Aston Down Airfield – Fosse Way Ford Crossing loop from Crudwell

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Aston Down Airfield – Fosse Way Ford Crossing loop from Crudwell

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Aston Down Airfield – Fosse Way Ford Crossing loop from Crudwell

03:46

45.8km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Stadborough Copse

Forest

8.06 km

Hazleton Fox Covert

Forest

9.17 km

Off-Road Byway in The Cotswolds

Highlight • Natural

this section is a great off road byway that's about 2miles long! there are a couple of areas where the ruts are deep and you may get crank strikes.

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12.7 km

Aston Down Airfield

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This is a fast rolling cross country route with some great ancient track and gravel segments with the option to detour onto some single track around the route.

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20.6 km

Shipton’s Grave Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely route from Nailsworth to Avening via Tetbury Lane. Big puddles through wooded section after rain!

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23.9 km

Field Edge Track in the Cotswolds

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

There are lots of great gravel/mtb tracks (be careful some are footpaths) between Chavenage and Avening and this is a fun section that blasts along the side of the fields with a nice hardpacked surface

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36.3 km

Cranmore Lane Gravel Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Signposted as Cranmore Lane at the Shipton Moyne end. A superb track and a great way to join the Fosse Way. If you turn right on to the Fosse Way …

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39.6 km

Fosse Way Ford Crossing

Highlight • Trail

Fairly easy to ride, manageable on gravel bike or mtb

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39.8 km

Ford and Stone Bridge on the Fosse

Highlight • Bridge

Definitely use the little stone bridge 😊

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39.8 km

Stone Bridge Over the River Avon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Careful on the downhill approach to this. There has been heavy erosion. There is a path over the bridge. Hopefully, someone will have done some "conservation" (or repair) work on it since last year.

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