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We had to cut off part of the route as it was too bogey.

wet and muddy day out with Ashley would've been a good gravel ride in the dry missed out Grovely Wood Wheatsheaf Pub was a good start finish venue

Prefer this to the road climb next to it as that gets a lot steeper once off road. This is just a long grind with a few pinchy bits. Can imagine it would be great fun going down, but it is singletrack so careful on the corners.

Great Wishford sits in a meander of the River Wylye, beneath the chalk ridge adorned by the beautiful Grovely Wood. From the village, Grovely Road leads up to the woodland trails and is a good option for those looking to tackle some hill reps. According to an ancient custom, the residents of the village are permitted to gather firewood annually from Grovely Wood on Oak Apple Day, which is the 29th of May. The village pub, the Royal Oak, is a good shout for post run refreshment.

First Broad Drive is an arrow-straight avenue through the heart of Grovely Woods. It's easy to pick up speed along this section; usually straight lines are something of a rarity where trail running is concerned. Unsurprisingly, given its trajectory, it was once part of a Roman road, a section of a trade route that connected the Mendips to the English Channel.

The Devenish is a reserve managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. It's a lovely area of young woodland, mature beech woodland, chalk downland and meadow. Early summer is when the reserve is at its most vibrant, as the wildflowers are at their best. A run to the top of the steep downland slope provides glorious views of the Woodford Valley.

On the crest of this downland ridge is a Neolithic long barrow and around 40 Bronze Age round barrows, ancient burial grounds dating back to between 2600 and 1600 BC. Visible from Stonehenge around half a mile (0.6 km) to the north, Normanton Down Barrows have long been the subject of archaeological digs. Today they're a scheduled monument and part of the Avebury and Stonehenge World Heritage Site, so digs are strictly controlled.