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Ringstead circular hike — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

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Ringstead circular hike — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

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Ringstead circular hike — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

02:03

7.35km

140m

Hiking

This 4.3-mile (7 km) hike is ideal if you’re looking for stunning views. Beginning in Ringstead in the far east of West Dorset, you can enjoy a clifftop stroll before hiking uphill to sweeping panoramas and along the ridge behind the coast. After the initial ascent, the rest of the…

by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: July 24, 2024

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Start point

Parking

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942 m

Smugglers Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

Old thatched Smugglars Cottage hidden away in the woods, is now a holiday let via vrbo.com/en-gb/p8112281

Built in the early 1800s

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1.41 km

St Catherine's by the Sea Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a lovely wooden chapel on a Dorset clifftop. If you walk to the rear there are plenty of benches for you to rest and enjoy the views over Lyme Bay.

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2.14 km

View of Ringstead Bay

Highlight • Beach

Views from the National Trust car park at Ringstead.

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7.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.25 km

1.97 km

1.81 km

296 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

1.87 km

699 m

450 m

145 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

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Weather

Monday 25 May

28°C

17°C

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Comments

February 18, 2022

This 4.3-mile (7 km) hike is ideal if you’re looking for stunning views. Beginning in Ringstead in the far east of West Dorset, you can enjoy a clifftop stroll before hiking uphill to sweeping panoramas and along the ridge behind the coast. After the initial ascent, the rest of the route is fairly gentle

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Ringstead circular hike — National Trust coastal walks in West Dorset

Smugglers Cottage

St Catherine's by the Sea Chapel

View of Ringstead Bay

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