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Hod Hill circular walk, Hod Hill
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)
- J7°2°84
- F7°2°61
- M10°3°69
- A12°4°59
- M15°8°63
- J18°10°55
- J20°12°51
- A20°13°56
- S17°11°67
- O14°8°90
- N10°5°94
- D7°3°96
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
Hod Hill is a steep climb to the ramparts of the hillfort, followed by a moderately level walk.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 1.6 km · 1.0 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.4 km · 1.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Hod Hill (hill, 143 m; GeoNames)
- Nearest town
- 2.0 km NW of Stourpaine (Dorset, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Dorset
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Car park on Hanford Lane;50.900502 , -2.2104996;ST 85294 11246 → Car park on Hanford Lane;50.900502 , -2.2104996;ST 85294 11246
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 50.8965, -2.2053
- Route start
- 50.9004, -2.2104
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19852475
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/hod-hill/hod-h
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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