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Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

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Winterbourne Steepleton

Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

Moderate

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Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

01:34

19.7km

320m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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77 m

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

The long climb to the monument from Martinstown is rewarded with 360 views of Black Down and the coast.

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175 m

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

Highlight • Viewpoint

Smitten Corner has a rather lovely name for what is essentially just a small car park. There's much more than meets the eye though, as so many footpaths, bridleways and …

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2.31 km

Portesham Rocket Sculpture at Rocket Quarry

Highlight • Structure

5.94 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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6.20 km

Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 11th century by King Cnut's thegn …

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8.74 km

Chesil Beach & The Fleet

Highlight • Beach

Author John Fowles described Chesil Beach as “an elemental place, made of sea, shingle and sky”. Backed by The Fleet, the largest tidal lagoon in Britain, this natural pebble beach …

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13.3 km

Viewpoint

14.6 km

View of St Catherine's Chapel and The Fleet Lagoon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view

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15.4 km

Abbotsbury Tor and Fleet Lagoon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good view

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19.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.32 km

5.16 km

4.65 km

2.25 km

1.06 km

319 m

Surfaces

6.02 km

4.59 km

3.34 km

1.95 km

1.94 km

1.92 km

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

26°C

16°C

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Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins – Chesil Beach & The Fleet loop from Winterbourne Steepleton

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

Portesham Rocket Sculpture at Rocket Quarry

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins

Chesil Beach & The Fleet

View of St Catherine's Chapel and The Fleet Lagoon

Abbotsbury Tor and Fleet Lagoon

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