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The Giant Circle: The biggest possible loop you can cycle in the UK

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The Giant Circle: The biggest possible loop you can cycle in the UK

Delbee planned a road ride

February 27, 2026

The Giant Circle: The biggest possible loop you can cycle in the UK

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42:59

909km

21.1km/h

8,090m

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Overview

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 163 km for 579 m

After 729 km for 114 m

Most people would complete this in 7-14 days

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Waypoints

Royal Observatory Greenwich and View of London Skyline

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Royal Observatory stands high on a hill in Greenwich Park. It has played an important role in the history of astronomy and navigation, and is best known for the …

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22.5 km

View of Coulsdon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Absolutely treacherous patch of gravel when entering from the south. Be very careful!

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37.4 km

Headley Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A great alternative to Box Hill in both directions, especially at the weekend when Box can be very busy. Undulating all the way, but very quiet and mostly car-free.

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44.0 km

Ranmore Climb

Highlight • Trail

Awesome climb tough but like many in the area quiet road no traffic very scenic as well

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56.1 km

Shere Village Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Famously used as the English setting in the classic romcom The Holiday, Shere is considered by many to be Surrey's prettiest village. Nestled on the River Tillingbourne, its idyllic country …

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83.8 km

Devil's Punch Bowl Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Great path with even greater off-roading possibilities to each side. Path is possible to ride with road bike if you are not to fussy about the tires and wheels; I …

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128 km

Avington Park Mansion and Lake

Highlight • Monument

Avington Park is a historic country estate with rich history that dates back to the 10th century, with the current manor house being constructed in the late 17th century.

The …

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138 km

Winchester City Gate

Highlight • Monument

Winchester is a popular destination for rides in the Hampshire/Surrey/West Sussex area. It has plenty of resupply options and has many road riding routes leading out of the city in each direction.

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195 km

Langford Parish Hall Water Refill Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Just past the gate there's a place to fill up your water bottles (it's all signposted)

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223 km

Fairwood Lakes Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great little cafe just outside Westbury. Vegan cake options available and plenty of outdoor seating.
Lots for kids to do, so perhaps can meet them there (or take them there) for soft play etc.

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239 km

Wellow Brook Lane

Highlight • River

A lovely little lane runs aside Wellow Brook, a small river that feeds into the Avon. The countryside here is quiet and picturesque – synonymous with Somerset. It's a great place to cycle!

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259 km

Whitchurch Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A quiet and shady entrance into Bristol - a pleasant surprise after coming off the Wells Road.

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290 km

Severn Bridge Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

A great quick route into Wales. Often busy with cyclists and runners. Beware closures on very windy days.

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303 km

Tree-Lined Road Towards Devauden

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Resurfaced road a smooth rolling strip of tarmac through the forest. It's beautiful in autumn with all the colours or amazing in spring as the forest starts to grow again!

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316 km

Nisa Local

Convenience Store

328 km

White Castle is the best preserved of of Monmouthshire's ‘Three Castles’ (also including Grosmont and Skenfrith).

Originally constructed from wood and earth, a series of renovations transformed it into a …

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340 km

Bridge Inn

Pub

357 km

St Peter's Church, Peterchurch

Highlight • Religious Site

On the banks of the River Dore in Herefordshire's beautiful Golden Valley, Peterchurch is a gloriously located village for hillwalking. There are numerous trails that head into the woodland to …

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362 km

Dorstone Leg-Breaker Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Brutal climb: 180m with 3 big ramps. 1st one starts straight from the bottom and hits 18% then eases to ~7% before two more ramps, shorter and each 15-16% but …

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365 km

Bredwardine Bridge Over the River Wye

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful old bridge over the Wye with easy access to the river for a dip!

