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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Ox Drove Gravel Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Ox Drove Gravel Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Ox Drove Gravel Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

06:24

98.4km

930m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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296 m

Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beauty goes from Coombe Bisset all the way almost to Shaftesbury off road. It's used a fair amount by organised bike events, and also in the summer is full …

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8.38 km

The Queen's Head Pub and Beer Garden

Highlight • Other

21.4 km

Ox Drove Gravel Road

Highlight • Trail

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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51.3 km

Crichel House Archway and Witchampton Church

Highlight • Historical Site

The village of Witchampton is a picturesque setting, with a church dating back to the 15th century.

About a kilometre north of Witchampton stands the archway of Crichel House, an imposing stone archway.

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54.8 km

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a stunning, almost art row of trees, quiet road and not too steep if you are going up. Links to many quiet back roads.

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57.5 km

Overgrown Path in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Natural

Detoured round this after trying the first few metres, very overgrown with thorns and nettles

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65.1 km

Half Hide Coppice

Forest

69.6 km

Church Farm Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

Church Farm is a quiet campsite run by Stephen Judd & his wife Lee.We are situated in a village called Sixpenny Handley, which is in the heart of the Cranborne …

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77.8 km

Cranborne Garden Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Homemade biscuits!

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81.4 km

White Leaze Copse

Forest

98.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

85.8 km

9.12 km

2.81 km

280 m

243 m

186 m

Surfaces

56.8 km

32.0 km

8.91 km

672 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road – Ox Drove Gravel Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

The Queen's Head Pub and Beer Garden

Ox Drove Gravel Road

Crichel House Archway and Witchampton Church

Tree-Lined Avenue in Cranborne Chase

Overgrown Path in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Church Farm Campsite

Cranborne Garden Centre

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