🥾 On foot
Walking routes in Dorset
Walking and hiking routes you can reach car-free, each with a map, GPX download, and the scenic bus or train to the start.
- 464 walks
- 80 counties
Walks
Showing 1–5 of 5
EasyCorfe Common History Walk, Corfe Castle
Dorset
An easy 2.6 km linear walk from Corfe Castle village across open common to the ridge-top hamlet of Kingston, with sweeping Purbeck views.
⛰ +81 m⏱ 45 min
EasyHardy’s cottage to Max Gate
Dorset
An easy 4.6 km linear walk through Dorset heath and parkland, linking Thomas Hardy’s birthplace cottage with his later home at Max Gate.
⛰ +83 m⏱ 1 hr 15 min
ChallengingKing Charles III England Coast Path: Portland to Lulworth
Dorset
A challenging coastal stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path along Dorset's Jurassic cliffs, from Lulworth Cove towards Ringstead.
⛰ +554 m⏱ 2 hr 30 min
ModerateMelbury Beacon walk, Fontmell and Melbury Downs
Dorset
A short, sharp climb from Melbury Abbas up onto Melbury Beacon and along the chalk ridge of Compton Down, ending at Compton Abbas.
⛰ +157 m⏱ 60 min
ModerateThe Hardy Way
Dorset
A moderate four-mile linear walk through Dorset countryside from Winfrith Newburgh towards the Lulworth coast, following part of The Hardy Way.
⛰ +217 m⏱ 1 hr 45 min