Corfe Common History Walk, Corfe Castle · Avandra

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Corfe Common History Walk, Corfe Castle

Loop Walk · Dorset

100

XP

about 43 min walking

Easy

3.32 km

Loop

01:00-01:30

Graded from its length and climb.

Explore Corfe Common, a sandstone ridge south of the Castle. Spot signs of the human activity that shaped the archaeological landscape over thousands of years & see wildlife on this level circular. Slopes, kissing gates & boardwalks. Slippery when wet.

105 m

55 m

5 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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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

35 m

Drop

36 m

Highest

58 m

Lowest

21 m

Which way round

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

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

Main climb: km 0.0–1.3, from 25 m to 58 m.

How the 3.3 km splits

Flat

1.2 km

Climbing

1.1 km

Descending

1.0 km

Link it with other walks

Purbeck Way

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.2

51.02 km

The Hardy Way

Crosses at km 1.5, 2.1, 2.3…

157.02 km

Challenges on this walk

Corfe Castle: Slighted by Parliament, Held by Lady Bankes

At km 3.3 · 327 m off the route · history

250 XP

Campsites near the start

Corfe Castle Dorset Camping

1 km from the start · 4.5★ (469)

Bucknowle Farm

1.2 km from the start · 4.5★ (32)

R H & H D Parker

1.2 km from the start · 5.0★ (3)

Norden Farm Campsite

1.5 km from the start · 4.6★ (866)