Ox Drove Way – Three Castles Path Crossroads loop from Kings Worthy

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Ox Drove Way – Three Castles Path Crossroads loop from Kings Worthy

Moderate

4.3

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Ox Drove Way – Three Castles Path Crossroads loop from Kings Worthy

03:22

43.9km

430m

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: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.41 km

Abbotstone Deserted Medieval Village

Highlight • Settlement

It's well worth a quick stop at this really well preserved deserted medieval village.

The lumps and bumps in the field are all that remain of the village, but show …

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9.03 km

Scenic Byway

Highlight • Forest

13.3 km

The Plantation

Forest

13.7 km

Ox Drove Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good route for MTB and gravel bikes. Roadies not so much but hybrid bikes should be fine (Isla Beinn 26 was).

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32.1 km

Spy Bush Plantation

Forest

36.8 km

Make sure you follow the right hand single-track to Winchester. The single-track straight ahead also leads to the road to Winchester (turn right when you meet the road), but is seriously overgrown with brambles and nettles

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43.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.6 km

8.86 km

8.41 km

4.59 km

2.21 km

258 m

Surfaces

22.5 km

15.1 km

5.83 km

427 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

14°C

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Comments

October 22, 2023,The Oxdrove Way

A good route but very muddy in places, one for the summer ☀️

July 27, 2025,Activity

Could be a lovely ride if many parts weren't so over grown.
LOTS of brambles and stinging nettles.
Just enough room to fit bike wheels on the track, which meant forcing your way through leading to cuts and stings