Gravel Track to Upper Sydling – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Cerne Abbas
Gravel Track to Upper Sydling – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Cerne Abbas
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Gravel Track to Upper Sydling – Cerne Abbas Giant loop from Cerne Abbas
01:57
23.3km
400m
Mountain biking
Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 21, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 60 m for 244 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
Get Directions
144 m
River Cerne and the Cerne Abbas Giant
Highlight • Trail
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511 m
Cerne Abbas Village Restaurants
Highlight • Restaurant
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578 m
Abbots Bed & Breakfast and Tearoom
Highlight • Restaurant
You won't find much bike parking space but you can prop them against the window so you can see them while you enjoy a cuppa and something to eat.
There's also B&B rooms if you fancy an overnighter. More at abbotsbedandbreakfast.co.uk/the-tearoom
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6.49 km
Gravel Descent to Wessex Ridgeway, Dorset National Landscape
Highlight • Cycleway
CAUTION water drain bumps all the way down (prepare for liftoff).
Some hidden potholes but very few and mostly towards edge. Otherwise fairly smooth.
Note: if it’s your thing, the strava segment goes all the way down past the farm, all the way to the road. Cheeky...
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8.04 km
Gravel Track to Upper Sydling
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Tough cycling in places but worth it.
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13.3 km
The Cross and Hand Ancient Monument
Highlight • Other
This little limestone pillar is essentially the world’s oldest, most confusing GPS. Here’s the lowdown on this weird piece of rock:
1. It’s a Pillar with an Identity Crisis
Sitting on the high ridge of Batcombe Hill, the Cross and Hand is a small stone pillar that looks like it’s been through a very long, very boring war. On one side, it features a carved hand, and on the top, there’s a cross. People have been arguing about what it is for centuries. Is it a boundary marker? A waypost? A very uncomfortable stool for a tired giant? Nobody knows for sure, but "Ancient Monument" sounds way more dignified.
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16.1 km
View North to Somerset
Highlight • Viewpoint
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23.0 km
Cerne Abbas Giant
Highlight • Monument
Measuring at 55 metres (180 ft) high, the origin of the figure of a man wielding a club on Trendle Hill is unknown.
The chalk figure is often thought to be ancient, yet there is no evidence for its existence prior to drawings found from the early 1700s.
It is made from a series of narrow, small trenches filled with chalk rubble, and is maintained by the National Trust.
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23.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.73 km
9.39 km
2.96 km
811 m
337 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
11.0 km
8.30 km
2.44 km
1.08 km
374 m
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Elevation
Highest point (260 m)
Lowest point (120 m)
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Tuesday 25 August
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