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Minterne Gardens – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Yetminster

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Minterne Gardens – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Yetminster

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Minterne Gardens – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Yetminster

03:49

62.7km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48 m for 14 m

After 62.7 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.02 km

View North to Somerset

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely stretch of road here but going up quite steeply.

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10.2 km

Minterne Gardens

Highlight • Lake

Nationally important Minterne Magna Gardens - famous for their Himalayan gardens. Dependent on the season, tea, coffe and cake on the terrace over looking capability brown inspired landscaped gardens

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13.0 km

Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Monument

Ride down Acreman Street for a marvellous view of the Cerne Abbas Giant.

Measuring at 55 metres (180 ft) high, the origin of the figure of a man wielding a …

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13.7 km

Abbots Bed & Breakfast and Tearoom

Highlight • Restaurant

A great stop for cream tea on any ride. Their local clotted cream allocation is another level!

You won't find much bike parking space but you can prop them against …

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13.8 km

Cerne Abbas Village Restaurants

Highlight • Restaurant

Lunch stop - there are two pubs or do what I did and get a freshly baked Cornish Pastie, banana and cup of tea and a fiver from the village shop.

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23.3 km

St Mary the Virgin Church

Highlight • Historical Site

26.8 km

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

Highlight • Historical Site

One of the best preserved towns in the UK, Dorchester (AKA Casterbridge if you're Thomas Hardy) is beautiful.

There's historic buildings on either side of you, narrow streets and some …

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38.1 km

River Piddle in Piddletrenthide

Highlight • River

The River Piddle runs through the centre of Piddletrenthide right behind and sometimes underneath the houses on the main road.

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62.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.7 km

13.6 km

2.18 km

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.6 km

11.0 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 16 May

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Minterne Gardens – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Yetminster

View North to Somerset

Minterne Gardens

Cerne Abbas Giant

Abbots Bed & Breakfast and Tearoom

Cerne Abbas Village Restaurants

St Mary the Virgin Church

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

River Piddle in Piddletrenthide

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