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Agglestone Rock – Ballard Down Obelisk loop from Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone

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Agglestone Rock – Ballard Down Obelisk loop from Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone

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Agglestone Rock – Ballard Down Obelisk loop from Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone

05:56

21.1km

400m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

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1.32 km

Agglestone Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

The mysterious Agglestone Rock is an iron-rich, 400-tonne, sandstone rock formation nestled at the heart of Godlingston Heath. It's not known exactly how it came to stand in its current …

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5.71 km

Middle Plantation

Forest

8.82 km

Rollington Wood

Forest

9.82 km

Corfe Castle Village Cross and Pump

Highlight • Monument

10.2 km

View of Corfe Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Try and time it so the steam train is going past when you at the top of the hill.

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11.2 km

View of the Dorset Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Atop this ridge you are offered breathtaking 360 degree views of the surrounding Dorset landscape.

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15.0 km

View of Swanage from Rollington Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

From here, you can see for miles to the east, across the sprawling town of Swanage. Purbeck landscape greets you in all other directions and if you follow this trail …

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17.0 km

Ballard Down Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The Obelisk on Ballard Down was erected here by a local businessman in 1892 to celebrate the provision of a new supply of drinking water in Swanage nearly ten years …

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18.2 km

View of Swanage from Studland Hill and Ballard Down

Highlight • Natural Monument

Studland Hill and Ballard Down make up a long narrow hill at the easterly edge of the ridgeline that includes Corfe Castle. The area is owned and managed by the …

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21.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

4.88 km

2.45 km

1.75 km

549 m

489 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.62 km

5.68 km

1.75 km

1.42 km

1.39 km

646 m

615 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Agglestone Rock – Ballard Down Obelisk loop from Studland Bay Marine Conservation Zone

Agglestone Rock

Corfe Castle Village Cross and Pump

View of Corfe Castle

View of the Dorset Landscape

View of Swanage from Rollington Hill

Ballard Down Obelisk

View of Swanage from Studland Hill and Ballard Down

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