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Shaftesbury

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Shaftesbury

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Dorset
North Dorset
Shaftesbury

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Shaftesbury

Moderate

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Gold Hill, Shaftesbury – Ashmore Village and Pond loop from Shaftesbury

03:28

62.7km

820m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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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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102 m

Gold Hill

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26.1 km

The Cliff Ascent

Highlight • Trail

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

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26.6 km

Tarrant's Descent

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

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27.7 km

Tarrant Rushton Airfield War Memorial

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Most people who pass by such a war memorial commemorating the victims will not have experienced the horrors of war firsthand. A dialogue invented by the writer Paul Harding might …

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36.2 km

Long Crichel Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

No longer operating. Commercial bakery only.

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49.5 km

Ashmore Village and Pond

Highlight • Settlement

A central pond, thatched cottages and a sense of peace, Ashmore is a wonderfully pretty village to pedal through. It's actually the highest in Dorset – too high for time …

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62.7 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.3 km

2.81 km

868 m

625 m

159 m

Surfaces

40.6 km

22.0 km

143 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (220 m)

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