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South Dorset Group

We are the South Dorset Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

From Lyscombe car park we head over towards Nettlecombe Tout via Lyscombe Hill and Sheeplands Copse, then on to the Dorset Gap with its panoramic views (hopefully!).  We continue on the Wessex Ridgeway to Breach Wood, then on to Lower Ansty, Bingham's Melcombe and Melcombe Bingham. Returning via Higher Melcombe, Hog Hill and the iconic Lyscombe Chapel. Lovely, hilly countryside with beautiful wild flowers. Moderate inclines (not steep or strenuous) and a reasonably brisk pace.

Wednesday, 18 June 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
15.4km / 9.6mi
Ascent:
399m / 1309ft
Type:
circular

Picnic lunch.

No dogs.

Please check the website after 7pm on the day before the walk in the rare event it has been cancelled.

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 73295 00422
Nearest postcode:
DT2 7RF
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grove.dozed.cleans
Start time:
10:00 am

Lyscombe Nature Reserve car park by Thorncombe Farm.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking