Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2025

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.99 km

View of Weymouth and Dorchester

Highlight • Cycleway

Be careful as it is unpaved. Passable on a road bike, and offers a good alternative to busy roads.

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12.2 km

Hyde Coppice

Forest

20.1 km

Chester's Coppice

Forest

22.7 km

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Highlight • Viewpoint

The classic Abbotsbury view is of Chesil Beach. It's a quaint village with a swannery, but the roads are so nice you'll probably be going too fast to look at the birds.

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26.1 km

Winters Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great quiet lane for faster riding leaving Portesham heading east, with some twisty bits and a lovely view down to the sea.

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32.1 km

Upwey Wishing Well Café

Highlight • Cafe

the famous wishing well, water gardens and tea rooms.

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33.7 km

View of Maiden Castle and the Dorset Countryside

Highlight • Natural Monument

one of the best views of famous Iron Hill fort of Maiden Castle and looking north beyond Dorchester and the north Dorset Downs.

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40.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.5 km

5.40 km

1.08 km

505 m

251 m

237 m

171 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

16.7 km

1.39 km

167 m

Elevation

Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

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Friday 28 November

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St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

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Upwey Wishing Well Café

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