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Sunset Viewpoint – Ashmore Village Pond loop from Compton Abbas

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Sunset Viewpoint – Ashmore Village Pond loop from Compton Abbas

Andrew Esson planned a hike

April 2, 2026

Sunset Viewpoint – Ashmore Village Pond loop from Compton Abbas

Moderate

04:41

16.6km

3.6km/h

340m

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Overview

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.

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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33 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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776 m

Ice bath?

Highlight • Structure

Early morning ice bath? just don't dunk your head in it!!

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1.01 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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2.80 km

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

9.59 km

Ashley Knap

Forest

10.4 km

Bluebell Fields in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Forest

Walk here in the spring to find carpets of bluebells under the trees. The woods are great for other wildflowers as well, such as celandines, primroses and the tall spears of great mullein and foxgloves.

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13.1 km

Ashmore Village Pond

Highlight • Lake

Standing at 700 feet (210m) above sea level, Ashmore is the highest village in Dorset and one of the highest in the south of England. The quaint village consists of …

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15.1 km

West Wood

Forest

16.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

2.90 km

2.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

2.30 km

2.05 km

854 m

756 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Sunset Viewpoint – Ashmore Village Pond loop from Compton Abbas

Sunset Viewpoint

Ice bath?

View over the Compton Abbas countryside

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Bluebell Fields in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Ashmore Village Pond

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