Bronze Age Burial Mounds – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Winterborne St. Martin

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Winterborne St. Martin

Bronze Age Burial Mounds – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Winterborne St. Martin

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Bronze Age Burial Mounds – Maiden Castle hillfort loop from Winterborne St. Martin

03:10

11.6km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.32 km

Grassy Track Between Ridgeway and Martinstown

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Top section of a very nice walk from Martinstown upto the Ridgeway

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3.27 km

Bronze Age Burial Mounds

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

To the north of this stretch of the path, you can see two large tumuli, also known as barrows or burial mounds. They typically date from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, although some may be from later periods.

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4.67 km

Cow Field Bridleway, Dorset National Landscape

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Bridleway from Higher Ashton Farm between Maiden Castle and the Ridgeway. Gate at bottom of field was unlocked and had bridleway sign but field was extremely muddy and full of …

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6.09 km

Descent Past Maiden Castle

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Smooth rolling downhill section with views across the castle ramparts

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6.71 km

Maiden Castle hillfort

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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 …

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6.91 km

Maiden Castle Neolithic Monument

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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 …

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7.39 km

Winding Path in Dorset National Landscape

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After it raining constantly since beginning of year, this was fun to walk ( slip, slide, stumble ) down.

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7.52 km

Roman Temple Ruins on Maiden Castle

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At this location, you can see the remains of what was the perimeter of a complex constructed on this hill in the late 4th century A.D., about two hundred years after the hillfort was abandoned.

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.86 km

4.05 km

602 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.18 km

4.34 km

381 m

371 m

231 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

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Monday 9 November

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Comments

January 26, 2024,Maiden Castle to Ridgeway and Martinstown walk

Lovely walk although the field after Higher Ashton Farm near the start was extremely muddy and full of cows. The exit gate was also chained shut as was the gate into the following field.