Spire & Spoke – The Icknield Way loop from Watlington

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Spire & Spoke – The Icknield Way loop from Watlington

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Spire & Spoke – The Icknield Way loop from Watlington

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22.3km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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131 m

Spire & Spoke

Highlight • Cafe

Awesome venue for cyclists. Set up really well for cycling during the covid restrictions - but still great coffee, cakes and pizza.

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926 m

The Icknield Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Section from Watlington towards M40 is very easy walking and looks good for cycling

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3.78 km

Hollandridge Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

From Pishill / Stonor, it is asphalt to the farm with 1 short-ish steep bit of 15%+, then from farm to Xmas Common it is mostly a sunken lane, that is pretty good. Lovely 4k lane.

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8.96 km

Pishill Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice spot for a rest on the benches or to take in the history. The church has Norman origins astonrowant.wordpress.com/pishill-church

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9.79 km

Langfords Hanging

Forest

11.4 km

Warburg Nature Reserve Climb Past the Ponies

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Decent but STEEP (20%) at times path that climbs up from just past the ruins of St James Church, past the ponies to join up with Warmscombe Lane. Lovely view but a hard climb.

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22.3 km

End point

Parking

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