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South East England

Three Castles Path Crossroads – Ox Drove Way loop from Northington

Mountain biking trails

South East England

Three Castles Path Crossroads – Ox Drove Way loop from Northington

Moderate

9

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Three Castles Path Crossroads – Ox Drove Way loop from Northington

02:16

28.4km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

4.42 km

Three Castles Path Crossroads

Highlight • Trail

Make sure you follow the right hand single-track to Winchester. The single-track straight ahead also leads to the road to Winchester (turn right when you meet the road), but is seriously overgrown with brambles and nettles

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2

7.97 km

Abbotstone Down

Highlight • Historical Site

Abbotstone Down is a chalk grassland with mature oak woodland and scrub. You can observe the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on the down, as well as many …

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3

8.10 km

Abbotstone Iron Age Fort and Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

An example of a late bronze age to early iron age univallate hill fort. Some of the ramparts and ditches have been infilled but what remains is clear.
You will …

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9.13 km

Spy Bush Plantation

Forest

14.6 km

Barton Copse

Forest

6

15.0 km

Muddy Path Through Fields

Highlight • Natural

If it’s been wet it will definitely be muddy,

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7

18.2 km

Ox Drove Way

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good route for MTB and gravel bikes. Roadies not so much but hybrid bikes should be fine (Isla Beinn 26 was).

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8

24.3 km

Scenic Byway

Highlight • Forest

9

25.0 km

Abbotstone Deserted Medieval Village

Highlight • Settlement

It's well worth a quick stop at this really well preserved deserted medieval village.

The lumps and bumps in the field are all that remain of the village, but show …

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B

28.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

7.41 km

6.97 km

435 m

152 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

8.72 km

5.51 km

438 m

282 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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