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View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Inkpen

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View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Inkpen

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5.0

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View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Inkpen

03:06

47.3km

510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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396 m

View from Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

Whichever road you approach the Combe Gibbet climb from is just great with superb vistas across the roof of Berkshire and Hampshire beyond.

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427 m

View from Combe Gibbet

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

No. 25 of the 100 Greatest Climbs

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6.19 km

View from Sandpits Down

Highlight • Natural

lovely view at the top.

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7.84 km

View of North Wessex Downs from Faccombe Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

18.5 km

Stubb's Copse

Forest

22.2 km

Hogdigging Copse

Forest

25.6 km

Viaduct in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Monument

35.0 km

Following the River Swift

Highlight • Natural

Lovely gentle slope down through green water medows

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47.1 km

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Highlight • Historical Site

Combe Gibbet is an impressive landmark at the top of Gallows Down, near Combe. It is actually located on the Test Way footpath on the Berkshire-Hampshire border and is a …

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47.2 km

Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Monument

Combe Gibbet is a macabre monument on the top of Gallows Down. The structure was erected in 1676 to hang the bodies of George Broomham and Dorothy Newman. Broomham and …

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47.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

4.33 km

535 m

418 m

180 m

Surfaces

40.7 km

3.74 km

1.79 km

766 m

330 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

33°C

17°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Inkpen

View from Combe Gibbet

View from Combe Gibbet

View from Sandpits Down

View of North Wessex Downs from Faccombe Road

Viaduct in North Wessex Downs

Following the River Swift

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Combe Gibbet

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