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New Barn Road – Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins loop from Dorchester West

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New Barn Road – Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins loop from Dorchester West

Hard

4.8

(4)

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New Barn Road – Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins loop from Dorchester West

03:21

51.6km

560m

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: March 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 434 m for 154 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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511 m

Maumbury Rings

Highlight • Natural Monument

Has a metal railing fence around the outside with gates for pedestrians. Best to lock your bike to the railings rather than try to get in with it

Tip by

15.0 km

Good place to enjoy some wildlife and nature in Weymouth. Had a little picnic there on the way back from Weymouth to Dorchester. There are a few of these pontoons or walkways out into h lake along this stretch.

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22.6 km

Hyde Coppice

Forest

30.1 km

New Barn Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Especially the descent is fun!

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30.5 km

Chester's Coppice

Forest

32.7 km

Cherries Abbey Farm Café

Highlight • Cafe

Cherries Abbey Farm, a restaurant and events venue in Abbotsbury, Dorset. It serves delicious, fresh, home-cooked food, including breakfasts, bagels and sandwiches, lunches, and pies. The restaurant is colorful, clean, …

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32.9 km

Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Abbotsbury Abbey, dedicated to Saint Peter, was a Benedictine monastery in the village of Abbotsbury in Dorset, England. The abbey was founded in the 11th century by King Cnut's thegn …

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36.2 km

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite is a family run campsite in the West Dorset countryside, located on the edge of the village of Portesham on the B3157. It offers pitches for …

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45.8 km

Uphill Trail

Highlight • Trail

46.8 km

Ridgeway Hill

Highlight • Trail

On top of Ridgeway Hill between Weymouth and Dorchester

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51.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.6 km

12.0 km

1.91 km

1.55 km

387 m

235 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.8 km

19.9 km

1.57 km

277 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Saturday 9 May

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New Barn Road – Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins loop from Dorchester West

Maumbury Rings

Pontoon on Radipole Lake

New Barn Road

Cherries Abbey Farm Café

Abbotsbury Abbey Ruins

Portesham Dairy Farm Campsite

Uphill Trail

Ridgeway Hill

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