| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Harnworthy Poole via Swanage |
| Distance(miles) | 57.9 |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 05:42 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | England |
| Town/City | Poole |
| County/Region | Dorset |
| Start Location | Blandford Road |
| End Location | Blandford Road |
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| Cycle Steps |
| 1. Once you've left Poole get off the busy roads and onto the country lanes of Lytchett Matravers with a few rolling hills. Then it's onto the long head down stretch of the A31 to Bere Regis with some bumpy roads.
The road to Wareham is a lovely long flat stretch where some good top speeds are achievable.
There are two testing hill climbs on the route which are at Creech and at Kingston the first is a 20% and the second is a 16% but both are short and sweet.
Down through Swanage with plenty of places to stop for refreshment if needed. The route back can be a hard slog and usually into wind until you get to Wareham then the uphills never seem that bad. |
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| Landmarks/Sites to see? |
Creech hill a good view point, Corfe castle, Swanage.
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