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View of Durdle Door loop from Chaldon Herring

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View of Durdle Door loop from Chaldon Herring

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4.5

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View of Durdle Door loop from Chaldon Herring

02:35

29.9km

420m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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522 m

Chaldon Herring Coastal Path and Pond

Highlight • Trail

Super, nice quiet and tiny roads. This village is set in the South Dorset chalk downs and has a substantial history of smuggling goods from France into the UK.

Really …

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1.61 km

View from the South Dorset Ridgeway Bridleway

Highlight • Trail

The constant great views on this ridge with bridleway make it worthwhile riding here. Great for MTB or gravel bikes.

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4.43 km

Bridleway Through Dorset National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Not well marked, but still easy enough to find and ride. Just focus on the next little bridleway gate and ride on ;-)

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13.8 km

Half Moon Coppice

Forest

21.4 km

Ringstead to Durdle Door Grassy Byway

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Grassy scenic route avoiding the main road. Excellent link from Ringstead to Durdle Door but grippy tyres are needed. Also be prepared for a few gates.

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26.6 km

View of Durdle Door

Highlight • Beach

The view down towards the coast from this highpoint on the road is great. Hambury Tout is the hill directly south with a trig point at 134m. Lulworth Cove is …

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29.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

8.18 km

4.28 km

1.35 km

1.08 km

409 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

4.90 km

4.62 km

1.11 km

1.07 km

267 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

26°C

16°C

13 %

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View of Durdle Door loop from Chaldon Herring

Chaldon Herring Coastal Path and Pond

View from the South Dorset Ridgeway Bridleway

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View of Durdle Door

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