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Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

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South West England

Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

Hard

38

runners

Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

01:56

18.2km

120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

56 m

Puddletown Forest

Highlight • Trail

Puddletown Woods in Dorset offers Mountain Bikers lots of short natural singletracks, downhill sections, crazy jumps even a sort of 4X track.

Tip by

2

1.52 km

Forest Path Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

3

5.29 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

Tip by

4

6.71 km

St Andrew's Church

Highlight • Historical Site

Thomas Hardy fans will know West Stafford as the location of the story The Waiting Supper, with the church of St Andrew also being the apparent setting for Tess and Angel Clare’s marriage in Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

Tip by

5

6.87 km

The Wise Man Pub

Highlight • Pub

good pub

Tip by

6

10.3 km

Woodsford Castle

Highlight • Castle

This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

Tip by

7

16.3 km

Rhododendron Mile

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Catch this at the right time of the year and you'll understand why it's called Rhododendron Mile. A rolling road that cuts through Puddletown Forest, you'll fall in love with Southern Dorset's countryside.

Tip by

B

18.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.0 km

2.06 km

127 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

4.98 km

2.05 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 27 October

16°C

8°C

69 %

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