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Hackpen Hill – Wessex Ridgeway loop from Hackpen White Horse

Hackpen Hill – Wessex Ridgeway loop from Hackpen White Horse

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Hackpen Hill – Wessex Ridgeway loop from Hackpen White Horse

02:25

53.9km

550m

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: April 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.6 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12 m

View of Hackpen Hill and the Ridgeway

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Views from the top of Hackpen Hill and Ridgeway intersection

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61 m

Hackpen Hill

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My heart rate was 165 on this climb. LOL. No .... I did not stop. I just twiddled the pedals because I knew I would never get going again if I did stop. Don't like walking if out with my bike. Good for views and heart rate workout. LOL

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11.0 km

The Wilderness

Forest

27.6 km

Rural Road in North Wessex Downs

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Busy and blustery road - exposed to the wind and fast lorries!

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33.3 km

Avebury Stone Circle

Nature Reserve

34.2 km

Avebury Stone Circle

Highlight • Monument

Here you can admire the rare "cows+stones" phenomenon, much more interesting than the common "just cows" or "just stones" ones.

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34.8 km

Avebury Standing Stone

Highlight • Monument

Fast moving cars along this cur through to Avebury

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38.8 km

Gallops Road in North Wessex Downs

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Beware of horses round every corner

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47.1 km

Wessex Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a beautiful section of the Wessex Ridgeway just north of Marlborough. The full ridgeway route is 136 miles long and is part of the ancient trade route that once stretched across England.

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49.8 km

Rockley Plantation

Forest

53.6 km

View from Hackpen Hill

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The wonderful views and fast flowing descent after Hackpen Hill heading South-East over the summit toward Marlborough

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53.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

22.8 km

4.26 km

2.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.8 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

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Hackpen Hill – Wessex Ridgeway loop from Hackpen White Horse

View of Hackpen Hill and the Ridgeway

Hackpen Hill

Rural Road in North Wessex Downs

Avebury Stone Circle

Avebury Standing Stone

Gallops Road in North Wessex Downs

Wessex Ridgeway

View from Hackpen Hill

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