From Dorset’s second highest peak, wander into the landscape that echoes with tales of murder and mystery. Enjoy wide open views of billowing fields as they dip to the Jurassic Coastline then venture into the hidden valleys and wild forests which were defended by the Durotrigian tribe and walked by Wordsworth. Discover the legend of the Bettiscombe skull and the sad story of the last woman to be hanged in the county before returning to the little mountain of Pilsdon and its many mysterious earthworks..
Distance: 4/5miles/7km
Duration: 2-3 hours
Ability: Easy.
Max Height: 909ft.
Min Height: 480ft.
Total climb: 442ft.
Terrain: Tracks, paths and roads.
Map: OS Explorer 116 Lyme Regis and Bridport
Start Point: Lob Gate car park, Pilsdon Pen. (Postcode: DT6 5NX, Grid Reference: ST413009, What Three Words: sourcing.clubs.flagged).
How to Get There: From Broadwindsor, travel west on the B3164 for just short of two miles. Pilsdon Pen rises above with the carpark sitting on its southern edge.
Refreshments: None on route but nearby are The White Lion Inn in Broadwindsor or The New Inn in Stoke Abbott
Neighbouring walks: Laymore, Lewesdon Hill, Bettiscombe, Coney’s and Lambert’s Castle, and Forde Abbey.
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