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Herepath Trail, North Wessex Downs
DiscoverPlaces to seeUnited KingdomEnglandSouth West EnglandAvebury
Herepath Trail, North Wessex Downs
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Herepath Trail, North Wessex Downs
Cycling
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(14)
Gravel riding
5.0
(1)
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Claire Sharpe
May 7, 2024
Cycling
History lesson time. A herepath is a military road (literally, an army path) in England, typically dating from the ninth century AD. The English military preparations, conducted under the leadership of King Alfred of Wessex, included fortified burhs or places of refuge and connecting herepaths using existing routes...like ridgeways!
This one happens to also be part of a UNESCO world heritage site...eyes peeled for the signs!
This one happens to also be part of a UNESCO world heritage site...eyes peeled for the signs!
Rowan
October 21, 2024
Cycling
Sumptuous gravel but also rutty chalk.
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8
riders
52.6km
04:01
450m
450m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
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Elevation 210 m
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