Mini Explorer Trail and Brass Rubbing, Hardy Monument · Avandra

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Mini Explorer Trail and Brass Rubbing, Hardy Monument

Loop Walk · Dorset

150

XP

about 27 min walking

Easy

1.98 km

Loop

01:00

Graded from its length and climb.

Pretend you are a young Vice-Admiral Thomas Hardy and head out on a Mini Explorer Adventure. This waymarked route is around 1 - 1.5 hours long and has 9 checkpoints to find with a brass rubbing and a fun task at each point. Ideal for families

281 m

231 m

181 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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Weather at the start

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Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

36 m

Drop

33 m

Highest

237 m

Lowest

195 m

Which way round

Clockwise: Climbs 11% for 230 m near the end, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 11% for 230 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

How the 2.0 km splits

Flat

0.5 km

Climbing

0.5 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Descending

0.8 km

Link it with other walks

South Dorset Ridgeway

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5

27.21 km

Jubilee Trail (Dorset)

Crosses at km 1.4

143.74 km

Campsites near the start

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

2.2 km from the start · 4.7★ (667)

Feather Down East Shilvinghampton Farm

3.6 km from the start · 4.7★ (25)

Buckland Campsite

6 km from the start · 4.8★ (169)

Higher Moor Farm Campsite

6.3 km from the start · 4.7★ (651)