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Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Hilfield Hill

Hiking trails & Routes

South West England

Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Hilfield Hill

Moderate

4.8

(11)

25

hikers

Cerne Abbas Giant – Abbey House, Cerne Abbey loop from Hilfield Hill

03:49

13.8km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.12 km

View of Sydling Valley from Wessex Ridgeway

Highlight • Natural Monument

2

3.57 km

View of the Cerne Valley

Highlight • Natural

3

4.96 km

Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Monument

Ride down Acreman Street for a marvellous view of the Cerne Abbas Giant.

Measuring at 55 metres (180 ft) high, the origin of the figure of a man wielding a …

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4

5.39 km

River Cerne and the Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Trail

The River Cerne gracefully winds its way through Cerne Abbas, meandering down the valley for about 10 miles before eventually converging with the River Frome at Dorchester. It has earned …

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5

5.58 km

Abbey House, Cerne Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

Abbey House is what is left of the Abbey at Cerne. The original benedictine abbey was founded in 987. Most of the abbey bulidings were later demolished during the dissolution of the monasteries in the late 1530's.

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6

5.99 km

Cerne Abbas Giant

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Cerne Abbas Giant is a large, ancient figure depicting a naked man holding a club, and it's often associated with various myths and fertility rituals.

The origin and purpose …

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7

7.96 km

View of the Dorset Chalk Downlands

Highlight • Viewpoint

Well,somebody needs to cut down the bushes and trees, as that is all that can be seen here. oh, and ouch.. big, BIG nettle stings!!!

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8

8.68 km

View of Minterne House

Highlight • Historical Site

Great view of the impressive Minterne house.

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B

13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

1.29 km

261 m

209 m

Surfaces

8.76 km

2.89 km

1.64 km

481 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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