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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Shaftesbury

Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Shaftesbury

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Shaftesbury

03:58

75.0km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 74.8 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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25.2 km

The Cliff Ascent

Highlight • Trail

Do it the other way - much more fun as a descent!

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25.7 km

Tarrant's Descent

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Steep descent. Slow down for the junction at the bottom.

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42.4 km

Wimborne St Giles Village and Church

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St. Giles Church is the parish church for the village of Wimborne St Giles in Dorset. It has a rich and complex history, marked by several rebuilds, a major fire, …

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53.2 km

Beautiful sweeping descent through open chalk downland. It keeps going and stays good beyond the section marked, but watch the road surface once you get into the trees, and the tight right-hander when you get to it.

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54.0 km

Smooth Descent to Sixpenny

Highlight • Cycleway

57.1 km

East Combe Wood

Forest

63.8 km

Crook Hill Lane Valley View

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Beautiful valley between Berwick St John and Alvediston following Crook Hill lane. This is part of the round Wiltshire cycle trail.

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74.8 km

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

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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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75.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.8 km

4.81 km

3.14 km

212 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.0 km

33.8 km

212 m

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Shaftesbury

The Cliff Ascent

Tarrant's Descent

Wimborne St Giles Pond

Wimborne St Giles Village and Church