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East Bristol bridleway loop from Temple Meads

East Bristol bridleway loop from Temple Meads

Moderate

4.6

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East Bristol bridleway loop from Temple Meads

02:45

41.5km

260m

Gravel riding

Embark on the East Bristol bridleway loop from Temple Meads, a moderate gravel ride spanning 25.8 miles (41.5 km) with 848 feet (258 metres) of elevation gain, typically taking around 2 hours and 45 minutes. This route offers a diverse mix of paved surfaces, light gravel, farm tracks, and even…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Bus stop

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11.6 km

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

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Where the cycle path changes from tarmac to a light gravel, strade bianche style in places next to the fields and more muddy under the trees. Really fun and beautiful way to escape the city.

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14.9 km

Dramway Bridleway

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It's marked as a footpath from the northern end and bridleway from the southern end, but rest assured this is officially a bridleway and hence rideable. Brilliant compact mud and pretty wide too.

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16.4 km

Bitterwell Lake

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Bitterwell Lake is a man-made lake that once belonged to the Coalpit Heath Colliery Company. The lake was used to soak pit props for the mine until the closure of …

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17.1 km

Broad Lane Restricted Byway (West Section)

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The first section of Broad Lane to the west, which extends further east to road, and then on over the railway crossing into Westerleigh. Enjoy this wide doubletrack, stony and dirty and anything but level!

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17.8 km

Broad Lane Byway

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Brilliant off-road trail, compacted mud so can be sloppy in winter. Pretty flat between the trees.

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22.3 km

Old Country Lane and Grassy Singletrack

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A nice piece to link into Batchfield lane. Surface can be a little muddy in places, but theres a little bit of everything road, grassy doubletrack and single track, but …

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23.8 km

Batchfield Lane Dirt Track

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A favourite for fly tippers, and even more so for cyclists - zero cars here, and it turns into singletrack too, what's not to like!?

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29.1 km

Cattybrook Bridleway Climb

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A techy and challenging climb even in drier conditions, you'll need to pick your line carefully up this one to avoid the large rocks and slippery bits! I can imagine it gets pretty sloppy in winter too.

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30.6 km

Pomphrey Hill Bridleway

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A little-known bridleway alternative to a short leg of the ring road cycle path, this light gravel trail is largely wide and flat with a single narrow style (no gate) at the Pomphrey Hill end.

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32.5 km

Rodway Common

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Besides the expanse of common land at the top of the hill, there are some brill dirt singletracks leading down to the Bristol to Bath Path, and harder than they …

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34.1 km

Staple Hill Tunnel

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Staple Hill tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that was originally part of the Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line, which connected Bristol and Bath. The tunnel runs for …

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41.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

8.49 km

4.60 km

1.33 km

259 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

12.3 km

4.84 km

2.25 km

385 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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East Bristol bridleway loop from Temple Meads

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

Dramway Bridleway

Bitterwell Lake

Broad Lane Restricted Byway (West Section)

Broad Lane Byway

Old Country Lane and Grassy Singletrack

Batchfield Lane Dirt Track

Cattybrook Bridleway Climb

Pomphrey Hill Bridleway

Rodway Common

Staple Hill Tunnel

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