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Rhododendron Mile – Woolbridge Manor House loop from West Stafford

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United Kingdom
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Dorset
West Dorset
West Knighton

Rhododendron Mile – Woolbridge Manor House loop from West Stafford

Moderate

15

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Rhododendron Mile – Woolbridge Manor House loop from West Stafford

01:50

37.0km

190m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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After 260 m for 1.51 km

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Start point

Parking

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2.70 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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23.8 km

Wool Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Closed to traffic and on a traffic free cycleway section.

Features in Hardye's Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Hardy refers to a tradition that a phantom coach drives up to Woolbridge …

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23.9 km

Woolbridge Manor House

Highlight • Other

A nice detour for any ride, this is bricks-and-mortar evidence of Hardy's relationship with his home county Dorset. This world famous author (1840-1928) based Tess of the D'Urberville's life in …

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24.3 km

Quiet Cycling Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

5

29.4 km

great place to have a break, coffee, cake, lunch etc. Small charge to walk around the gardens

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29.6 km

Cakes are served on the cart that was used to carry T E Lawrence's (aka Lawrence of Arabia) coffin to his final resting place - just a few metres down …

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30.4 km

Scenic Road to Moreton Tearooms

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

31.6 km

Hurst Heath

Forest

9

34.6 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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37.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.3 km

2.01 km

1.06 km

711 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.3 km

17.1 km

1.52 km

148 m

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Thursday 22 October

13°C

7°C

96 %

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