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South West England

Ringstead Bay – View of Ringstead Bay loop from Owermoigne

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

Ringstead Bay – View of Ringstead Bay loop from Owermoigne

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2.5

(2)

41

hikers

Ringstead Bay – View of Ringstead Bay loop from Owermoigne

01:30

5.13km

130m

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 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

1.15 km

St Catherine's by the Sea Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a lovely wooden chapel on a Dorset clifftop. If you walk to the rear there are plenty of benches for you to rest and enjoy the views over Lyme Bay.

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2

1.61 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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3

2.25 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

2.51 km

View of the Beach and Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views and long climb

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5

2.61 km

Ringstead Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice shingle beach accessible by a scenic tarmac road.

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6

2.76 km

The Reef Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

At last a café to match the beach! Friendly welcome and good food. And these people will give you water if you want to fill up your bottle :-)

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7

3.91 km

South Holworth Concrete Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Steep but very scenic concrete byway

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8

4.74 km

View of Ringstead Bay

Highlight • Beach

Views from the National Trust car park at Ringstead.

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B

5.13 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.94 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

2.00 km

590 m

< 100 m

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