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Symondsbury

View over Seatown and Eype Beach – Doghouse Hill loop from Symondsbury

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
West Dorset
Symondsbury

View over Seatown and Eype Beach – Doghouse Hill loop from Symondsbury

Moderate

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View over Seatown and Eype Beach – Doghouse Hill loop from Symondsbury

03:04

10.6km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 1, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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29 m

Ilchester Arms

Highlight • Pub

Great food and drink close to the hiking trail.

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4.56 km

Seatown Beach

Highlight • Beach

As you continue along the route south of Chideock, with the road dropping to the coast as you look for the bridleway east that will guide you up to Doghouse …

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4.85 km

The Anchor Inn, Seatown

Highlight • Beach

A great pub with excellent food and well-kept beer. A wonderful setting with a nice beer garden on the edge of the beach. Parking opposite (pay and display).

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5.38 km

Coming down the path from Ridge Cliff, you have stunning views down onto the quaint seaside hamlet of Seatown, Eype Beach, and over towards the craggy headland of Shorne Cliff. …

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5.48 km

The cliff faces are constantly changing due to erosion, Do take caution to the signs and stay away from the edges

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5.50 km

Doghouse Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Very nice hiking trail with a great view. It is believed that this area was already settled in the Mesolithic. However, 6,000 to 8,000 years ago, the residents of that …

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9.30 km

Shute's Lane Holloway Carvings

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Shute's Lane (this section) is widely regarded as the finest example of an ancient trail, eroded by use and rainfall over the years, with this particular one being 10 metres …

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10.6 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.73 km

1.09 km

973 m

380 m

322 m

142 m

Surfaces

8.01 km

1.52 km

461 m

374 m

264 m

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