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Name:Hardown Hill
Hill number:2902
Height:207m / 679ft
RHB Section:41: South Central England
County/UA:Dorset
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:SY 40533 94276
Summit feature:no feature 30m N of copse
Drop:153.4m
Col:53.6m  SY 4331 9717  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 193
(1:25k) 116
Observations:ground 15m NE at SY 40541 94286 and 15m S at SY 40530 94261 are both of similar height. Ground on earthen bank at SY 40554 94261 is 0.6m higher but unnatural
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 289 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Easy up-and-down from A35 roadside parking in the village. We took the good path from the road west and climbed up to the featureless summit. Average views on a grey morning. The last Dorset Marilyn for us. This was the second hill of the day. Earlier we bagged The Knoll and afterwards we drove to and bagged Shipton Hill.DanTrig11/03/2024
Complete contrast to earlier Lambert's Castle. No one else there possibly because it looks like it's often very soggy. Frozen today.Newton Maximus16/01/2024
Philshills27/10/2023
Parked in the layby to the east of the hill. Nice walk up. Underwhelming summit, but great views of Golden Cap and out to sea to the north.islamidget26/09/2023
AlanD15/09/2023
Parked in a layby on the minor road due E. Top was in cloud but found the copse and wandered around in the heather due N. Descended to the SE, crossed the main road and up to Langdon Hill and Golden Cap, where the cloud began to lift with some limited coastline visible. Returned via Shedbush Farm as time was getting short. With Gillian.richard6928/07/2023
Stickman09/06/2023
With Lesley. Parked east side went from north to south.. decent views.Nick Canute19/05/2023
Spookymother0103/05/2023
Nice walk from Langdon hill carpark. Good views from the top and really nice day.derlan03/05/2023
From Stonebarrow Hill car park. With Sue.Phreerunner23/03/2023
From the bakery. Walked east and up the right hand minor road then left onto lane and followed path up to ridge. Up to summit then off west and down lane, crossed over A35 at crossing, then slightly right then down lane to left and up over Golden Cap, back around Langdon Hill Car oark track,then back along paths to road beside bakery. 4.8 mile loop.JulieB24/02/2023
CXB09/02/2023
Managed to park at junction of Verriots's Lane and Gibb's Lane. Great short steep climb from there.KevPalmer09/01/2023
Clear views on a great winters day. Up good paths from roadside parking by art gallery on main road.cjo15/12/2022
Seatown hike. Climbed Golden Cap and Hardown Hill in same daymatt98p28/08/2022
Barry Smith18/07/2022
Mike The Tyke27/03/2022
Lewesdon Hill, Hardown Hill, Beacon Batch, and Dundry Down in one daymazz24/02/2022
Roadside parking on Ryall Road. The footpath uphill is not signposted. Solo.Dangerous Dave08/01/2022
andy6306/01/2022
iainwalton28/10/2021
daveyf200113/10/2021
dave g12/08/2021
fionnag12/08/2021
phil10102/05/2021
with Evelyn, Rod and Teresajd1629/04/2021
Parked at pub in Whitchurch CanonicorumStevooo23/04/2021
ketzster06/04/2021
First Marilyn after finding out about Marilynspaulhilder28/03/2021
With Sal from Ryall layby to E. Nice distant sea views from heathland summit.davechaffey02/11/2020
Solosimon and co20/10/2020
With J during a few days in Somerset. After Lewesdon Hill on a showery day. Parked by the bakery on the A35, W along the road & then up the minor road & on to the RoW. Rather an indistinct top but it is worth wandering around the plateau for the views in various directions. Back by the same route & then on to Lyme Regis for a wander along the beach & ice cream.NotReallyABagger06/10/2020
MCMartin6628/09/2020
Morecombelake - Chardown Hill - Hardown Hill - Langdon Hill - Golden Cap - Thorncombe Beacon - Quarry Hill - Colmer’s Hill - Sloes Hill - Allington Hill - Watton Hill - Coneygar Hill - Bridport.Mark Jackson19/09/2020
poppiesrara18/09/2020
geralddavison10/09/2020
Scott Morley 8616/08/2020
Andy West20/07/2020
2/5 From farm shop carpark, out and back. No rain, breezy. Rounsfell27/06/2020
The Tyke27/03/2020
Swindon Bagger22/03/2020
Glasgow Girl22/03/2020
SteveG11/03/2020
From lay-by on A35 next to Moore's Biscuit Bakery opposite Annie's tea shop. West along main road, then up Gibbs Lane to foot path on up to the copse. Proper saturated peat bog. Completed circuit by returning by path down to Ryall Road then by Sun Lane which emerges beside Annie's. Nice saunter around, but the top least pleasing. Bakery better though.Pete West21/02/2020
abbo000128/11/2019
Parked in a layby East in Ryall. Footpath leads up towards the mast where it meets a track going South towards a small copse. HP in heather just North of this copse.fosal2930/10/2019
Nomad Perkins26/10/2019
TFCope26/10/2019
From Ryall Road. Quick bag on way to football at WeymouthLongwojo19/10/2019