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374 km

Bells

Pub

394 km

St Michael and All Angels Church, Lingen

Highlight • Other

Lingen village is in the north-western area of Herefordshire, close to the boarder with Wales.
Included in the Domesday Book in 1086 the village was mostly concerned with farming until …

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402 km

Leintwardine Highlights: Stone Bridge, St Mary Magdalene Church, and Sun Inn

Highlight • Historical Site

Leintwardine is a pretty village in Herefordshire, on the border with Wales. The village has a rich history that stretches back to Roman times and retains many beautiful buildings. The …

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426 km

The Ragleth Inn

Pub

429 km

Church Stretton Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Church Stretton is a beautiful market town set in the heart of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding beauty. It sits surrounded by hills in a spectacular setting and is …

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430 km

Public Water Fountain

440 km

Public Water Fountain

441 km

Village Store

Convenience Store

455 km

Upton Magna Village Store & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Really excellent little cafe. I checked that the sausages in the sausage bap were proper sausages - they certainly were. Got ribbed somewhat for my fancy London ways!

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470 km

River Meese

Highlight • River

View on Dee river

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484 km

View of the Shropshire Union Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

505 km

Convenience Store

511 km

One Stop

Supermarket

545 km

Thorpe Climb from Dovedale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunningly beautiful but steep and challenging road with cattle grids at the top and bottom

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552 km

Bradbourne Village

Highlight • Historical Site

A "doubly thankful" village. A thankful village is one where none of the inhabitants were killed in the First World War. A doubly thankful one is where no inhabitants were …

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571 km

Public Toilet

624 km

Newark Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Newark Castle ruins are set in lovely, formal gardens bordered by the remaining walls of the castle which was partly destroyed in 1646 at the end of the English Civil War.

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632 km

Claypole Village Store

Convenience Store

674 km

The Co-operative Food

Supermarket

723 km

N V Gaydon

Convenience Store

729 km

Wisbech Town Centre and St. Peter and St. Paul Church

Highlight • Settlement

Pretty market town with museums and a big church with gardens. Perfect place for a rest stop.

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732 km

All Saints Church, Elm

Highlight • Religious Site

All Saints church in Elm is an impressive piece of architecture. It dates back to the 13th century and is 149 feet in length from east to west. It's worth …

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739 km

St. Peter's Church, Upwell

Highlight • Religious Site

Upwell has a rich history dating back many centuries. It was once a centre for agriculture and trade in the Fenland region due to its proximity to waterways, including the …

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742 km

Confluence of the Middle Level Main Drain and Popham's Eau

Highlight • River

Great place to stop for a picnic.

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750 km

Welney Wash Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The washes between the embankments of the Old and New Bedford Rivers are a controlled flooding zone and can be up to 2m underwater in winter after heavy rain, so check your route before you go!

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753 km

Ouse Washes Wetland (Norfolk–Cambridgeshire border)

Highlight • Natural

The Ouse Washes is a SSSI and an internationally important wetland habitat. Stretching from St Ives to Downham Market it serves as a flood storage area and is often under …

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767 km

Ely Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Ely is built on a 23-square-mile island which at 85 feet / 26 m, is the highest land in the Fens. Thanks to this, Ely was not waterlogged like the …

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768 km

Ely Ouse Riverside Path (Route 51)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Not really unstable when moist on 40 mm gravel tires

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779 km

Wicken Lode Cycleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Some walkers so be aware. Flat and fast Gravel in Wicken Fen.

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818 km

Radwinter Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

strava.com/segments/4079391
0.8 miles at 8%

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833 km

Lavenham High Street and the Guildhall

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful high street with half timbered buildings and guildhall. Parrishes, half way up, is a decent cafe for refreshments.

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899 km

Woolwich Ferry crossing

Highlight • Rest Area

The only way to cross the river that far east. Nice views of the industrial part of the city.
The alternative way to cross the river is to take the …

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905 km

Here Sculpture on The Line

Highlight • Viewpoint

The physical sculpture, fabricated to UK road standards two years later, marks the 24,859 mile distance around the earth and back. The current placement of this sculpture is particularly relevant …

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907 km

View of Canary Wharf from Olympian Way

Highlight • River

Must stop here for a deep breath!

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909 km

Greenwich Park Climb and View of London Skyline

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Good steady climb with a roughly 8% average gradient. It's short, so good for hill reps, and the surface is excellent. There's a good cafe at the top to the left, and an even better view a little further along.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

714 km

94.4 km

64.0 km

20.6 km

15.7 km

905 m

442 m

109 m

Surfaces

714 km

176 km

7.69 km

5.56 km

4.14 km

2.44 km

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