Frome / Piddle Valley and Heath loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 39.97 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,604 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,601 ft
- Max elevation
- 369 ft
- TrailRank
- 30
- Min elevation
- 34 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1816
- Uploaded
- August 19, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near Winterborne Monkton, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
Flat along the Frome Valley and some rolling hills up over the Heath. A few short sharp climbs. Mostly quiet Dorset country lanes. A few miles on a main road
Very pleasant. Classic Thomas Hardy country
Highlights:
Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath
Bovington Tank Museum
Thornecombe Woods
Turnerspuddle and East Knighton Church
Gorgeous Thatched Cottages
Tolpuddle Martyred Museum
Athelhampton Hall
Features:
Heathlands and nature reserves
Egdon Heath
Frome and Piddle Valleys
Sleepy Dorset hamlets and villages
Woolbridge at Wool
Pretty Dorset Churches
Eat / Drink:
New Inn at East Knighton
Blue Vinney Puddletown
Athelhampton Hall tea rooms
Moreton Tearooms
Duchess of Cornwall Poundbury
The Countryman near Winfrith
Seven Dials at East Burton
The Martyres Inn Tolpuddle
Very pleasant. Classic Thomas Hardy country
Highlights:
Tadnoll and Winfrith Heath
Bovington Tank Museum
Thornecombe Woods
Turnerspuddle and East Knighton Church
Gorgeous Thatched Cottages
Tolpuddle Martyred Museum
Athelhampton Hall
Features:
Heathlands and nature reserves
Egdon Heath
Frome and Piddle Valleys
Sleepy Dorset hamlets and villages
Woolbridge at Wool
Pretty Dorset Churches
Eat / Drink:
New Inn at East Knighton
Blue Vinney Puddletown
Athelhampton Hall tea rooms
Moreton Tearooms
Duchess of Cornwall Poundbury
The Countryman near Winfrith
Seven Dials at East Burton
The Martyres Inn Tolpuddle
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