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Black Down Stone Circle – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

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Winterbourne Steepleton

Black Down Stone Circle – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

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Black Down Stone Circle – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

01:02

3.65km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Parking

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99 m

Hardy Monument

Highlight • Monument

This striking tower stands to the north of the Isle of Portland and offers fantastic 360 degree views of Dorset and the English Channel. Although the novelist Thomas Hardy lived …

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777 m

Black Down Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

The Black Down stone circle consists of five "totems" built from local Forest Marble stone. One is aligned with true north, and the other four with midwinter and midsummer solstice …

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2.13 km

Off-Road Trail Through the Trees in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Up and down trail around the foot of the monument

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2.60 km

Forest Trail in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

3.11 km

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

The long climb to the monument from Martinstown is rewarded with 360 views of Black Down and the coast.

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3.21 km

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

Highlight • Viewpoint

Smitten Corner has a rather lovely name for what is essentially just a small car park. There's much more than meets the eye though, as so many footpaths, bridleways and …

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3.65 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.20 km

259 m

193 m

Surfaces

2.70 km

633 m

193 m

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Friday 22 May

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Black Down Stone Circle – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

Hardy Monument

Black Down Stone Circle

Off-Road Trail Through the Trees in Dorset National Landscape

Forest Trail in Dorset National Landscape

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

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