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Sunset Viewpoint – Melbury Beacon loop from Compton Abbas

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Sunset Viewpoint – Melbury Beacon loop from Compton Abbas

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Sunset Viewpoint – Melbury Beacon loop from Compton Abbas

03:25

11.5km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: June 26, 2026

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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21 m

Sunset Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Was so fortunate to stay here the night and catch the beautiful sunset. Roll on next year. I'll be back

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1.33 km

Cows and Calves on Cranborne Chase Hillside

Highlight • Viewpoint

If there are cows and calves on the right of the fence heading up to the beacon, walk up the left side, you can cross back near the beacon itself.

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2.03 km

Melbury Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Easier access to trig from the Blandford rd

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5.53 km

View over the Compton Abbas countryside

Highlight • Viewpoint

Perched 800 feet above sea level in the Cranborne Chase, the view from Compton Abbas offers a breathtaking 30-mile panorama. From the hilltop airfield, you can look north toward the …

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6.22 km

The Uprighting

Highlight • Natural

Came across a sheep stuck on her back early in the morning, not that a time of particularly mattered to the sheep, took some going but I uprighted said sheep, and off she went.

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8.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.01 km

2.89 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.62 km

4.26 km

1.53 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

28°C

14°C

17 %

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Sunset Viewpoint – Melbury Beacon loop from Compton Abbas

Sunset Viewpoint

Cows and Calves on Cranborne Chase Hillside

Melbury Beacon

View over the Compton Abbas countryside

The Uprighting

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Bicycle Dismount Point on Hillside Trail

Scenic View of Rolling Hills

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