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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Ebbesborne Wake

Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Ebbesborne Wake

Moderate

3.0

(2)

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Ebbesborne Wake

01:49

38.0km

440m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

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6.27 km

Knowle Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Nice hill climb with views across Cranborne Chase. Decent is a great fun as long as there’s no crosswinds!

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15.6 km

Smooth Country Lane in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Cycleway

17.9 km

Woodland Road in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Forest

21.2 km

Cranborne Garden Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Homemade biscuits!

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32.0 km

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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32.8 km

Smooth Descent to Sixpenny

Highlight • Cycleway

33.5 km

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Cycleway

35.9 km

East Combe Wood

Forest

38.0 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.9 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.2 km

6.76 km

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

32°C

17°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Chalk Downland Descent – Smooth Descent to Sixpenny loop from Ebbesborne Wake

Knowle Hill

Smooth Country Lane in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Woodland Road in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Cranborne Garden Centre