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Kingston Lacy walk at Holt Heath, Kingston Lacy

Loop Walk · Dorset

200

XP

about 1 h 40 min walking

Easy
7.91 km
Loop
03:00
Graded from its length and climb.

The bridleways and footpaths can become rutted, with the eastern sector in part on elevated ground crossing the important heathland mire. Grazing of animals is part of the management of this rare habitat, so dogs should be kept under effective control. St

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

44 m

Drop

49 m

Highest

62 m

Lowest

19 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 1.7–2.7, from 57 m to 24 m.

How the 7.9 km splits

Flat

4.4 km

Climbing

1.8 km

Descending

1.7 km

Campsites near the start

Dilly Dally's at Auralia Gardens

1.2 km from the start · 4.6★ (31)

Rivendell Park

2 km from the start · 4.6★ (76)

Harts Farm

2.2 km from the start · 4.7★ (7)

Silverwood Farm C&CC Certificated Site

2.2 km from the start · 4.7★ (35)

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