Jurassic Coast Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove - Hike and Swim

TECHNICAL NOTES

Distance: 3 miles/ 7 kilometres

Total ascent: 900 feet / 280 metres

Take in the view. Breathe Out The Stress At The World's Most Famous Rock Arch.

Durdle Door is probably the most famous stone arch anywhere in the world. It was created when the sea pierced through the Portland limestone around 10,000 years ago. Looking west over the beach, isolated stacks out at sea show where an older coastline once lay.

This part of the coast is formed from merged bays and shows how Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole may look in several thousand years' time.