Dorset Trails

With its spectacular Jurassic Coast, rolling hills, beautiful beaches, historic houses and gardens, ancient castles and forts, idyllic villages and charming market towns, Dorset is truly unique. Quiet country lanes and a network of footpaths and cycle trails make it an ideal walking and cycling holiday destination.

Fritham

A wander through the New Forest from Fritham

Godshill Inclosure and ...

Fine views and an Iron Age fort on the fringes of the New Forest

New Forest Discovery Trail

A New Forest family treasure hunt

Salisbury and Old Sarum

A walk through historic Salisbury to the ruins at Old Sarum

The Frome Valley

An energetic cycle ride from Dorchester

Valley of Stones: Abbot...

A tour of Litton Cheney, Long Bredy and Littlebredy

Valley of Stones: Porte...

A cycle ride via Coryates, Rodden and Abbotsbury

Woods, Heaths and Farml...

Follow forest and heath cycle trails to the village of Linwood

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Long Distance Trails

Stour Valley Way - Part 2

From Blandford St. Mary to Hengistbury Head

Wareham Forest Way

Breathtaking views and a wealth of wildlife

Wessex Ridgeway

A magnificent ridge-top trail crossing Dorset's heartland

Avon Valley Path

From Salisbury Cathedral to Christchurch Priory

Jubilee Trail - Part 1

From Forde Abbey to Moreton east of Dorchester

Jubilee Trail - Part 2

Moreton to Bokerley Dyke on the Hampshire border

Liberty Trail

From the iron age fort of Ham Hill to the Cobb at Lyme Regis

Macmillan Way (Dorset)

From the Wiltshire border to the coast at Abbotsbury

Monarch's Way (Dorset) ...

From the Somerset border to the coast at Charmouth

Monarch's Way (Dorset) ...

The return to Somerset from the coast at Charmouth

Purbeck Way

Heathland, woodland, downland and the Jurassic Coast

South Dorset Ridgeway

West Bexington to Osmington Mills

South West Coast Path (...

Lyme Regis, Chesil Beach, Portland and Weymouth

South West Coast Path (...

Weymouth, Purbeck, Swanage and Poole Harbour

Stour Valley Way - Part 1

Stourton to Blandford St. Mary beside the River Stour

Readers' Trails

Y Foel Goch from Capel Curig by Rob Stanley	5.8 miles / 9.3 kms
Carnedd Moel Siabod and Carnedd Dayydd by Rob Stanley	17.8 miles / 28.7 kms
The Glyders and Carnedd Llewelyn by Rob Stanley	18.8 miles / 30.2 kms
City of London Tree & Garden Trail by Ruzina	7 miles / 11.3 kms
Dover Cliffs Walk by Sarah Sumner	2.4 miles / 3.9 kms
Walk from Bourton-on-the-Water to Kingham Station by Sarah Sumner	7.1 miles / 11.4 kms
Walk from Stow-on-the-Wold to Bourton-on-the-Water by Sarah Sumner	5.4 miles / 8.7 kms
Walk from Moreton-in-Marsh to Stow-on-the-Wold by Sarah Sumner	6.3 miles / 10.2 kms
Kinder Scout by Rob Stanley	5.3 miles / 8.6 kms

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Dorset Trails

Fritham

Godshill Inclosure and ...

New Forest Discovery Trail

Salisbury and Old Sarum

The Frome Valley

Valley of Stones: Abbot...

Valley of Stones: Porte...

Woods, Heaths and Farml...

Trail Search

Long Distance Trails

Stour Valley Way - Part 2

Wareham Forest Way

Wessex Ridgeway

Avon Valley Path

Jubilee Trail - Part 1

Jubilee Trail - Part 2

Liberty Trail

Macmillan Way (Dorset)

Monarch's Way (Dorset) ...

Monarch's Way (Dorset) ...

Purbeck Way

South Dorset Ridgeway

South West Coast Path (...

South West Coast Path (...

Stour Valley Way - Part 1

Readers' Trails

Trail Design

Reader Trail Search

Walk & Cycle

Classic Trails

Extreme MTB