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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury

03:16

43.0km

520m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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14.0 km

Pilot Hill and Sandpits Down Panoramic Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

One of the best sections of the Wayfarers Walk with a decent singletrack. Some sections are heavily rutted, too much so for my limited skills. Added interest with Bluebells carpeting the woods during May.

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18.4 km

Highdown

Forest

23.3 km

Buttermere Wood

Forest

26.2 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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26.3 km

Combe Gibbet

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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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26.8 km

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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43.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

12.2 km

9.27 km

4.13 km

1.14 km

236 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

12.6 km

8.96 km

6.09 km

1.79 km

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Monday 18 May

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Combe Gibbet – View from Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury

Pilot Hill and Sandpits Down Panoramic Trail

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Combe Gibbet

View from Combe Gibbet

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