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Puddletown

Stratton Village Green – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Dorset

Moderate

5.0

(1)

4

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Stratton Village Green – Bockhampton Bridge loop from Dorset

02:42

42.2km

440m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

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14.0 km

Cerne Abbas Village Restaurants

Highlight • Restaurant

Lunch stop - there are two pubs or do what I did and get a freshly baked Cornish Pastie, banana and cup of tea and a fiver from the village shop.

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14.0 km

Abbots Bed & Breakfast and Tearoom

Highlight • Restaurant

A great stop for cream tea on any ride. Their local clotted cream allocation is another level!

You won't find much bike parking space but you can prop them against …

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3

25.3 km

Stratton Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Good spot for refreshment (picnic or the Saxon Arms on the Green). Good value meals and very popular.
'Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for …

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4

31.1 km

One of the best preserved towns in the UK, Dorchester (AKA Casterbridge if you're Thomas Hardy) is beautiful.

There's historic buildings on either side of you, narrow streets and some …

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5

35.9 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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6

37.5 km

Thorncombe Woods and Thomas Hardy's Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

Excellent Coffee and Cake stop.

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7

38.3 km

Yellowham Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

you can go over this lovely hill - what used to be the main route into Puddletown - or follow the tracks that go behind. can be muddy but takes …

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38.6 km

Yellowham Hill Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

This section is the old road into Dorchester which has now been by-passed and is very quiet. Going over the dual cariageway bypass, shortly after coming down the hill, it …

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42.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

6.27 km

2.38 km

1.44 km

349 m

136 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

17.6 km

429 m

227 m

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Highest point (230 m)

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Tuesday 16 June

19°C

14°C

21 %

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