On Ridgeway Hill there is an excellent viewpoint. The seaward view, south-east to south-west, spans over 30 miles, while the prospect northwards gives a remarkable panorama of Wareham, Poole Harbour, Sandbanks and beyond to Christchurch Bay and Hengistbury Head. Grange Arch Folly was built in the early 18th century. Its purpose was to provide a focal point on the horizon when viewed from Creech Grange, lying in the valley below. The arch has been in the care of the National Trust since 1942. Denis Bond, who commissioned this strange folly, is perhaps more celebrated for the considerable engineering feat of laying out London's Bond Street on which was then a marshy refuse tip.

From the 'crossroads' on the Ridgeway track, virtually the whole remaining length of the Purbeck Hills can be seen ahead - to Corfe in the middle distance and onwards to Swanage on the horizon. Corfe lies in the only break in this line of hills and its shattered castle, ruined during the Civil War, can be viewed to the south of the ridge. The route from Whiteway Farm to Hyde Wood is characterised principally by the absence of any clear track, though there are enough points of reference to make navigation fairly straightforward.

Cresting the rise from Hyde Wood you again come in sight of the breezy expanse of Kimmeridge Bay. The rugged seascape stands in sharp contrast to the more pastoral scenery of the previous mile. The downhill path to St Nicholas' Church provides an opportunity to contemplate the memorable view as it gradually disappears from sight during the final descent.