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View of Hod Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Hammoon

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View of Hod Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Hammoon

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View of Hod Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Hammoon

02:14

28.3km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.3 km for 164 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.49 km

View of Hod Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Was nice to see the Hod from a distance. On a hike route I'd done Hambledon and Hod on same day, in really bad conditions. worth a go up there

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13.0 km

Start of the North Dorset Trailway in Blandford Forum

Highlight • Trail

Nice easy going route from Blandford to Sturminster Newton, running along old railway line. Very easy going gravel.
Bit of history in nearby Railway Garden: flickr.com/photos/93122458@N08/17454467195/in/photostream

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13.5 km

Blandford Railway Arches and Footbridge

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

In addition to the main rail bridge spanning the river, smaller bridges were built to allow traffic and pedestrians to cross the cuttings and track as it travelled north-west. Three bridges were built for this purpose and all of them remain integral to the navigation of the town today. Arguably the most distinctive of them is the Alexandra Street pedestrian footbridge, above the site of the dismantled station. Constructed from iron and now partially supported by four narrow legs, the bridge stands at what was once the northern end of the station, where the single-line section to Templecombe began.
Blandford station remained open until 7 March 1966, when the entire line from Bath to Bournemouth closed to passengers. Goods traffic continued for a further three years, but the station was finally closed and the track lifted in 1969. Following the closure, the Damory railway bridges, on the southern approach to the station, were eventually demolished in 1978.

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14.2 km

Black Cactus Café

Highlight • Cafe

Black Cactus is a very friendly cafe with delicious food. you can charge up, recharge and refresh. Nice space to park your bikes right infront too. dogs also welcome.

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14.7 km

Offcamber Cycles

Highlight • Other

Great family owned bike shop.

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17.8 km

View from North Dorset Trailway

Highlight • Cycleway

using North Dorset trancil

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24.3 km

Shillingstone Railway Station & Museum

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

The train line was removed in 1966 but this station was left. Volunteers and enthusiasts have worked here since 1997 restoring the station and laying some track in 2008. It's now a mini museum with the restored station and some rolling stock and engines. They plan to extend the track towards Sturminster Newton and eventually run a heritage railway service.
The cafe and shop are open when the station is open, currently Open on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm.

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25.6 km

North Dorset Trailway

Highlight • Cycleway

The North Dorset Trailway now extends approximately 14 miles from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury, with a section in Stalbridge they aim to link with, providing a safe route for walkers, runners, cyclists, equestrians and people with mobility scooters. The Trailway is largely made up of sections of the old Somerset and Dorset Railway which linked Bristol and Bournemouth until the 1960s.

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28.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

8.89 km

2.53 km

1.25 km

325 m

219 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

10.7 km

2.44 km

225 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 3 July

25°C

14°C

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View of Hod Hill – North Dorset Trailway loop from Hammoon

View of Hod Hill

Start of the North Dorset Trailway in Blandford Forum

Blandford Railway Arches and Footbridge

Black Cactus Café

Offcamber Cycles

View from North Dorset Trailway

Shillingstone Railway Station & Museum

North Dorset Trailway

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