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Walks near Dorchester (page 5 of 9)

Dorchester has been the county town of Dorset since 1305. Local author and poet Thomas Hardy based the fictional town of Casterbridge on Dorchester.

Dorchester is a market town, the market is held on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Dorchester provides easy access to the eastern part of Jurassic Coast, and the Dorset countryside.

There are 89 walks in 53 areas within a 50 miles / 82 km radius of Dorchester.

Areas sorted by distance from selected town.

Area > Walks				Walk Distance	Walk Climb	Difficulty	Duration	Calories
Corfe Castle, Dorset (16 miles / 27 km from Dorchester)
		Valley and East Hill		3.7 miles / 6.0 km	670 feet / 204 m	Moderate	2 hr 0 mins	540 kcal
		Purbeck Way and West Hill		3.2 miles / 5.1 km	500 feet / 152 m	Moderate	1 hr 40 mins	450 kcal
Shroton, Dorset (17 miles / 28 km from Dorchester)
		Hambledon Hill		2.7 miles / 4.3 km	620 feet / 188 m	Moderate	1 hr 35 mins	430 kcal
Kingston(Houns-tout), Dorset (17 miles / 28 km from Dorchester)
		Houns-tout Cliff		3.4 miles / 5.5 km	670 feet / 204 m	Moderate	1 hr 55 mins	510 kcal
		Rope Lake Head		5.1 miles / 8.2 km	980 feet / 298 m	Moderate	2 hr 45 mins	760 kcal
Turlin Moor, Dorset (18 miles / 29 km from Dorchester)						Healthy Walks in Poole
		Lytchett Bay		1.8 miles / 2.9 km	50 feet / 15 m	Easy	40 mins	170 kcal
		Lytchett Bay and Rockley Park		3.4 miles / 5.5 km	50 feet / 15 m	Easy	1 hr 10 mins	300 kcal
Tarrant Rushton, Dorset (18 miles / 30 km from Dorchester)
		Old Airfield		3.4 miles / 5.5 km	130 feet / 39 m	Easy	1 hr 15 mins	310 kcal
		Old Airfield and Village		4.1 miles / 6.6 km	240 feet / 73 m	Easy	1 hr 30 mins	390 kcal
Badbury Rings, Dorset (18 miles / 30 km from Dorchester)
		North of the Rings		2.2 miles / 3.5 km	180 feet / 54 m	Moderate	1 hr 5 mins	280 kcal
		East of the Rings		2.1 miles / 3.4 km	200 feet / 60 m	Moderate	1 hr 5 mins	270 kcal
		King Down		3.0 miles / 4.8 km	230 feet / 70 m	Moderate	1 hr 25 mins	370 kcal