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The Brewers Arms – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Abbotsbury

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The Brewers Arms – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Abbotsbury

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The Brewers Arms – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Abbotsbury

01:40

25.3km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.2 km for 111 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.61 km

Cockwell Coppice

Forest

16.5 km

Stone Sheep Washing Pool

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic sheep washing pool

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16.6 km

The Brewers Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

Pretty little village with a great pub

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19.8 km

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

The long climb to the monument from Martinstown is rewarded with 360 views of Black Down and the coast.

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19.9 km

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

Highlight • Viewpoint

Smitten Corner has a rather lovely name for what is essentially just a small car park. There's much more than meets the eye though, as so many footpaths, bridleways and …

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20.2 km

Hardy Monument

Highlight • Monument

This striking tower stands to the north of the Isle of Portland and offers fantastic 360 degree views of Dorset and the English Channel. Although the novelist Thomas Hardy lived …

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24.0 km

Panoramic View on the Descent to Abbotsbury

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.0 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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25.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

362 m

152 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

10.1 km

148 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

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The Brewers Arms – Smitten Corner Trail Junction loop from Abbotsbury

Stone Sheep Washing Pool

The Brewers Arms

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Smitten Corner Trail Junction

Hardy Monument

Panoramic View on the Descent to Abbotsbury

St Catherine's Chapel, Abbotsbury

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