The Hardy Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England in the United Kingdom.
The route runs for 340 km or 212 miles.
The route is named for the writer Thomas Hardy and runs through Thomas Hardy's Wessex his version of Wessex, the region of the West Country of England portrayed in his books such as Tess of the Durbervilles, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Far From the Madding Crowd, Jude the Obscure and others.
Its starts at Higher Bockhampton where Hardy was born and finishes at Stinsford churchyard where Hardy's heart lies buried.
Its passes through Dorset and takes in along the route such villages and towns as Bere Regis, Lulworth Cove, Corfe Castle, Shaftesbury, Evershot and Dorchester, Dorset the county town.