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Sun 08 Jun 14

Dorset Coast & Harbour bike ride

An lovely early summer ride with a choice of 4 great routes (17 mile family route, 35, 55 and a brand new 100 mile challenge route) on the 4th year of this lovely ride through the beautiful Dorset countryside and along the famous 'Jurassic Coast' to raise money for the Lewis-Manning Hospice. Starting in Poole Park, the routes take you around one of the largest natural harbours in the world, before heading out into the lush countryside of the Isle of Purbeck. The 55 and 100 mile routes heads west, split at Wool, then rejoin to sweep down through Lulworth, before heading down the coast to Swanage and back to Poole via the Ferry at Studland Bay. The medium route (35 miles) follows the long route to Corfe Castle where the two routes part ways as the medium riders cut across to Studland where it rejoins all the the other routes. The short route riders cycle to Studland and back crossing the water by ferry twice. The 54, 42 mile and 17 mile routes are all on road. The 33 mile route includes approx. 2 miles on unmetalled Sustrans cyclepath, some of which has a loose gravel surface.