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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

02:21

28.7km

320m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.36 km for 147 m

After 4.09 km for 497 m

After 17.2 km for 66 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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959 m

Marmalade Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

Great home made sausage rolls and lovely flat whites.

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9.48 km

Butterbush Plantation

Forest

10.7 km

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Trail

Great route south in the summer.

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15.1 km

View of South Oxfordshire from the Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

The beginning of the descent towards Harwell, offers an excellent view of South Oxfordshire from the top and is easily accessible from the Ridgeway. The surface is a combination of …

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16.6 km

Foredown Plantation

Forest

17.2 km

Scutchamer Knob

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great northern place to park up and start the King Alfred's Way

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18.9 km

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can be very muddy and waterlogged in winter along here

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20.7 km

Lord Wantage Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

The monument to Robert Loyd Lindsay, Lord Wantage, is situated high on the Ridgeway and affords stunning views of the vale. Lord Wantage was a distinguished soldier and one of …

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21.2 km

Goddard Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

can be muddy in winter but lovely ride

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22.9 km

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Structure

28.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.60 km

6.34 km

5.55 km

4.03 km

2.70 km

456 m

Surfaces

9.53 km

8.66 km

7.08 km

2.25 km

756 m

386 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

32°C

16°C

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

Marmalade Coffee

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

View of South Oxfordshire from the Ridgeway

Scutchamer Knob

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Lord Wantage Monument

Goddard Descent

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

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