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Minterne Gardens – St. Michael's Church, Dorset loop from Hilfield Hill

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Minterne Gardens – St. Michael's Church, Dorset loop from Hilfield Hill

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Minterne Gardens – St. Michael's Church, Dorset loop from Hilfield Hill

04:05

14.3km

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: May 21, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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250 m

Gore Hill Trig

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If the Cross and Hand is the cryptic, moody teenager of the Dorset hills, then Gore Hill and its trig point are the reliable, outdoorsy parents.
Sitting just a stone's …

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2.66 km

View North to Somerset

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Lovely stretch of road here but going up quite steeply.

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9.85 km

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

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This church has a late medieval origin, but it also features elements from other periods, such as the 17th-century North chapel and the early 19th-century tower.

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9.87 km

Minterne Gardens

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Nationally important Minterne Magna Gardens - famous for their Himalayan gardens. Dependent on the season, tea, coffe and cake on the terrace over looking capability brown inspired landscaped gardens

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9.88 km

St. Michael's Church, Dorset

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10.1 km

Gravel Track to Minterne Magna

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Good gravel track. At the top you can take the bridleway to Telegraph Hill or the track descending to the road through Up Cerne

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14.2 km

Hilfield Nature Reserve

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Located near Dorchester, this 15-hectare Local Nature Reserve sits on a high chalk hilltop, offering some of the most expansive views in West Dorset across the Blackmore Vale. It is …

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14.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.4 km

1.66 km

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.88 km

3.51 km

1.69 km

206 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

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Minterne Gardens – St. Michael's Church, Dorset loop from Hilfield Hill

Gore Hill Trig

View North to Somerset

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Minterne Gardens

St. Michael's Church, Dorset

Gravel Track to Minterne Magna

Hilfield Nature Reserve

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