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View of Durdle Door – Rhododendron Mile loop from Wool

View of Durdle Door – Rhododendron Mile loop from Wool

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View of Durdle Door – Rhododendron Mile loop from Wool

02:37

54.9km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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After 38.7 km for 332 m

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Start point

Train Station

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14.8 km

View of Durdle Door

Highlight • Beach

The view down towards the coast from this highpoint on the road is great. Hambury Tout is the hill directly south with a trig point at 134m. Lulworth Cove is …

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17.1 km

Marley Wood

Forest

28.7 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 …

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33.7 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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36.7 km

Thomas Hardy's Yalbury Woods.
It was said that the Woodwoses who frequented the woodlands around Yellowham Hill, savage, hairy, humanoid creatures, were more than partial to carrying off maidens from …

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39.0 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.

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47.2 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

47.4 km

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

49.3 km

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down …

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49.5 km

Quiet Cycling Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

54.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.2 km

1.33 km

746 m

197 m

138 m

125 m

102 m

Surfaces

34.9 km

19.5 km

355 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Friday 10 July

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View of Durdle Door – Rhododendron Mile loop from Wool

View of Durdle Door

Woodsford Castle

Bockhampton Bridge

Yellowham Hill

Rhododendron Mile

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

St Nicholas' Church and T. E. Lawrence Burial Site

Quiet Cycling Road

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