Weymouth Bay Cycle Path – View of Weymouth Bay loop from Wool

Weymouth Bay Cycle Path – View of Weymouth Bay loop from Wool

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Weymouth Bay Cycle Path – View of Weymouth Bay loop from Wool

02:49

58.9km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 32.7 km for 308 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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466 m

Woolbridge Manor House

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A nice detour for any ride, this is bricks-and-mortar evidence of Hardy's relationship with his home county Dorset. This world famous author (1840-1928) based Tess of the D'Urberville's life in …

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8.74 km

Waddock Copse

Forest

17.5 km

Bockhampton Bridge

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lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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26.4 km

View of Weymouth and Dorchester

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Be careful as it is unpaved. Passable on a road bike, and offers a good alternative to busy roads.

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34.9 km

Weymouth Bay Cycle Path

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Take note of the restrictions along this shared pedestrian - cycle path. From May 1st to October not possible to cycle between 1000 and 1800 (or something like that). In …

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37.7 km

View of Weymouth Bay

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This is where they filmed the Greenhill Fair scenes from the 1967 Scheslinger Film adaption of Thomas Hardy's 'Far from the Madding Crowd'

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39.3 km

View of Weymouth Bay

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Nice steady climb out of Broadmayne, before you turn left down the fantastic descent that eventually leads you into Weymouth.

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39.7 km

Tumulus

Archaeological Site

48.3 km

Woodsford Castle

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This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

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