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Location: Askerswell, West Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Eggardon Hill loop

5.58km

01:37

150m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Askerswell & Eggardon Hill loop from Powerstock — Dorset

14.7km

04:05

270m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Eggardon Hill – Eggardon Hill West Loop loop from Nettlecombe

9.76km

02:48

230m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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51m

March 31, 2023

This footpath to the west of Eggardon hill creates a nice short loop from the car park at the top of the hill. The walking is along a grassy path across fields, down the steep bank which forms the front face of the hill and back up to the hill via south Eggerdon Farm & North Eggerdon Farm.

Mike Cree

August 16, 2024

Eggardon Hill is a prehistoric hillfort, and sits at 827ft above sea level.

The hill provides extensive views of the surrounding countryside and the English Channel to the south. The southern half of the hill is owned and maintained by The National Trust (which permits free public access throughout the year) with the northern part in private ownership.

The large multivallate hillfort dates from the Iron Age. The surviving earthworks enclose an area of approximately 21ha in total. The defences consist of three ramparts with two medial ditches with additional outer banks to the north-west and east. Ditches and counterscarp banks provide additional protection at the staggered entrances and to the south west where there is an additional outwork.

classified as a Hump (hill of any height with a drop of 100 metres or more on all sides)

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Location: Askerswell, West Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

Eggardon Hill West Loop

1. Eggardon Hill loop

2. Askerswell & Eggardon Hill loop from Powerstock — Dorset

3. Eggardon Hill – Eggardon Hill West Loop loop from Nettlecombe

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