Walking Britain Durdle Door & Lulworth Cove
Introduction to Walk 2575
County/Area - Dorset
Author - Reg Carr
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
Ascent - 2200 feet / 667 metres
Time - 7 hours 10 minutes
Grade - moderate
A superb Dorset coastal walk that is more strenuous than it might appear! 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 OL15 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer OL15 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 194 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 194 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
2.2 miles / 3.6 km away
The White Horse & Sutton Poyntz from Osmington
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
2.2 miles / 3.6 km away
White Nothe & Moigns Down from Osmington
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
4.1 miles / 6.6 km away
Durdle Door & White Nothe from Lulworth Cove
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
4.1 miles / 6.6 km away
Bindon Hill and the Fossil Forest from Lulworth
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
7.8 miles / 12.5 km away
Egmont Point & Kimmeridge Bay from Tyneham
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
7.8 miles / 12.5 km away
Gad Cliff & Povington Hill from Tyneham
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
10.0 miles / 16.1 km away
Swyre Head & Tyneham Cap from Kimmeridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.8 miles / 19.1 km
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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