View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Boxford

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Boxford

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Boxford

03:48

48.1km

480m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 4.73 km for 91 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

4.82 km

Penclose Copse

Forest

5.26 km

Pope's Wood

Forest

10.7 km

Flowy and Fast Trail

Highlight • Trail

14.5 km

Bluebell Woods in North Wessex Downs

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

lovely in spring when bluebells are out

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19.1 km

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can be very muddy and waterlogged in winter along here

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20.4 km

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Trail

Great route south in the summer.

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22.0 km

Robert Loyd Lindsay Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Nice spot to take a stop and take in the views along the ridgeway.

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22.1 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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22.6 km

Monument Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Good access to fun sections of the ridgeway.

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48.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.7 km

11.4 km

11.3 km

3.69 km

913 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.7 km

9.36 km

6.60 km

5.24 km

4.38 km

880 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

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Thursday 29 October

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8 %

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View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Boxford

Flowy and Fast Trail

Bluebell Woods in North Wessex Downs

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Old Street Track, North Wessex Downs

Robert Loyd Lindsay Memorial

Lord Wantage Monument

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