Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2024

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56 m

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Highlight • Religious Site

This church has a late medieval origin, but it also features elements from other periods, such as the 17th-century North chapel and the early 19th-century tower.

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4.76 km

Cerne Giant

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Right by your side, you have the Cerne Abbas chalk hill figure. Given that it is 108 feet (55 meters) tall, you won't be able to see the entirety of …

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5.11 km

Abbey House

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This Grade I listed building incorporates part of the Abbey's original South Gateway. It was almost entirely reconstructed in the mid-18th century after a fire.

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5.54 km

Riverside path along the River Cerne, Cerne Abbas

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A beautiful and cool path along the River Cerne as it passes through Abbas Cerne. A pleasure to run while listening to the water flowing.

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6.03 km

View of the Cerne Abbas Giant

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This provides a perfect viewpoint from which to observe the large hill figure of the Cerne Giant. It's at just the right distance, not too far, to see the figure in its entirety.

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9.76 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.64 km

1.45 km

1.08 km

927 m

368 m

224 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.47 km

3.41 km

1.07 km

478 m

331 m

Elevation

Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

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St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Cerne Giant

Abbey House

Riverside path along the River Cerne, Cerne Abbas

View of the Cerne Abbas Giant

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