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Winspit Quarry Caves – Dancing Ledge loop from Worth Matravers

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Winspit Quarry Caves – Dancing Ledge loop from Worth Matravers

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Winspit Quarry Caves – Dancing Ledge loop from Worth Matravers

04:57

17.9km

300m

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: April 3, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.60 km

Winspit Quarry Caves

Highlight • Cave

Nice place with spectacular views and caves you can enter.

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3.46 km

Winspit Quarry

Highlight • Historical Site

Part of the many deep craters located along the coast. Once dugout for a quarry.

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4.22 km

Seacombe Cliffs and Quarry

Highlight • Natural

From the 1770s these rock outcrops were good for ashlar, dressings and carving. In the accounts for 1771 William Chinchin dug 418 tons of ashlar or front stone, 101 tons …

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9.63 km

Durlston Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Near Durlston Castle there is a hiking trail high above the sea. There are wonderful views of the rocky cliffs.

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9.73 km

The Great Globe at Durlston Country Park

Highlight • Historical Site

This casting size world globe is impressive. The information on it and the existing stone slabs is difficult to read due to weathering.

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10.2 km

View of Tilly Whim Caves

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is often very windy here and the whipped water crashes against the rocky coast.

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10.5 km

Anvil Point Lighthouse, situated within Durlston Country Park, was completed in 1881 to warn ships of the hazardous seas nearby. These days, the lighthouse is open for guided tours and can be rented as holiday accommodation.

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14.0 km

Dancing Ledge

Highlight • Natural

It's a good place to spend day out. No network cover, only you and pure nature.

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17.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

4.18 km

1.32 km

762 m

387 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

3.37 km

1.25 km

929 m

265 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

22°C

16°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Winspit Quarry Caves – Dancing Ledge loop from Worth Matravers

Winspit Quarry Caves

Winspit Quarry

Seacombe Cliffs and Quarry

Durlston Castle

The Great Globe at Durlston Country Park

View of Tilly Whim Caves

Anvil Point Lighthouse

Dancing Ledge

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