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The Dorsetshire Gap – Plush Village loop from Piddletrenthide

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South West England

Piddletrenthide

The Dorsetshire Gap – Plush Village loop from Piddletrenthide

Moderate

4.3

(3)

14

hikers

The Dorsetshire Gap – Plush Village loop from Piddletrenthide

03:31

12.2km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

1.58 km

Hanover Copse

Forest

2

5.88 km

The Dorsetshire Gap

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Dorsetshire Gap is, or Dorset Gap as it's known for short, is a dip in the Dorset Downs chalk ridge between Nordon Hill and Nettleton Tout, close to the …

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7.98 km

Kithill Plantation

Forest

4

9.03 km

Church Hill Enclosure

Highlight • Viewpoint

A square earthwork, about 25m each side, a raised bank about 1m above the flat surrounding ground, immediately adjacent to the Wessex Ridgeway. The reason for the earthworks has not yet been determined.

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5

11.3 km

Forest Path in Fetchum Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

In the southern part of Fetchum Wood, very close to the village of Plush, you can enjoy running along this path among the trees, sometimes forming even a canopy with …

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6

11.7 km

The Brace of Pheasants

Highlight • Pub

chalk- won't be good in wet weather due to downhill section. steep at start.

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7

11.7 km

Plush Village

Highlight (Segment) • Settlement

An attractive small village with a number of thatched properties.

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B

12.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

439 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.60 km

1.63 km

1.05 km

949 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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