Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Purbeck Coast Marine Conservation Zone

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Parking

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3.39 km

Worbarrow Bay

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An exceptionally pretty semi-circular bay, this is a wonderful place for a swim or to simply admire the stunning chalk cliffs. Worbarrow Bay is part of the Jurassic Coast UNESCO …

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4.37 km

View of Warbarrow Bay and Tyneham Valley from Rings Hill

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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).

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5.71 km

Abandoned Military Tank on Grassy Hill

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I spy with my little eye something beginning with BIG CANNON!!!! Jeepers there's a tank!!!!

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7.13 km

Royal Armoured Corps Memorial, Dorset Coast

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In memory of soldiers of the royal armoured corps whose ashes are scattered here

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9.81 km

Lulworth Cove

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With a white pebble beach and clean turquoise waters, the horseshoe bay of Lulworth Cove is an extremely picturesque place. At low tide, you can explore lots of rock pools that are teeming with life.

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10.5 km

View of Lulworth Cove from the east

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To the east of the cove lies the famous Fossil Forest. This unique site features fossilized moulds of ancient tree stumps and a fossil soil from the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary (around …

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14.5 km

View West from Rings Hill

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The glorious views west from Rings Hill are one of the highlights of walking the Jurassic Coast on the South West Coast Path! The remote roller-coaster path, steep chalk cliffs, …

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16.3 km

Whiteway Hill Trig Point

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Triangulation pillar or trig point on Whiteway Hill above the abandoned village of Tyneham, Dorset

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

5.48 km

314 m

236 m

173 m

Surfaces

7.11 km

4.98 km

4.34 km

600 m

446 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 21 April

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Worbarrow Bay

View of Warbarrow Bay and Tyneham Valley from Rings Hill

Abandoned Military Tank on Grassy Hill

Royal Armoured Corps Memorial, Dorset Coast

Lulworth Cove

View of Lulworth Cove from the east

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