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Ringstead Beach – Ringstead Bay loop from Osmington

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Ringstead Beach – Ringstead Bay loop from Osmington

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Ringstead Beach – Ringstead Bay loop from Osmington

01:07

9.27km

140m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.41 km

Ringstead Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice shingle beach accessible by a scenic tarmac road.

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3.91 km

Ringstead Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ringstead Bay has a pebble and shingle beach with some sand.There are offshore reefs approximately 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) in length at the western end opposite the village that are …

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4.50 km

Ringstead Radar Station

Highlight • Monument

former Royal Air Force radar station at Ringstead Bay, Dorset, England. It is notable for having served three separate functions: first as a Chain Home early-warning radar station during WWII …

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4.62 km

Smugglers Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

Old thatched Smugglars Cottage hidden away in the woods, is now a holiday let via vrbo.com/en-gb/p8112281

Built in the early 1800s

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7.56 km

Smugglers Inn

Highlight • Pub

Lovely pub- good food. Worth the diversion but it is down a hill (and therefore up again after!)

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9.27 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.16 km

676 m

351 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.44 km

1.66 km

842 m

211 m

128 m

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Saturday 27 June

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Ringstead Beach – Ringstead Bay loop from Osmington

Ringstead Beach

Ringstead Bay

Ringstead Radar Station

Smugglers Cottage

Smugglers Inn

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