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View from Lewesdon Hill – View of Pilsdon Pen loop from Pilsdon Pen

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View from Lewesdon Hill – View of Pilsdon Pen loop from Pilsdon Pen

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View from Lewesdon Hill – View of Pilsdon Pen loop from Pilsdon Pen

04:43

16.3km

420m

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: May 13, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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285 m

Pilsdon Pen Summit and Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pilsdon Pen affords fine views over the rolling Dorset countryside. In clear conditions, you can see Golden Cap, Marshwood Vale, and the ocean to the south, Exmoor and the Quantocks …

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3.92 km

View from Lewesdon Hill

Highlight • Forest

Standing at 915 feet (279 m) Lewesdon Hill is the highest point in Dorset. The trees open in places reveal breathtaking views which stretch over Dorset, Devon, Somerset, and out …

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4.19 km

Lewesdon Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Standing at 915 feet (279 m) Lewesdon Hill is the highest point in Dorset. The trees open in places to reveal breathtaking views which stretch over Dorset, Devon, Somerset, and …

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5.48 km

View of Waddon Hill

Highlight • Historical Site

This hill takes its name from the Old English, meaning 'wheat hill.'
It has a Roman fort of the Second Legion on a narrow east-west ridge, at an elevation of 210 meters.

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7.70 km

Pucketts Wood

Forest

14.7 km

Pilsdon Manor

Highlight • Religious Site

There are plenty of historic buildings and manors in Dorset, but Pilsdon Manor is special. This 17th century house is now home to the Pilsdon Community, a Christian organisation that …

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15.9 km

Unicorn Statue in Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Structure

If you walk up the road you will miss this delight!

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16.2 km

View of Symondsbury and the Sea

Highlight • Natural

Gazing south from the high ridges of Pilsdon Pen, the lush Dorset countryside rolls out toward Symondsbury in a vibrant patchwork of green hills and deep dales. Punctuating the horizon …

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16.2 km

View of Pilsdon Pen

Highlight • Viewpoint

The second-highest point in Dorset, Pilsdon Pen has the remains of an Iron Hill hillfort astride it as well as some magnificent views. By bike, you can get fairly close …

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16.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.90 km

3.84 km

3.59 km

2.49 km

452 m

Surfaces

5.42 km

3.81 km

3.16 km

3.06 km

821 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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View from Lewesdon Hill – View of Pilsdon Pen loop from Pilsdon Pen

Pilsdon Pen Summit and Trig Point

View from Lewesdon Hill

Lewesdon Hill

View of Waddon Hill

Pilsdon Manor

Unicorn Statue in Dorset National Landscape

View of Symondsbury and the Sea

View of Pilsdon Pen

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