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Sixpenny Handley And Pentridge

Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Sixpenny Handley

Sixpenny Handley And Pentridge

Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Sixpenny Handley

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Sixpenny Handley

02:33

36.9km

430m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.47 km for 109 m

After 31.8 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.12 km

Chalk Downland Descent

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Beautiful sweeping descent through open chalk downland. It keeps going and stays good beyond the section marked, but watch the road surface once you get into the trees, and the tight right-hander when you get to it.

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3.94 km

Smooth Descent to Sixpenny

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4.63 km

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Cycleway

6.53 km

Poor Patch

Forest

9.69 km

Descent to Broad Chalke

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A smooth gliding downhill through a very picturesque farmland valley, from the main hilltop byway down to Broad Chalke.

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22.4 km

The Crown Inn

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Lovely old pub just off the main street through Alvediston. There is an open garden at the rear with chickens. Good pork pies and cider.

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25.1 km

Crook Hill Lane Valley View

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Beautiful valley between Berwick St John and Alvediston following Crook Hill lane. This is part of the round Wiltshire cycle trail.

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28.2 km

Woodland Singletrack in Cranborne Chase

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Great little single track through the woods. Fast and with the occasional root to jump, way better than the road! 😁

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29.9 km

Ox Drove Gravel Road

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Need a dryer day if you're on lightweight wheels/tyres, great back road with views of wiltshire one side and dorset the other. Links the Chalkes to top of Win Green …

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33.0 km

Chase Woods

Forest

36.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

9.36 km

8.92 km

156 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

10.4 km

9.33 km

117 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Sunday 31 May

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Sixpenny Handley

Chalk Downland Descent

Smooth Descent to Sixpenny

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Descent to Broad Chalke

The Crown Inn

Crook Hill Lane Valley View

Woodland Singletrack in Cranborne Chase

Ox Drove Gravel Road

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