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Minterne Gardens – View of Cerne Valley loop from Buckland Newton

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Minterne Gardens – View of Cerne Valley loop from Buckland Newton

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Minterne Gardens – View of Cerne Valley loop from Buckland Newton

02:10

7.60km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Dorset National Landscape

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3.15 km

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Highlight • Religious Site

This church has a late medieval origin, but it also features elements from other periods, such as the 17th-century North chapel and the early 19th-century tower.

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3.17 km

Minterne Gardens

Highlight • Lake

Nationally important Minterne Magna Gardens - famous for their Himalayan gardens. Dependent on the season, tea, coffe and cake on the terrace over looking capability brown inspired landscaped gardens

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3.18 km

Gravel Track to Minterne Magna

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good gravel track. At the top you can take the bridleway to Telegraph Hill or the track descending to the road through Up Cerne

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6.97 km

The Cerne Valley offers quintessentially gorgeous Dorset vistas, blending rolling chalk hills with patchy, vibrant green pastures and ancient woodlands. Historic, golden-stone villages like Cerne Abbas nestle snugly along the …

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7.60 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.57 km

Surfaces

2.61 km

2.52 km

1.41 km

294 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Minterne Gardens – View of Cerne Valley loop from Buckland Newton

St Andrew's Church, Yetminster

Minterne Gardens

St. Michael's Church, Dorset

Gravel Track to Minterne Magna

View of Cerne Valley

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