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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Cranborne Garden Centre loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Cranborne Garden Centre loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Cranborne Garden Centre loop from Salisbury Racecourse

03:17

49.5km

520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.7 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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512 m

Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beauty goes from Coombe Bisset all the way almost to Shaftesbury off road. It's used a fair amount by organised bike events, and also in the summer is full …

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8.59 km

The Queen's Head Pub and Beer Garden

Highlight • Other

8.66 km

Chalke Valley Stores and Coffee Shop

Highlight • Structure

Great cafe, inside the shop (converted church) - don't miss!

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11.1 km

Gravel Byway in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Trail

Perfect gravel and big views

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27.4 km

Cranborne Garden Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Homemade biscuits!

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27.7 km

The Church of St Mary & St Bartholomew

Highlight • Religious Site

St Mary and St Bartholomew's Church in Cranborne, Dorset, is a Grade I listed parish church with a long and fascinating history. It was originally built on the site of …

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31.3 km

White Leaze Copse

Forest

43.1 km

Coombe Bissett Down

Peak

49.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.9 km

4.00 km

2.80 km

826 m

492 m

489 m

Surfaces

36.9 km

7.74 km

4.41 km

515 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

20°C

10°C

15 %

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Cranborne Garden Centre loop from Salisbury Racecourse

Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

The Queen's Head Pub and Beer Garden

Chalke Valley Stores and Coffee Shop

Gravel Byway in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Cranborne Garden Centre

The Church of St Mary & St Bartholomew

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