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View from Bulbarrow Hill – Poundbury Hill Fort loop from Dorchester South

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View from Bulbarrow Hill – Poundbury Hill Fort loop from Dorchester South

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4.0

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View from Bulbarrow Hill – Poundbury Hill Fort loop from Dorchester South

05:16

77.8km

940m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 15, 2026

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After 12.9 km for 81 m

Discouraged

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.7 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

14.2 km

Moreton Plantation

Highlight • Forest

This sweeping, coniferous forest is managed by the Forestry Commission and has plenty of tracks and trails to keep you occupied. Moreton Drive is a dead straight track that goes …

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35.8 km

View from Bulbarrow Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

The county's second highest hill, this is a bit of a slog to get up but all worth it for the views.

On a clear day you can see as …

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55.7 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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55.7 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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70.4 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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72.7 km

River Cerne at Gascoyne Lane

Highlight • River

Offroad track to cut through to Poundbury Road. Two bridges over river cerne

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75.3 km

Wondeful views down to the Frome Valley and Dorset downs from Poundbury Hill Fort a scheduled Prehistoric and Roman archaeological remains and includes evidence of a Neolithic settlement, a substantial …

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76.8 km

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

Highlight • Historical Site

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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77.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.1 km

5.11 km

4.63 km

2.31 km

2.18 km

1.51 km

Surfaces

46.4 km

26.1 km

5.08 km

198 m

112 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Saturday 4 July

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View from Bulbarrow Hill – Poundbury Hill Fort loop from Dorchester South

Moreton Plantation

View from Bulbarrow Hill

Cerne Abbas Village Restaurants

Abbots Bed & Breakfast and Tearoom

Stratton Village Green

River Cerne at Gascoyne Lane

Poundbury Hill Fort

Dorchester (Casterbridge in Thomas Hardy's Novels)

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