Aiming to ride this area tomorrow. Found a couple of routes from an Old Singletrack mag.
One seems to have a lot of road riding where there are bridleways, which puzzles me.
Anyone got any recommendations or GPS files to share?

Thanks

Did the big one a couple of weeks ago,
http://singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/south-west/the-isle-of-purbeck/

Great route with some lovely bits of single track and some fast open bridleways.

Thanks Soma – wondering why the big loop misses out the ridge down to Corfe as this seems more interesting, though a steep climb?

ooh we added that in rather than nip round the roads actually!

Here is our exact route including a stop at the Square and Compass:
http://www.strava.com/activities/152255375

The magazine routes are pretty naff in my opinion. Too much road, goes the ‘wrong’ way up at points and misses a lot of the good stuff.

DrP’s route from a previous group ride is a good one.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-southern-shandy-drinking-softies-purbeck-ride-24-04-2010-route-now-here

wondering why the big loop misses out the ridge down to Corfe as this seems more interesting, though a steep climb?

Is that the bit where there are 100s of walkers (on a weekend)?

yup just 100s of Cahs when we were up there Dez 🙂

100s of walkers is Old Harry’s Rocks back down to Studland. Lots of miserable faces to be seen.

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100s of walkers is Old Harry’s Rocks back down to Studland. Lots of miserable faces to be seen.

Ha! I had a great ride around the Isle of Purbeck* this time last year and there was a definite point around Old Harry’s Rocks where walkers started looking really grumpy.

*A great ride thanks to this website, and Martyn Hoyle now of Rockets and Rascals. http://singletrackworld.com/2013/08/a-tuesday-treats-winner-reports-poole-hustling/