Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Rachel Cunningham planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Rachel Cunningham

Saved routes

Old Harry Rocks Descent – Old Harry Rocks Loop from Norden

Rachel Cunningham

Saved routes

Old Harry Rocks Descent – Old Harry Rocks Loop from Norden

Rachel Cunningham planned a mountain bike ride

October 15, 2022

Old Harry Rocks Descent – Old Harry Rocks Loop from Norden

Moderate

03:30

38.7km

11.1km/h

560m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.01 km for 312 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.7 km

View of Corfe Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Lovely, long descent into Corfe

Tip by

12.8 km

View of Swanage Bay from Purbeck Way

Highlight • Climb

Incredible views of Swanage bay

Tip by

14.4 km

Swanage Obelisk

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

It's a good climb up to the Obelisk, fun in the dry and slippery and challenging in the wet.
Great views over Poole harbour and the coast.
The Obelisk was …

Tip by

14.9 km

Obelisk Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

Start just after gate, past obelisk and down a steep dirt track down to gate. Eyes will water!!!

Tip by

17.0 km

View of the Sea from Ballard Down

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Incredible straight bridleway along the top of Ballard Down from the obelisk towards the sea. It really does feel like you're going to ride off the edge of the cliff when you get closer to the sea!

Tip by

17.6 km

View of Old Harry Rocks

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Speedy downhill to old harry

Tip by

18.9 km

Old Harry Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Studland Bay is dominated by one of the south coast's most famous landmarks - Old Harry. It is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and is managed by the National Trust.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

32.2 km

Heathland Trail, Dorset National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful landscapes, gorgeous colours from the heather. It can be a bit sandy so make sure you're tyre pressures are nice and low

Tip by

38.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

10.7 km

6.18 km

2.34 km

234 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

10.5 km

7.52 km

6.54 km

1.77 km

337 m

334 m

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

Old Harry Rocks Descent – Old Harry Rocks Loop from Norden

View of Corfe Castle

View of Swanage Bay from Purbeck Way

Swanage Obelisk

Obelisk Descent

View of the Sea from Ballard Down

View of Old Harry Rocks

Old Harry Rocks

Heathland Trail, Dorset National Landscape

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️