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Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

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Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

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5.0

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Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

05:22

44.0km

860m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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12.0 km

Weam Coppice

Forest

13.3 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

Riverside path along the River Cerne, Cerne Abbas

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A beautiful and cool path along the River Cerne as it passes through Abbas Cerne. A pleasure to run while listening to the water flowing.

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13.9 km

Abbey House is what is left of the Abbey at Cerne. The original benedictine abbey was founded in 987. Most of the abbey bulidings were later demolished during the dissolution of the monasteries in the late 1530's.

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14.0 km

Abbot's Porch, Cerne Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

'Abbot's Porch' is an architectural feature of historical significance and was the original gateway to Cerne Abbey.
Throughout its history, Cerne Abbey played a vital role in the local community …

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14.4 km

Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Cerne Abbas Giant is a large, ancient figure depicting a naked man holding a club, and it's often associated with various myths and fertility rituals.

The origin and purpose …

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19.5 km

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Highlight • Religious Site

This church has a late medieval origin, but it also features elements from other periods, such as the 17th-century North chapel and the early 19th-century tower.

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19.5 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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34.4 km

Gravel Track to Upper Sydling

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This seems to be a real hot spot to see wildlife esp birds. Several buzzard, some hares and lots of other birds mobbing the buzzards, riding the air currents there. …

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44.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

2.17 km

2.10 km

967 m

759 m

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.2 km

3.94 km

2.38 km

2.04 km

792 m

686 m

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Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Sydling St. Nicholas

Cerne Abbas Giant

Riverside path along the River Cerne, Cerne Abbas

Abbey House, Cerne Abbey

Abbot's Porch, Cerne Abbey

Cerne Abbas Giant

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Minterne Gardens

Gravel Track to Upper Sydling

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