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Avebury Stone Circle – The Ridgeway loop from Chilton

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Avebury Stone Circle – The Ridgeway loop from Chilton

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Avebury Stone Circle – The Ridgeway loop from Chilton

08:44

108km

1,190m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.58 km for 66 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.61 km

Scutchamer Knob

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great northern place to park up and start the King Alfred's Way

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5.35 km

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can be very muddy and waterlogged in winter along here

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16.2 km

Sparsholt Firs

Forest

18.9 km

Rutted Trail in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Trail

Very rutted here and much hidden by long grass.

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21.1 km

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Highlight • Trail

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington (in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire), some 16 km (10 mi) east of Swindon, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of Uffington. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. The best views of the figure are obtained from the air, or from directly across the Vale, particularly around the villages of Great Coxwell, Longcot and Fernham.

The Uffington White Horse was created some time between 1380 and 550 BC, during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a scheduled monument. The Guardian stated in 2003 that "for more than 3,000 years, the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a masterpiece of minimalist art." The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is of an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse

Tip by

26.1 km

Idstone Hill Mini Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

Go for it! watch out for horses though 😁

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37.8 km

Chase Woods

Forest

47.1 km

Barbury Castle

Archaeological Site

51.9 km

Berwick Bassett Dewpond

Lake

55.1 km

Avebury to Ridgeway Track

Highlight • Cycleway

A chalky incline from Avebury village (and the stone circles), past the mucky farm and up onto the Ridgeway. It can get pretty rutted and steep here, so you'll want an easy gear for sure!

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56.8 km

Avebury Stone Circle

Highlight • Monument

Avebury is an extraordinary place in the North Wiltshire & Wessex Downs AONB. One of many Neolithic sites in the area, this stone circle is large enough to encircle part of the village.

Many of the stones have names and myths attached to them and there were 100 when it was first built between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. In the vicinity lies West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill (a prehistoric fort) and numerous other standing stones and long barrows. Stonehenge lies to the south near Amesbury; a more famous but smaller circle in diameter.

You can visit Avebury's stone circle for free and there are plenty of footpaths passing through which will take you to the other nearby remnants of prehistory.

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57.4 km

Archaeological Site

91.5 km

The Ridgeway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Ridgeway is an awesome long distance cycle route - here's one of the best sections of white, chalky double and singletrack which is perfect for mountain bikes and gravel bikes. Once on the Ridgeway, the terrain is gently undulating and you'll get some of the most incredible views!

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108 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.5 km

20.3 km

13.5 km

1.80 km

1.08 km

243 m

Surfaces

49.9 km

39.1 km

16.5 km

2.09 km

525 m

221 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Avebury Stone Circle – The Ridgeway loop from Chilton

Scutchamer Knob

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Rutted Trail in North Wessex Downs

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Idstone Hill Mini Descent

Avebury to Ridgeway Track

Avebury Stone Circle

The Ridgeway

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