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Ashmore Village Pond – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Melbury Abbas

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Ashmore Village Pond – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Melbury Abbas

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Ashmore Village Pond – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Melbury Abbas

04:01

14.2km

300m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Camping Site

Get Directions

112 m

Woodfrys Farm Campsite & Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Liam and Hannah have just started to run a small shop on site.

Tip by

1.44 km

Cows and Calves on Cranborne Chase Hillside

Highlight • Viewpoint

If there are cows and calves on the right of the fence heading up to the beacon, walk up the left side, you can cross back near the beacon itself.

Tip by

3.49 km

Compton Abbas Airfield Crossing

Highlight • Rest Area

3.96 km

West Wood

Forest

5.97 km

Standing at 700 feet (210m) above sea level, Ashmore is the highest village in Dorset and one of the highest in the south of England. The quaint village consists of thatch and stone cottages, farms, and an old church, all centred around a pond.

Tip by

5.99 km

Ashmore Village and Pond

Highlight • Settlement

A central pond, thatched cottages and a sense of peace, Ashmore is a wonderfully pretty village to pedal through. It's actually the highest in Dorset – too high for time to have caught up with it, as it rather feels like stepping into history.

Tip by

12.2 km

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Natural Monument

14.2 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.11 km

3.77 km

2.16 km

137 m

Surfaces

5.20 km

3.26 km

3.05 km

2.16 km

513 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

29°C

14°C

0 %

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Ashmore Village Pond – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Melbury Abbas

Woodfrys Farm Campsite & Shop

Cows and Calves on Cranborne Chase Hillside

Compton Abbas Airfield Crossing