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Valley of Stones – Litton Lakes loop from Abbotsbury

Moderate

5.0

(1)

11

riders

Valley of Stones – Litton Lakes loop from Abbotsbury

01:30

29.6km

430m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

17 m

Cafe and Farm Shop

Highlight • Restaurant

2

2.88 km

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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3

3.20 km

Lime Kiln Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A shortish but extraordinarily sharp climb with some very steep sections and unforgivingly false flats. The views as they unveil and from the top are all worth it though. Great …

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4

6.41 km

Valley of Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

This National Nature Reserve has an unusual train of sarsen stones – boulders strewn across the valley, tumbled down from the ridge during the last Ice Age

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5

9.13 km

View of Bridehead House

Highlight • Historical Site

what a gorgeous location for a game of cricket and views of Bridehead House
Bridehead House.
Pevsner describes this (Buildings of England: Dorset) as essentially an early 19th century Tudor …

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6

19.4 km

Litton Lakes

Highlight • Lake

One of the nicest places in the Bride valley to sit and relax by the lakes and have a coffee or cake

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7

24.6 km

Parish Church. C13 chancel and C14 south tower.

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8

24.7 km

One of the gems of the Bride Valley. Some lovely walks, waterfalls good for picnics etc

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B

29.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.9 km

691 m

Surfaces

24.6 km

4.97 km

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Monday 12 October

19°C

12°C

92 %

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