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Old Shaftesbury Drove – Old Shaftesbury Drove Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove – Old Shaftesbury Drove Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

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Old Shaftesbury Drove – Old Shaftesbury Drove Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

04:32

40.9km

500m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

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Parking

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748 m

Old Shaftesbury Drove

Highlight • Forest

Old Shaftesbury Drove is an old road that runs through the beautiful woodlnd of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire AONB linking Salisbury with Shaftesbury.

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24.6 km

View of Cranborne Chase and the Distant New Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.3 km

Deer Herd in Cranborne Chase

Highlight • Viewpoint

Care on Oxdrove as often churned up by ‘off-roaders’ in wet

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26.7 km

Wild Garlic Woodland in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Forest

Great location for seeing wild garlic in a woodland setting (in season obviously).

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31.4 km

Knighton Wood

Forest

32.2 km

Forest Path in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Trail

32.8 km

Knighton High Wood

Forest

39.6 km

Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beauty goes from Coombe Bisset all the way almost to Shaftesbury off road. It's used a fair amount by organised bike events, and also in the summer is full …

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40.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.5 km

5.40 km

2.82 km

1.30 km

1.05 km

649 m

254 m

Surfaces

14.7 km

11.5 km

6.79 km

5.17 km

1.91 km

898 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Sunday 24 May

29°C

14°C

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Old Shaftesbury Drove – Old Shaftesbury Drove Road loop from Salisbury Racecourse

Old Shaftesbury Drove

View of Cranborne Chase and the Distant New Forest

Deer Herd in Cranborne Chase

Wild Garlic Woodland in Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

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Old Shaftesbury Drove Road

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