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View from Bulbarrow Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Shillingstone

View from Bulbarrow Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Shillingstone

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View from Bulbarrow Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Shillingstone

03:08

41.6km

660m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.8 km for 568 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.28 km

View of Cranborne Chase from Dorset National Landscape

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Worth the hard climb.

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8.83 km

View from Bulbarrow Hill

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The county's second highest hill, this is a bit of a slog to get up but all worth it for the views.

On a clear day you can see as …

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10.4 km

Ochill Wood

Forest

27.0 km

View of the River Stour and Stone Arch Bridge

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From this beautiful multi-arched stone bridge, you can enjoy views of the River Stour as it flows through Blandford Forum. The only downside is that it has a sidewalk on only one side.

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28.1 km

Start of the North Dorset Trailway in Blandford Forum

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Nice easy going route from Blandford to Sturminster Newton, running along old railway line. Very easy going gravel.
Bit of history in nearby Railway Garden: flickr.com/photos/93122458@N08/17454467195/in/photostream

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29.3 km

North Dorset Trailway

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Incredibly scenic ride thought the Stour Valley.

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30.5 km

View from North Dorset Trailway

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using North Dorset trancil

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32.6 km

Durweston Mill

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A five-acre island surrounded by the River Stour with a campsite, old mill buildings, mill pool and peaceful stretch of the river.

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33.9 km

Sutcombe Wood

Forest

41.0 km

Shillingstone Railway Station & Museum

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The train line was removed in 1966 but this station was left. Volunteers and enthusiasts have worked here since 1997 restoring the station and laying some track in 2008. It's …

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41.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

11.3 km

10.9 km

7.33 km

442 m

200 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

15.6 km

3.66 km

1.77 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Monday 25 May

31°C

16°C

0 %

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View from Bulbarrow Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Shillingstone

View of Cranborne Chase from Dorset National Landscape

View from Bulbarrow Hill

View of the River Stour and Stone Arch Bridge

Start of the North Dorset Trailway in Blandford Forum

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Durweston Mill

Shillingstone Railway Station & Museum

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