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Silky Smooth Gravel Road – Roman Road to Old Sarum loop from Shapwick

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United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
East Dorset
Shapwick

Silky Smooth Gravel Road – Roman Road to Old Sarum loop from Shapwick

Moderate

4.4

(10)

68

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Silky Smooth Gravel Road – Roman Road to Old Sarum loop from Shapwick

02:02

7.66km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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211 m

View of Badbury Rings

Highlight • Historical Site

Badbury Ring is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset, which has 3 rings of ramparts and ditches, dating from around 800BC.

The Badbury Rings are now owned by the National …

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2.98 km

Strava segment ‘Dusty Lung’ and ‘Gravel Travel’ worth a smash along this bit

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3.37 km

Silky Smooth Gravel Road

Highlight • Trail

Silky smooth gravel

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6.23 km

5

6.76 km

Roman Road to Old Sarum

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Old Roman rd dating 43 AD to 409 AD.
Excavations on the line of the Dorchester road at Crab Farm revealed that it was above and therefore later than the …

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7.66 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.42 km

2.22 km

Surfaces

3.32 km

2.32 km

2.01 km

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Thursday 14 May

13°C

3°C

38 %

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