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United Kingdom
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South West England
Dorset
Purbeck
Wareham Town

Saxon Walls, Wareham – Woodsford Castle loop from Wareham

Moderate

56

riders

Saxon Walls, Wareham – Woodsford Castle loop from Wareham

02:33

58.3km

350m

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: February 28, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 35 m for 13 m

After 58.3 km for 13 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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740 m

Saxon Walls, Wareham

Highlight • Historical Site

You should get a good view of the northern Saxon earthen banks of the Wareham. These ramparts are some of the best examples of Saxon defences in the country.
Built …

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2

10.1 km

The Weld Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Nice little pub for some quick refreshment with beer garden around the back.

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10.9 km

Broom´s Plantation

Forest

4

22.9 km

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down …

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5

23.7 km

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

25.0 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

7

27.9 km

Woodsford Castle

Highlight • Castle

This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

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8

32.9 km

considered to be one of the best examples of Stuart architecture in Dorset built in 1633 by Dorchester merchant John Gould on the site of Everards Manor in the vanished village of Frome Billet.

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9

42.3 km

Quiet Cycling Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

10

47.8 km

Wool Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Closed to traffic and on a traffic free cycleway section.

Features in Hardye's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy refers to a tradition that a phantom coach drives up to Woolbridge …

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58.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.2 km

5.55 km

2.03 km

414 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.8 km

12.6 km

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Highest point (140 m)

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Monday 18 May

16°C

11°C

97 %

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