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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Chilton

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Chilton

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Chilton

04:09

51.8km

550m

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: February 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.9 km for 66 m

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Bus stop

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3.11 km

View of South Oxfordshire from the Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

The beginning of the descent towards Harwell, offers an excellent view of South Oxfordshire from the top and is easily accessible from the Ridgeway. The surface is a combination of bumpy grass and hardpack gravel, at speed you’re going to need more than a gravel bike to cope with the run down if you’re planning on doing this at speed.

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5.12 km

View from Bury Down Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Handy access from A34 and straight on the Ridgeway for multiple route options

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10.4 km

Gravel Descent from The Ridgeway to Upton

Highlight • Viewpoint

15.9 km

View of the North Wessex Downs

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31.9 km

Scutchamer Knob

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Great northern place to park up and start the King Alfred's Way

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33.6 km

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

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Can be very muddy and waterlogged in winter along here

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35.0 km

Butterbush Plantation

Forest

43.0 km

Lord Wantage Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

The monument to Robert Loyd Lindsay, Lord Wantage, is situated high on the Ridgeway and affords stunning views of the vale. Lord Wantage was a distinguished soldier and one of the first to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War.

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44.6 km

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

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Great route south in the summer.

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51.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.9 km

13.0 km

11.0 km

2.77 km

1.06 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

18.7 km

13.0 km

11.8 km

6.52 km

1.03 km

764 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

9°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Chilton

View of South Oxfordshire from the Ridgeway

View from Bury Down Car Park

Gravel Descent from The Ridgeway to Upton

View of the North Wessex Downs

Scutchamer Knob

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Lord Wantage Monument

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

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