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Valley of Stones – View of Bridehead House loop from Abbotsbury

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
West Dorset
Abbotsbury

Valley of Stones – View of Bridehead House loop from Abbotsbury

Moderate

9

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Valley of Stones – View of Bridehead House loop from Abbotsbury

02:13

34.9km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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1.90 km

Lime Kiln Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A shortish but extraordinarily sharp climb with some very steep sections and unforgivingly false flats. The views as they unveil and from the top are all worth it though. Great …

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2

5.10 km

Valley of Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

This National Nature Reserve has an unusual train of sarsen stones – boulders strewn across the valley, tumbled down from the ridge during the last Ice Age

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3

26.7 km

Parish Church. C13 chancel and C14 south tower.

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4

26.7 km

One of the gems of the Bride Valley. Some lovely walks, waterfalls good for picnics etc

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5

27.0 km

View of Bridehead House

Highlight • Historical Site

what a gorgeous location for a game of cricket and views of Bridehead House
Bridehead House.
Pevsner describes this (Buildings of England: Dorset) as essentially an early 19th century Tudor …

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33.3 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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34.9 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.0 km

1.46 km

235 m

235 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

16.5 km

987 m

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