Tyneham from Kimmeridge
Introduction to Walk 1331
County/Area - Dorset
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.8 miles / 11 km
Ascent - 1300 feet / 394 metres
Grade - easy/mod
The Dorset village of Kimmeridge is the starting point for this walk. Following the South West Coast Path the route passes the oil derricks before climbing onto Gad Cliff. A descent to the deserted village of Tyneham provides a good place for pic-nic before returning along country paths a short way inland from the coast. A GPX File is available for download (see walk description).
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer OL15 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL15 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 194 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Landranger 194 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone.
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
2.3 miles / 3.6 km away
Egmont Point & Kimmeridge Bay from Tyneham
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
2.3 miles / 3.6 km away
Gad Cliff & Povington Hill from Tyneham
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
3.3 miles / 5.3 km away
St Aldhelm's Head near Worth Matravers
Grade - easy
Length - 4.1 miles / 6.7 km
6.1 miles / 9.7 km away
Durdle Door & White Nothe from Lulworth Cove
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
6.1 miles / 9.7 km away
Bindon Hill and the Fossil Forest from Lulworth
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
7.5 miles / 12.0 km away
Purbeck Coast from Swanage
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
7.6 miles / 12.2 km away
Old Harry & Ballard Down from Studland
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.3 miles / 8.6 km
8.3 miles / 13.2 km away
Studland and Old Harry Rocks from Sheel Bay
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
10.0 miles / 16.1 km away
Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
South West Coast Path Map Booklet - St Ives to Plymouth
Map of part of the southern section of the 630 mile (1014km) South West Coast Path National Trail. Covers the trail from St Ives to Plymouth along the west Cornwall and Devon coastline. This convenient and compact booklet of Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps shows the route, providing all of the mapping you need to walk the trail in either direction.
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