Walking BritainJurassic Coast WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Jurassic Coast walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
The best places to walk along The Jurassic Coast are listed below. The routes cater for walkers of all abilities from easy circular walks to longer routes along the cliffs. The walks cover all the highlights of this World Heritage Site including Old Harry Rocks, Durdle Door, Lulworth Cove, Chesil Beach, and Golden Cap. All walks are free to download and and print and all routes have GPX files.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1004★ | Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove | easy | 2.50 |
| 1549★ | Golden Cap from Seatown | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 1597★ | The White Horse & Sutton Poyntz from Osmington | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 3389★ | Bindon Hill and the Fossil Forest from Lulworth | easy/mod | 4.00 |
| 2391★ | West Bay & Burton Cliff | easy | 4.50 |
| 1533★ | Gad Cliff, Povington Hill & Tyneham | easy/mod | 4.50 |
| 1551★ | Seatown and Charmouth via Golden Cap | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 2580★ | Golden Cap & Charmouth | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 2279★ | Salcombe Regis & Weston Mouth | easy/mod | 5.10 |
| 3523★ | Abbotsbury & Portesham Circular | easy | 5.20 |
| 1634★ | Old Harry & Ballard Down from Studland | easy/mod | 5.30 |
| 1795★ | Beer & Branscombe Circular | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 2771★ | Lyme Regis & Uplyme Circular | easy/mod | 5.50 |
| 1636★ | Danger Point & Ladram Bay from Otterton | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 2289★ | Abbotsbury Castle and Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1550★ | Charmouth & Lyme Regis Circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 3396★ | Agglestone & Old Harry Rocks from Studland | easy/mod | 6.40 |
| 1331★ | Kimmeridge & Tyneham | easy/mod | 6.75 |
| 1329★ | Durdle Door & White Nothe from Lulworth Cove | moderate | 7.00 |
| 2030★ | Budleigh Salterton, East Devon | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2370★ | The Fleet from Langton Herring | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 3286★ | Dancing Ledge & Durlston Head from Langton Matravers | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2494★ | West Bexington & Abbotsbury Circular | moderate | 7.70 |
| 1613★ | Studland & Old Harry Rocks from Sheel Bay | easy/mod | 8.50 |
| 1995★ | Houns-tout & Swyre Head from Kimmeridge | moderate | 8.70 |
| 2827★ | Rodden & Langton Herring from Abbotsbury | easy/mod | 9.20 |
| 2575★ | Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2579★ | Purbeck Coast from Swanage | moderate | 10.00 |
| 2440★ | White Nothe & Moigns Down from Osmington | moderate | 10.50 |
| 1534★ | Swyre Head & Tyneham Cap from Kimmeridge | moderate | 11.75 |
| 2568★ | Egmont Point & Kimmeridge Bay from Tyneham | moderate | 14.00 |
★ GPS file ☩ Route profile
Jurassic Coast Guide
The 95 miles of Jurassic Coast offers excellent walking along cliffs that represent 85 million years of geological history. The Jurassic Coast stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon to Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset and was added to the World Heritage List in 2001.
Jurassic-Coast Walking Guide
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