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One Giant Step (Gordon)

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Overview

Leaving Kettle Bridge Lane car park we head east around the bottom of Giant’s hill eventually heading north towards Giant’s Head farmhouse. North east to Buckland Newton then west to Little Minterne Hill and Minterne Magna. On to Telegraph Hill, Up Cerne and back to Cerne Abbas.

Wednesday, 1 May 2024
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:
495.3m / 1625ft
Type:
circular

Picnic lunch.

No dogs.

Please check this website post 19:00 on the day before the walk in the rare event it has been cancelled.

Features

  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
ST 66354 01473
Nearest postcode:
DT2 7GY
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Start time:
10:00 am

Kettle Bridge Lane car park. Parking donation.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our quarterly Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
Join now for just £3.42 per month
Register for an account for FREE