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Godlingston Heath walk, Purbeck Estate

Loop Walk · Dorset

150

XP

about 50 min walking

Easy
3.71 km
Loop
01:30
Graded from its length and climb.

This scenic walk encompasses views across the heath to Little Sea & Studland Bay & the mysterious Agglestone, a huge block of iron-rich sandstone. Short section of steps and a few boardwalks below Agglestone Rock. Gentle undulation. Seasonally muddy.

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114 m

64 m

14 m

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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

53 m

Drop

58 m

Highest

87 m

Lowest

23 m

Which way round

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.5 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

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

Main descent: km 1.4–2.2, from 82 m to 24 m.

How the 3.7 km splits

Flat

1.6 km

Climbing

1.3 km

Descending

0.9 km

Campsites near the start

Jubilee Camp Cumulus

2.5 km from the start

Herston Caravan & Camping

2.9 km from the start · 3.7★ (697)

Knaveswell Farm

3.2 km from the start · 4.8★ (36)

Swanage Bijou Camping

3.2 km from the start · 4.5★ (197)

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