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Ecchinswell, Sydmonton And Bishops Green

Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort – Watership Down Hill loop from Heads Hill

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Basingstoke And Deane

Ecchinswell, Sydmonton And Bishops Green

Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort – Watership Down Hill loop from Heads Hill

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Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort – Watership Down Hill loop from Heads Hill

02:08

29.0km

370m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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5.66 km

Caveley Copse

Forest

8.60 km

Descent Trail in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Cycleway

Watch out for walkers

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9.83 km

Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

Ladle Hill is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Scheduled Monument with sublime views. Atop the hill is an Iron Age hill fort that has never been …

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11.9 km

Watership Down Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Watership Down is a hill in the Hampshire Downs. It is best known as the setting for Richard Adams' 1972 novel about rabbits, ‘Watership Down’. The hill, which has a …

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12.0 km

View From Watership Down

Highlight • Natural

Fantastic place.stop have something to eat and drink and just take it all in.

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14.0 km

The Warren

Forest

19.3 km

Descent Towards Kingsclere

Highlight • Viewpoint

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21.8 km

St Mary's Church, Kingsclere

Highlight • Historical Site

St Mary’s church is, as its appearance suggests, Norman (12th century) in origin and is a building of significant historical interest. There has been a church on the site for …

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29.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

13.4 km

688 m

664 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

10.3 km

3.17 km

205 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort – Watership Down Hill loop from Heads Hill

Descent Trail in North Wessex Downs

Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort

Watership Down Hill

View From Watership Down

Descent Towards Kingsclere

St Mary's Church, Kingsclere

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