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. Travel restrictions for exercise in Wales and Scotland will be lifted in early July.
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
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
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Seatown from Charmouth via Golden Cap
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
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Eggardon Hill from Loders
Grade - moderate
Length - 8.4 miles / 13.7 km
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Lyme Regis & Uplyme Circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
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Charmouth from Lyme Regis
Grade - easy/mod
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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Abbotsbury Castle and Chesil Beach from Abbotsbury
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 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.
Recommended Books & eBooks
South West Coast Path Map Booklet - Minehead to St Ives
Map of the northern section of the 630 mile (1014km) South West Coast Path National Trail. Covers the trail from Minehead to St Ives along the north Devon and Cornish 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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