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View from Standlynch Down – Pepperbox Tower loop from Salisbury

View from Standlynch Down – Pepperbox Tower loop from Salisbury

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View from Standlynch Down – Pepperbox Tower loop from Salisbury

03:02

47.6km

530m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.17 km

Snakesfield Plantation

Forest

9.22 km

Charlton Furze

Forest

15.4 km

Downton Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Downton is a charming village situated along the River Avon. A Roman villa has been discovered here, and on high ground, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort are still visible today.

Downton hosts the annual Cuckoo Fair which offers visitors some 250+ craft stalls, live music, and entertainment.

With a brewery and plenty of facilities, Downton makes a great base to explore the River Avon and the New Forest from.

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20.5 km

View from Standlynch Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning panoramic views to Salisbury plain, the West Wilts downs and across to the New Forest.

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21.1 km

Pepperbox Tower

Highlight • Monument

A nice run from the top of PepperBox Hill, with good views across Wiltshire from the chalk ridge.

There's more details on PepperBox Hill itself from the Nation Trust site (nationaltrust.org.uk/pepperbox-hill).

The path crosses farm land just off from Dean Road, which can sometimes be hard to spot.

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21.6 km

View of Salisbury from Pepperbox

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.3 km

Big Pond

Lake

33.5 km

Pump House Bakes

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely people, good cakes, sells coffee and crisps.

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38.3 km

Scenic Cycling Path Through Wheat Fields

Highlight • Trail

Long patch of good cycling

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42.0 km

The Crossroads

Highlight • Other

It's a 3mins ride to the BP M&S Petrol station to refuel.

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43.8 km

Old Sarum Ancient Settlement

Highlight • Settlement

"Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the now ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about 2 miles (3 km) north of modern Salisbury near the A345 road, the settlement appears in some of the earliest records in the country. It is an English Heritage property and is open to the public."

Cit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sarum

"Old Sarum is one of the most enthralling and historically important sites in southern England. Uniquely, it combines a royal castle and cathedral within an Iron Age fortification, and for 150 years was a major centre of both secular and ecclesiastical government. Neither castle nor cathedral was occupied for long: in 1226 the cathedral was moved to Salisbury, although the castle remained an administrative centre into the 14th century. Old Sarum lived on, however, as a notorious ‘rotten borough’ which continued to elect members of Parliament until 1832."

Cit. english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/old-sarum/history

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47.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

15.5 km

4.33 km

2.60 km

1.53 km

421 m

163 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

13.0 km

12.7 km

3.57 km

584 m

< 100 m

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View from Standlynch Down – Pepperbox Tower loop from Salisbury

Downton Village

View from Standlynch Down

Pepperbox Tower

View of Salisbury from Pepperbox

Pump House Bakes

Scenic Cycling Path Through Wheat Fields

The Crossroads

Old Sarum Ancient Settlement

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