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Sunset at Cherhill Monument – Avebury Stone Circle Loop from Bishops Cannings

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Sunset at Cherhill Monument – Avebury Stone Circle Loop from Bishops Cannings

Alex Hall planned a mountain bike ride

June 25, 2021

Sunset at Cherhill Monument – Avebury Stone Circle Loop from Bishops Cannings

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04:40

53.1km

11.4km/h

660m

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Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 41.4 km for 499 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.93 km

View from Roundway Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Roundway Down is an Iron Age hill fort that can be seen for many miles around. This steep-sided, wildlife-rich chalk grassland down has fantastic views from the top. It's also a great place to spot wildflowers and butterflies in summer.

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4.47 km

Beacon Hill Summit

Highlight • Climb

The chalkland summit views were stunning. But the climb on a gravel bike, through wet clay & mud, was too much my elderly 55 year old legs, so, I ended up pushing the bike!

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13.6 km

View of Lansdowne Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

A few hours before sunset and this is most definitely the spot to sit to get a great view of the Lansdowne monument and watch the sun disappear

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20.3 km

Avebury Stone Circle

Highlight • Monument

Avebury is an extraordinary place in the North Wiltshire & Wessex Downs AONB. One of many Neolithic sites in the area, this stone circle is large enough to encircle part …

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22.9 km

Avebury to Ridgeway Track

Highlight • Cycleway

A chalky incline from Avebury village (and the stone circles), past the mucky farm and up onto the Ridgeway. It can get pretty rutted and steep here, so you'll want an easy gear for sure!

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44.8 km

Tan Hill Track Descent

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After climbing Tan Hill on the road and then a wide gravel road descent, turning onto this trail is pretty funny! If it's wet, you'll probably fall off about 10 …

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53.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

10.7 km

10.3 km

7.79 km

811 m

545 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

10.2 km

5.24 km

4.24 km

2.98 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

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Sunset at Cherhill Monument – Avebury Stone Circle Loop from Bishops Cannings

View from Roundway Down

Beacon Hill Summit

View of Lansdowne Monument

Avebury Stone Circle

Avebury to Ridgeway Track

Tan Hill Track Descent

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