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Highclere

Vernham Dean Climb – Coombe Gibbet Climb loop from Highclere

Basingstoke And Deane

Highclere

Vernham Dean Climb – Coombe Gibbet Climb loop from Highclere

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5.0

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Vernham Dean Climb – Coombe Gibbet Climb loop from Highclere

03:31

66.8km

970m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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After 12.7 km for 1.21 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.70 km

Bartlettsdown Copse

Forest

6.68 km

St Barnabas Church, Faccombe

Highlight • Historical Site

This 19th-century church in Early English style replaced the Norman building of St. Michael that was demolished at the medieval site at Netherton.

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6.85 km

The Jack Russell II

Highlight • Restaurant

Lovely spot for lunch on a summer’s day ride. The fish and chips was great, as is the beer garden. There’s also a bike rack area to keep your ride secure

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15.4 km

Vernham Dean Climb

Highlight • Climb

A long sustained false flat and gradual climb heading North out of Vernham Dean

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24.6 km

Prospect Road Crossroads

Highlight • Settlement

A village named Prosperous is always worth a Town Sign Sprint

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32.3 km

Little Heath Copse

Forest

34.2 km

View of Bourne Valley from Chutes Causeway

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Views views views! Worth the little push to get up there but you will be rewarded by the solitude and sights along the ridge.

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52.8 km

Coombe Gibbet Climb

Highlight • Climb

The local 100 Climbs climb is steep and straight - a fairly short climb but plenty hard enough and a slog to the top.

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53.3 km

View from Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

Whichever road you approach the Combe Gibbet climb from is just great with superb vistas across the roof of Berkshire and Hampshire beyond.

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53.4 km

Combe Gibbet Memorial

Highlight • Viewpoint

66.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.3 km

1.36 km

1.17 km

Surfaces

51.5 km

14.0 km

1.36 km

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Saturday 30 May

22°C

12°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Vernham Dean Climb – Coombe Gibbet Climb loop from Highclere

St Barnabas Church, Faccombe

The Jack Russell II

Vernham Dean Climb

Prospect Road Crossroads

View of Bourne Valley from Chutes Causeway

Coombe Gibbet Climb

View from Combe Gibbet

Combe Gibbet Memorial

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