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A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive Beach

Local route4.0 km · 2.5 miBest Apr–Nov

Next nearby hike: South Dorset Ridgeway 6 mi · 10 kmExplore Dorset →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Nov · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J8°4°95
  2. F8°3°71
  3. M10°4°75
  4. A12°6°58
  5. M15°9°59
  6. J18°12°54
  7. J20°14°50
  8. A20°14°59
  9. S17°12°72
  10. O14°10°106
  11. N11°7°102
  12. D8°4°108

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 4.0 km (2.5 mi) long, A nature walk at West Bexington, Hive Beach is a local hiking route in Dorset, United Kingdom. It lies about 5.3 km southeast of Burton Bradstock. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
4.0 km · 2.5 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
3.4 km · 2.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
5.3 km SE of Burton Bradstock (Dorset, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Dorset
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
National Trust
From / to
West Bexington Beach car park;50.675868 , -2.6652467;SY 53091 86456 → West Bexington Beach car park;50.675868 , -2.6652467;SY 53091 86456
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
50.6786, -2.6571
Route start
50.6758, -2.6650
OpenStreetMap
relation 19687063
Official info
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/hive-beach/a-n
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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