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Walks near Dorchester (page 7 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
Poole, Dorset (21 miles / 34 km from Dorchester)
		Quay and Park		3.8 miles / 6.1 km	50 feet / 15 m	Easy	1 hr 20 mins	330 kcal
Studland, Dorset (21 miles / 35 km from Dorchester)
		Old Harry and Ballard Down		3.9 miles / 6.3 km	550 feet / 167 m	Moderate	2 hr 0 mins	540 kcal
		The Obelisk and Agglestone Rock		4.6 miles / 7.4 km	910 feet / 277 m	Moderate	2 hr 30 mins	690 kcal
Rossmore Leisure Centre, Dorset (21 miles / 35 km from Dorchester)						Healthy Walks in Poole
		Bourne Valley		1.3 miles / 2.1 km	50 feet / 15 m	Easy	30 mins	120 kcal
Durlston, Dorset (22 miles / 36 km from Dorchester)						Jurassic Coast Walks
		Dancing Ledge		4.9 miles / 7.9 km	540 feet / 164 m	Moderate	2 hr 25 mins	640 kcal
		Peveril Point and Swanage		2.6 miles / 4.2 km	330 feet / 100 m	Moderate	1 hr 20 mins	350 kcal
Gussage All Saints, Dorset (22 miles / 37 km from Dorchester)
		Brockington Down		1.9 miles / 3.1 km	131 feet / 39 m	Moderate	55 mins	230 kcal
		Ackling Dyke		3.1 miles / 5.0 km	230 feet / 70 m	Moderate	1 hr 30 mins	380 kcal
Bournemouth, Dorset (24 miles / 39 km from Dorchester)
		Gardens and Alum Chine		3.5 miles / 5.6 km	130 feet / 39 m	Easy	1 hr 15 mins	320 kcal