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Festival Way – Ashton Court Gatehouse loop from Nailsea and Backwell

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Festival Way – Ashton Court Gatehouse loop from Nailsea and Backwell

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Festival Way – Ashton Court Gatehouse loop from Nailsea and Backwell

02:58

38.2km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: December 1, 2025

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 7.70 km for 58 m

After 19.4 km for 254 m

After 28.9 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.71 km

Somerset Showground Gravel Path

Highlight • Cycleway

I can't believe this gem of a trail is just off the Bike Path that I've ridden 100s of times and never noticed! Decent, smooth gravel that you could ride …

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4.09 km

Festival Way

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely, traffic-free way to connect Long Ashton to Backwell and it's endless lanes.

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7.11 km

View of Long Ashton

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Greedy Goose and Gatcombe Farm Shop at the bottom of the road. Great for a fry up, lunch or coffee etc etc

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8.05 km

Ashton Hill Plantation

Forest

11.0 km

Ashton Court Gravel Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Fast gravel section, cautious of walkers and dogs, as well as a few sizeable holes

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15.3 km

Ashton Court Gatehouse

Highlight • Historical Site

Here is the entrance to Ashton Court, a grand historic estate located just outside Bristol. It's set within 850 acres of rolling parkland and woodlands and there are cycle trails throughout.

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19.1 km

Lavazza Coffee Van, Leigh Woods

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent coffee van in Leigh Woods. A great place to stop for a mid ride break. Limited seating available so take your coffee and cake and sit in the woods.

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22.0 km

Nova Trail Blue MTB Start

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Start of the Nova Trail Blue MTB run, super fun on gravel or MTB. Lovely trees it's stunning first thing with the sun shining through.

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23.4 km

Gravel Trail Near Deer Park

Highlight • Trail

Primo fun gravel with a bit of a climb and great views through the trees. Links back up with the MTB trail and access to the top of Providence lane area

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27.7 km

George's Hill Plantation

Forest

34.1 km

Stone structures in Bourton Combe

Ruins

38.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

12.0 km

4.73 km

4.53 km

1.56 km

865 m

203 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

11.8 km

8.74 km

4.83 km

278 m

Elevation

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Monday 1 December

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Festival Way – Ashton Court Gatehouse loop from Nailsea and Backwell

Somerset Showground Gravel Path

Festival Way

View of Long Ashton

Ashton Court Gravel Descent

Ashton Court Gatehouse

Lavazza Coffee Van, Leigh Woods

Nova Trail Blue MTB Start

Gravel Trail Near Deer Park

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