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Winterborne St. Martin

Smitten Corner Trail Junction – Bronze Age Burial Mounds loop from Maiden Castle

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
West Dorset
Winterborne St. Martin

Smitten Corner Trail Junction – Bronze Age Burial Mounds loop from Maiden Castle

Moderate

5.0

(2)

20

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Smitten Corner Trail Junction – Bronze Age Burial Mounds loop from Maiden Castle

03:09

11.6km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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1

50 m

View of Maiden Castle and the Dorset Countryside

Highlight • Natural Monument

at the top of Goulds Hill you'll have one of the best views of possibly the most impressive Iron Age Fortresses on the planet

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2

1.87 km

Bronze Age Barrows at Bronkham Hill

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Bronkham Hill, a linear cemetery of Bronze Age round barrows Great to look at, even better to ride over (though these are burial mounds!)

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3

5.32 km

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

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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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4

5.81 km

Hardy Monument

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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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5

7.61 km

Cycling Path to Weymouth

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slower than the tarmac road but full of nice views

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6

8.57 km

Earth works through Dorset AONB

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7

9.50 km

Bronze Age Burial Mounds

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

To the north of this stretch of the path, you can see two large tumuli, also known as barrows or burial mounds. They typically date from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age, although some may be from later periods.

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11.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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11.0 km

442 m

134 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

872 m

134 m

110 m

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