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Sandbanks Ferry – Sandbanks Ferry loop from Langton Matravers

Sandbanks Ferry – Sandbanks Ferry loop from Langton Matravers

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Sandbanks Ferry – Sandbanks Ferry loop from Langton Matravers

01:32

33.5km

330m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.82 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.74 km

Descent Into Swanage

Highlight • Cycleway

Down into Swanage - Full beans

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4.62 km

Swanage Seafront

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This stretch along the Swanage seafront is just blissful. There's plenty to see and do in this pretty town and you can ride around a lot of it, although away …

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7.02 km

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Forest

9.89 km

St Nicholas' Church, Studland

Highlight • Religious Site

This church in Studland is a Romanesque Norman buildin. Although around 1,000 years old, it was constructed on the site of an earlier church, built when Christianity arrived in Dorset during the Saxon era.

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11.1 km

Studland Bay Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Studland has a long stretch of stunning sandy beach that can be accessed off of Ferry Road, which runs along the length of the peninsula and links the Sandbanks chain …

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11.6 km

Knoll Beach

Highlight • Beach

One of Studland’s more popular beaches, with view over the bay to Old Harry Rocks and a convenient National Trust cafe.

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15.9 km

Sandbanks Ferry

Highlight • Structure

Only £1 to cross by bike. The ferry runs from 7am until 11pm, typically every 20 minutes.

Check out more at sandbanksferry.co.uk/timetable.php

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16.1 km

Sandbanks Ferry

Highlight • Rest Area

Sandbanks Ferry carries passengers and vehicles between Sandbanks and Studland. You can travel with your bike for just £1.

Boats leave from Sandbanks every 20 minutes from 7am until 11pm. Check if the service is running beforehand though: sandbanksferry.co.uk

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18.4 km

View of Brownsea Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

Brownsea is the largest island in Poole Harbour. Owned by the National Trust, the island is a haven for wildlife. Red squirrels dart amongst the woodland and peacocks prance around …

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33.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

3.13 km

1.86 km

849 m

619 m

235 m

156 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.6 km

397 m

235 m

192 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 22 June

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Sandbanks Ferry – Sandbanks Ferry loop from Langton Matravers

Descent Into Swanage

Swanage Seafront

St Nicholas' Church, Studland

Studland Bay Beach

Knoll Beach

Sandbanks Ferry

Sandbanks Ferry

View of Brownsea Island

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