Somerset Monument – Sodbury Common Road loop from Thornbury

Somerset Monument – Sodbury Common Road loop from Thornbury

Moderate

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Somerset Monument – Sodbury Common Road loop from Thornbury

03:55

83.2km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.5 km

Wooded Lane Along the Little River Avon

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A beautiful wooded lane thats skirt the Little River Avon. If you're coming from the motorway direction any of the directions at Damery are worth following.

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13.9 km

View of the Tyndale Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great view of the Tyndale monument near North Nibley and The Cotswolds Escarpment.

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25.6 km

Somerset Monument

Highlight • Monument

The Somerset Monument was built in 1846 to commemorate Lord Robert Somerset. Lord Somerset was a soldier who fought in the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. …

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32.5 km

Badminton

Highlight • Historical Site

Famous for horses and shuttlecocks. Another very beautiful Cotswold town.

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54.2 km

Doddington Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A fun and pretty climb out of the village of Doddington. Usually, a quiet road but may need to slow down to pass any rare traffic. Bit pot holey in …

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58.0 km

Old Sodbury Village and Railway Tunnel Chimney

Highlight • Structure

Some would say this should be my hometown! There's a shop at the garage and a pub (The Dog) opposite. The turret on the hill is in fact a chimney for the railway tunnel that passes underneath.

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61.2 km

Sodbury Common Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Over the cattle grids and onto the road through Sodbury Common. Mainly a wide road perfect for slow-moving cars and cyclists to co-exist.

Beware of the over friendly cows at …

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64.2 km

Horton Bushes

Forest

82.4 km