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Maumbury Rings – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester South

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Maumbury Rings – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester South

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Maumbury Rings – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester South

01:55

7.13km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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416 m

Maumbury Rings

Highlight • Natural Monument

Has a metal railing fence around the outside with gates for pedestrians. Best to lock your bike to the railings rather than try to get in with it

Tip by

3.44 km

Maiden Castle is a stunning hillfort with huge ramparts. It affords breathtaking views over the Dorset. Built during the 1st century BC, it is one of the largest and most complex Iron Age hillforts in Europe. Roughly the size of 50 football pitches, the fort would have protected hundreds of residents in its heyday. The site is in the care of English Heritage and is free to enter during reasonable daylight hours.

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3.64 km

Maiden Castle Neolithic Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

Long before the Iron Age hillfort, Maiden Castle (often referred to as Maiden Hill) hosted two significant Neolithic monuments dating to 3500 BC. These include a causewayed enclosure—a ritual gathering place with concentric ditches—and a massive bank barrow stretching 546 meters. These earthworks represent some of Britain’s earliest monumental architecture, marking the site as a sacred landscape for millennia.

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4.97 km

Chalky Trail in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Keep those eyes peeled, may see some baby calves in the approaching farm..

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7.13 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

1.81 km

212 m

Surfaces

3.01 km

2.66 km

1.20 km

212 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

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16°C

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Maumbury Rings – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Dorchester South

Maumbury Rings

Maiden Castle hillfort

Maiden Castle Neolithic Monument

Chalky Trail in Dorset National Landscape

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