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West Bay Coastal View – Valley of Stones loop from Dorchester West

Road cycling routes

South West England

West Bay Coastal View – Valley of Stones loop from Dorchester West

Moderate

4.5

(4)

91

riders

West Bay Coastal View – Valley of Stones loop from Dorchester West

02:58

64.0km

660m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

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Dorset National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

3.18 km

View of Maiden Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Excellent view of Maiden Castle from here. If not on a road bike, you can turn off and continue along the narrow bridelway/footpath to arrive at the Maiden Castle

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2

28.3 km

West Bay Coastal View

Highlight • Beach

Try the small museum and walk all the way along the esplanade to the end of the new pier to really for one of the best views of those golden cliffs and the jurassic coast

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3

28.8 km

View of Golden East Cliff, West Bay

Highlight • Natural Monument

walk out to the end of the pier to get the best views of the Golden East Cliff

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4

45.3 km

Litton Lakes

Highlight • Lake

One of the nicest places in the Bride valley to sit and relax by the lakes and have a coffee or cake

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5

50.6 km

St. Michael and All Angels Church, Littlebredy

Highlight • Historical Site

Parish Church. C13 chancel and C14 south tower.

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6

50.6 km

Pond and Stone Bridge, Littlebredy Gardens

Highlight • Bridge

One of the gems of the Bride Valley. Some lovely walks, waterfalls good for picnics etc

Tip by

7

53.5 km

Valley of Stones

Highlight • Natural Monument

This National Nature Reserve has an unusual train of sarsen stones – boulders strewn across the valley, tumbled down from the ridge during the last Ice Age

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8

55.1 km

View of Hardy Monument and the Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

The long climb to the monument from Martinstown is rewarded with 360 views of Black Down and the coast.

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B

64.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.3 km

2.70 km

1.29 km

1.17 km

296 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.4 km

4.35 km

127 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 10 October

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9°C

54 %

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