Dorset’s Jurassic Coast (South West Coast Path)

The ten walks featured here highlight the best short circular walks along Dorset’s iconic ‘Jurassic Coast’ section of the South West Coast Path.

The Dorset coast is perhaps the most varied of the whole south western peninsula, encompassing glorious beaches, towering cliffs, detached stacks, long shingle banks and picturesque coves and inlets.

The handiwork of man both past and present is there too, in settlement, quarrying and even oil extraction. But there is little to detract from the coast’s overall beauty – and the coast’s huge range of habitats is reflected in the sheer abundance of flowers and wildlife you’ll experience along the way.