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South West England

Buckland Newton

View of Cerne Valley – Gaggle of Geese loop from Buckland Newton

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

Buckland Newton

View of Cerne Valley – Gaggle of Geese loop from Buckland Newton

Moderate

3

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View of Cerne Valley – Gaggle of Geese loop from Buckland Newton

03:24

11.8km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

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2.48 km

View of Cerne Valley

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The Cerne Valley offers quintessentially gorgeous Dorset vistas, blending rolling chalk hills with patchy, vibrant green pastures and ancient woodlands. Historic, golden-stone villages like Cerne Abbas nestle snugly along the …

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2

3.32 km

Sunflower Field in Dorset National Landscape

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Pick the right time of year to see them..... Unlike me, and get the times wrong and it's just a field.

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3

3.78 km

Minterne Gardens

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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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3.80 km

St. Michael's Church, Dorset

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5

6.32 km

View of Up Cerne Lake

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Not a lake. The water "behind" Up Cerne Manor is a specific formal water feature—a serpentine canal pond—as well as the River Cerne itself, which flows through the valley just …

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8.44 km

View of the Dorset Chalk Downlands

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Well,somebody needs to cut down the bushes and trees, as that is all that can be seen here. oh, and ouch.. big, BIG nettle stings!!!

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10.1 km

View of Buckland Newton

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Lovely view down to Buckland Newton in the valley.

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8

11.7 km

Gaggle of Geese

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Quaint, village-style pub that's really welcoming to cyclists.

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11.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.24 km

1.14 km

722 m

598 m

Surfaces

6.72 km

2.07 km

1.61 km

1.13 km

210 m

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