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Thomas Hardy's Cottage – Hardy's Cottage loop from Hardy’s Cottage

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Thomas Hardy's Cottage – Hardy's Cottage loop from Hardy’s Cottage

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Thomas Hardy's Cottage – Hardy's Cottage loop from Hardy’s Cottage

01:18

11.0km

180m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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854 m

Dorset Singletrack Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Go looking and you will find some of the best riding in this area. What it is lacking in elevation it makes up for in technicality

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2.67 km

Puddletown Forest Car Park

Highlight • Forest

Make sure not to leave any valuables in view in your car

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4.30 km

Viewpoint Over Puddletown Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the edge of what can be ridden at puddletown. Lots of down options from here, down teep and narrow or wide and cruisey

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5.63 km

Thomas Hardy's Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

Built in 1800, this stunning thatched cottage was the birthplace of the famous writer, Thomas Hardy. Built by his great-grandfather, Hardy lived here for over 30 years and wrote some …

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6.13 km

Hardy's Cottage

Highlight • Cafe

If you are a Thomas Hardy enthusiast this is a must - the small cottage where he was born and grew up, writing his early novels. The garden is large …

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6.91 km

An important watering hole for wildlife and the resident Dartmoor ponies, Rushy Pond buzzes with dragonflies and damselflies, whilst the pond’s surface is often disturbed by a newt surfacing for air or a grass snake on the hunt.
nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/hardys-cottage/things-to-see-and-do-at-hardys-cottage

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.16 km

1.35 km

205 m

190 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

2.53 km

1.58 km

1.35 km

482 m

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Highest point (120 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Thomas Hardy's Cottage – Hardy's Cottage loop from Hardy’s Cottage

Dorset Singletrack Trail

Puddletown Forest Car Park

Viewpoint Over Puddletown Forest

Thomas Hardy's Cottage

Hardy's Cottage

Deer in Puddletown Forest

Rushy Pond

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