign up for free
Already have an account?
Other adventures in Dorset
Get inspired with the komoot mobile app
With a free komoot account, you can easily find, customize, and navigate endless outdoor adventures around London and beyond.
Didn’t find what you were looking for?
Discover Dorset’s best peaks and summits by region:
Explore more
See even more amazing summits in Dorset with these guides:
DevonSomersetGloucestershireCornwallWiltshireWringtonWinscombe & SandfordBurringtonUbleyTollard RoyalChurchillBanwellWinfordChew StokeCompton MartinBlagdonAll CanningsAltonBishops CanningsPatneyStanton St BernardAveburyCongresburyNempnett ThrubwellButcombeEast HarptreeWest HarptreeStowey-SuttonCorsleyWarminsterLongbridge DeverillHeytesburyBrixton DeverillPreshuteSt. CleerNorth HillDonhead St. MaryGwinear-GwithianCamborneStokeclimslandDevizesStertEtchilhamptonCalne WithoutHeddingtonCherhillEast KennettDevizesBerwick St. JohnAlvedistonYattonPuxtonEbbesborne WakePristonFarmboroughCompton DandoKeynshamSaltfordCorstonWhitchurchMarksburyPublowUpton LovellKnookChew MagnaLoxtonHinton BlewettOgbourne St. AndrewBoytonCrowanCompton BassettWest TisburyWinterbourne MonktonWest OvertonBishopstrowSutton VenyNorton BavantUpton ScudamoreBlislandAltarnunLewannickSt. NeotWinterbourne BassettErlestokeCheverell ParvaCheverell MagnaWest LavingtonMarlboroughLezantEast KnoyleBromhamChirtonUrchfontBeechingstokeHorningshamChapmansladeLudgvanSt. IvesBackwellFonthill GiffordChickladeKingston DeverillSherringtonBerwick St. LeonardWeston-Super-MareTimsburyChelwoodBath and North East SomersetChitterneKelstonHanham AbbotsBittonNewton St LoeSouth MarstonBishopstoneHighworthFyfieldBerwick BassettWendronSithneyHilmartonSedgehill And SemleyCameleyTisburyEdingtonWestburyBrattonCoulstonMenheniotSouth HillLinkinhorneSouth PetherwinSt. IveDonhead St. AndrewStocktonCodfordWylyeDowntonBowerchalkeNorth NewntonWilcotWoodboroughManningfordWilsfordCharltonCalstockMardenCalneRowdeMaiden Bradley With YarnfieldMereSt. Michael'S MountMarazionSt. HilaryHayleSt. ErthPerranuthnoeCoombe BissettHanhamSistonOldlandNorth StokeFonthill BishopHindonBleadonHuttonLockingBroad ChalkeSt. CletherBreageWick St LawrenceSt. GeorgesCamertonWanboroughAldbourneBaydonCharfieldWarlegganDundryHuishMilton LilbourneSavernakePewseyFarrington GurneySteeple LangfordChilmarkShrewtonDilton MarshHeywoodCleeveBrockleyBarrow GurneyLong AshtonNorton MalrewardStanton DrewNorth Bradley
Get ready to conquer new peaks
Sign up for Free