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Cerne Abbas

Cerne Abbas, Dorset, England

11.43 KM

This walk starts near the village of Cerne Abbas and goes up towards the Cerne Abbas Giant, a 55 metre high chalk figure carved into the hillside. It then continues at roughly the same elevation before circling back to Up Cerne and returning to the village via the Cerne Abbas Giant viewpoint.

26 Jul 2021
Some Hills
3hrs, 50min (2hrs, 44min)
altitude Graph for cerne abbas walk

Elevation: Max 256m, Min 121m, Gain 135m

Pictures from the walk

hill figure carved into chalk hillside seen in distance

A glimpse of the Cerne Abbas Giant

fields and road

Fields and a twisty road

tree lined driveway

Up Cerne Manor House

horned cows in field

Horned cows

group of tall trees

Tall trees

single dead tree in landscape

Lone dead tree

carved wooden fingerpost

Elaborate fingerpost

walker crossing a summer cornfield

Crossing the cornfield

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