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Chesil Beach – Hardy‘s Monument Loop from Dorchester West

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Chesil Beach – Hardy‘s Monument Loop from Dorchester West

fatimamirza34 planned a road ride

May 27, 2021

Chesil Beach – Hardy‘s Monument Loop from Dorchester West

Moderate

04:10

78.5km

18.8km/h

880m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.21 km for 179 m

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9.29 km

Short Off-Road Cycleway Shared With Pedestrians

Highlight • Cycleway

Short length of off road tarmac linking to Dorchester High St and if you turn right off it you can link to NCN Route 26 out to Weymouth. Or you …

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12.2 km

Dorchester to Weymouth Cycle Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A long easy slope up from the Dorchester side gives way to magnificent views over Weymouth et al. The way down is a bit convoluted but it gets you to the sea in not long at all.

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24.1 km

Hardy's Monument and the Royal Bathing Machine

Highlight • Monument

England's kings came and went here. And, they bathed here. But how?! The information board tells an exciting story of how and why a "bathing trolley" was built for a …

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33.7 km

View of Chesil Beach and Weymouth

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36.0 km

Chesil Beach

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Known for Ian McEwan's novel On Chesil Beach, this is a really cool stretch to ride along as you're flanked by the sea on both sides. Bit busy with traffic …

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55.0 km

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

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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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59.8 km

Hardy Monument

Highlight • Monument

This striking tower stands to the north of the Isle of Portland and offers fantastic 360 degree views of Dorset and the English Channel. Although the novelist Thomas Hardy lived …

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67.6 km

Poundbury

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Designed by the Prince of Wales, Poundbury is built on the land of the Duchy of Cornwall and has an eclectic mix of Georgian Houses. Prince Charles' vision back in …

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78.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.2 km

17.2 km

4.05 km

2.19 km

942 m

769 m

Surfaces

53.9 km

20.9 km

2.49 km

1.10 km

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Chesil Beach – Hardy‘s Monument Loop from Dorchester West

Short Off-Road Cycleway Shared With Pedestrians

Dorchester to Weymouth Cycle Route

Hardy's Monument and the Royal Bathing Machine

View of Chesil Beach and Weymouth

Chesil Beach

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Hardy Monument

Poundbury

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