Old Harry Rocks Walk, Purbeck Estate

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Loop Walk · Dorset

250

about 1 h 26 min walking

Easy

6.21 km

Loop

01:00-02:00

Graded from its length and climb.

Take in breathtaking views of the Jurassic coast & unique rock formations on this coastal circular from South Beach in Studland, with Celtic earthworks & wildlife en route. Gentle with one steady climb up Ballard Down. Sheer cliff edges around Old Harry.

163 m

85 m

8 m

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Hilly walk

2 steep stretches — marked on the map.

Climb

116 m

Drop

120 m

Highest

134 m

Lowest

17 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Climbs 13% for 300 m early on, no steep descents.

Clockwise: Easy first 1.7 km, no steep climbing, comes down 13% for 300 m near the end.

Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (0.5 km at 10%+) and come down no steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.

Main descent: km 2.8–4.5, from 114 m to 21 m.

How the 6.2 km splits

Flat

2.1 km

Climbing

1.2 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Descending

2.4 km