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The Smiths Arms – Dorchester Borough Gardens loop from Cerne Abbas

Road cycling routes

South West England

The Smiths Arms – Dorchester Borough Gardens loop from Cerne Abbas

Easy

5.0

(2)

15

riders

The Smiths Arms – Dorchester Borough Gardens loop from Cerne Abbas

01:04

25.6km

160m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

3.72 km

The Smiths Arms

Highlight • Pub

The Smiths Arms, formerly the smallest pub in England,

Dating to 1420, originally a smithy but granted a licence to serve alcohol by Charles II who wanted a beer when he stopped to have his horse shod.

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2

4.10 km

Holy Trinity Church

Highlight • Religious Site

3

11.8 km

The Grove – Roman Defensive Ditch and Bank

Highlight • Structure

You could of choose to continue up along the grove, alongside the Roman Defensive Ditch and Bank system but you'd be with the traffic so taking a right here and …

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4

12.3 km

Dorchester Borough Gardens

Highlight • Rest Area

A pleasant small park in the centre of Dorchester.

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5

12.8 km

Market Café in Dorchester

Highlight • Cafe

6

14.9 km

The Sun Inn

Highlight • Pub

Cosy Pub, food only so-so. You could if you wished veer off to the left after the pub and take instead the shared cycle/pedestrican route and continue all the way to Hangmans Cottage

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7

21.1 km

Feed the Soul Café & Farm Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent little cafe doing superb alternative brunch treats.

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B

25.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

4.58 km

1.86 km

435 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

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