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Beatons – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

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South West England

Beatons – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

Moderate

4.0

(1)

13

riders

Beatons – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

02:18

42.8km

450m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 13.2 km for 141 m

After 19.1 km for 119 m

After 19.6 km for 151 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

6.05 km

Beatons

Highlight • Cafe

2

10.1 km

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Classic climb for this area and could be described as a rolling hill. Not the hardest in the area but can be a stinger in any descent length route in the area.

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3

10.5 km

Climb Alongside Pythouse

Highlight • Viewpoint

4

13.3 km

Semley Village Stores & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Semley, only a couple of hundred yards from this route, has a lovely village store selling coffee and cakes, open 9am-4pm, 9-12 on Sunday.

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5

19.1 km

King Alfred's Kitchen

Highlight • Other

King Alfred's Cafe, perfect for a bacon butty stop!

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6

19.2 km

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Highlight • Climb

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 …

Tip by

7

19.2 km

Shaftesbury High Street

Highlight • Settlement

A small historic market town in Dorset. With origins going back to the Saxon times. Several cafe's and shops in the high street. We like Gold Hill café at the top of the famous Gold Hill cobbled street (separate highlight).

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B

42.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.2 km

3.69 km

2.57 km

1.02 km

401 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.7 km

19.5 km

586 m

112 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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