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Ox Drove Gravel Road – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Shaftesbury

Ox Drove Gravel Road – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Shaftesbury

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Ox Drove Gravel Road – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Shaftesbury

03:42

60.5km

630m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: May 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.6 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.84 km

Open Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Super fun and fast in both directions

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2.61 km

Great Hanging

Forest

2.84 km

Shaftesbury Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Can get very boggy but great fun when it’s dry

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3.43 km

View of Nadder Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Nice views across the valley to the north

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3.91 km

Doubletrack Climb Towards Shaftesbury

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Fun both ways, could easily be done on a gravel bike aswell

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10.2 km

White Sheet Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

This is the byway from the A30 at about 140m to the top of White Sheet Hill where there is a trig point at 242m, 100m ascent in about 1km.
The views at the top are pretty good!

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34.0 km

Knowle Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Nice hill climb with views across Cranborne Chase. Decent is a great fun as long as there’s no crosswinds!

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38.6 km

Poor Patch

Forest

46.2 km

Ox Drove Gravel Road

Highlight • Trail

Need a dryer day if you're on lightweight wheels/tyres, great back road with views of wiltshire one side and dorset the other. Links the Chalkes to top of Win Green …

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60.3 km

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Highlight • Climb

Made famous by the Hovis advert in 1973, the cobbled climb of Gold Hill has just got more and more loved by the nation as the years have passed. The …

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60.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.4 km

28.5 km

1.58 km

542 m

509 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.5 km

22.3 km

8.18 km

3.25 km

220 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Ox Drove Gravel Road – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Shaftesbury

Open Singletrack

Shaftesbury Singletrack

View of Nadder Valley

Doubletrack Climb Towards Shaftesbury

White Sheet Hill

Knowle Hill

Ox Drove Gravel Road

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

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