Somerset Monument – Fosse Way Gravel Section loop from Petty France

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Somerset Monument – Fosse Way Gravel Section loop from Petty France

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Somerset Monument – Fosse Way Gravel Section loop from Petty France

06:21

86.4km

890m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.0 km for 308 m

After 17.6 km for 221 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.34 km

Bath Lane Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Surface is tightly packed gravel and holds up well through bad weather. Would be doable on a road bike but the surface is uneven at the Northern end of the segment.

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5.38 km

Somerset Monument

Highlight • Monument

The Somerset Monument was built in 1846 to commemorate Lord Robert Somerset. Lord Somerset was a soldier who fought in the Peninsular War and the War of the Seventh Coalition. …

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24.6 km

Kingscote

Highlight • Other

A wonderfully quaint church and striking War Memorial. So many names for such a tiny village! 😢

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24.9 km

Hidden Valley, Cotswolds

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

After Kingscote this beautiful road takes you around the right-hand side of the most beautiful hidden valley.

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26.9 km

Chavenage Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

You won't ever take the main road to Tetbury again.

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60.3 km

Fosse Way Gravel Route: Tetbury to Sherston

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice rolling gravel ride to Sherston from Tetbury. Keep going abd you'll get to bath, turn off early for Easton Gret and Malmesbury

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73.6 km

Fosse Way Gravel Section

Highlight • Trail

Built by the Romans during their rule of Britain, the Fosse Way road connected Exeter and Lincoln via Bath, Cirencester and Leicester. Running 230 miles (370 km) in total, the …

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