Walking Britain Golden Cap from Seatown
Introduction to Walk 1549
County/Area - Dorset
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Ascent - 1100 feet / 333 metres
Time - 3 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This walk explores the coast of West Dorset which is far different from that a few miles further east. Gone are the white cliffs replaced by a mixture of other sedimentary rocks. At 191 metres, Golden Cap is the highest sea cliff in Southern England and 30 metres higher than Beachy Head. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 116 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 116 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 193 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 193 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Golden Cap from Charmouth
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Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
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Seatown from Charmouth via Golden Cap
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Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
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Lyme Regis & Uplyme Circular
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Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
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Littlebredy from Abbotsbury
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
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Rodden & Langton Herring from Abbotsbury
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.2 miles / 15 km
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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