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Great Gaddesden

Ashridge House – View of Ashridge House loop from Great Gaddesden

Moderate

5

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Ashridge House – View of Ashridge House loop from Great Gaddesden

01:31

24.1km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

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1

3.96 km

The Alford Arms

Highlight • Restaurant

This is probably the best gastro pubs in Ashridge so it's busy a lot of the time. Great for a quick refreshment stop on a local MTB ride.

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2

4.70 km

I like to stop here for a quick break. The animals are usually feeding and the goat has his favourite spot on the wall!

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3

6.68 km

Brownlow Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

An early 19th Century gate house. Possibly built for the 7th Earl of Bridgewater. Features panelled pargetting from moulds with the Browlow monogram. Esse Quam Videri means 'To be, rather …

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4

8.16 km

Ashridge House

Highlight • Castle

This is a fantastic house and was the former home of the 7th Earl of Bridgewater, the father of the English canal system. It was built in the classic Gothic Revival style and largely completed in 1814.

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5

8.60 km

View of Ashridge House

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

ashridgehouse.org.uk

Ashridge is a country estate and stately home in the Chiltern Hills. The estate comprises 20 sq km of woodlands, known as Ashridge Forest. The present house was constructed …

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6

9.76 km

Alford Cross

Highlight • Historical Site

Alford Cross, standing at the entrance to the Ashridge Estate, decent place to sit down for a break quickly

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7

9.82 km

Little Gaddesden War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful Chiltern village with historic building, a church, a monument and open spaces. Maybe take a break on one of the benches and take in the tranquility.

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8

16.7 km

Icknield Way Cycleway: Studham Flower Field

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Can either be a flowery delight in the dry or mud sucking when wet. Flat and flinty soil. If mud sucking conditions do your transmission and wheels a favour and nip round the road it will be just as quick

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19.1 km

Great Bradwin's Wood

Forest

B

24.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

401 m

313 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

10.1 km

401 m

313 m

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