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Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

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Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

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Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

01:56

18.2km

120m

Running

Hard run. Very 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: April 16, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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56 m

Puddletown Forest

Highlight • Trail

Puddletown Woods in Dorset offers Mountain Bikers lots of short natural singletracks, downhill sections, crazy jumps even a sort of 4X track.

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1.52 km

Bockhampton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

lovely humped back bridge over the River Frome

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6.71 km

Thomas Hardy fans will know West Stafford as the location of the story The Waiting Supper, with the church of St Andrew also being the apparent setting for Tess and Angel Clare’s marriage in Tess of the d’Urbervilles.

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6.87 km

The Wise Man Pub

Highlight • Pub

good pub

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10.3 km

Woodsford Castle

Highlight • Castle

This is the surviving part of a 14th-century castle, a rambling wing of great interest and charm, deep in Hardy country just outside Dorchester. Its roof has one of the …

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16.3 km

Rhododendron Mile

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Catch this at the right time of the year and you'll understand why it's called Rhododendron Mile. A rolling road that cuts through Puddletown Forest, you'll fall in love with Southern Dorset's countryside.

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18.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

1.93 km

164 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

4.96 km

1.93 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Saturday 30 May

22°C

12°C

11 %

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Puddletown Forest – Rhododendron Mile loop from Athelhampton and Puddletown

Puddletown Forest

Forest Path Descent

Bockhampton Bridge

St Andrew's Church

The Wise Man Pub

Woodsford Castle

Rhododendron Mile

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