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Slippery Chalk Section – The Ridgeway loop from Wantage

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Slippery Chalk Section – The Ridgeway loop from Wantage

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Slippery Chalk Section – The Ridgeway loop from Wantage

02:21

31.1km

360m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2.01 km for 26 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.38 km

Great Café

Highlight • Cafe

2.02 km

Alfred's Well

Forest

5.66 km

Childrey Village Store and Café

Highlight • Cafe

General store and cafe. Excellent coffee from UE Coffee roasters, and occasionally doughnuts too.

childreystores.org
instagram.com/childreystores

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11.0 km

Rutted Trail in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Trail

Very rutted here and much hidden by long grass.

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13.2 km

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Highlight • Trail

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper …

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16.1 km

Slippery Chalk Section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Downhill chalk section very slippery in wet. Take the slightly hidden track to the left when heading west.

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17.4 km

The Ridgeway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Ridgeway is an awesome long distance cycle route - here's one of the best sections of white, chalky double and singletrack which is perfect for mountain bikes and gravel …

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26.7 km

Monument Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Good access to fun sections of the ridgeway.

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28.2 km

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Structure

31.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

7.95 km

6.83 km

4.05 km

1.31 km

245 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

8.77 km

5.18 km

4.59 km

722 m

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

23°C

13°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Slippery Chalk Section – The Ridgeway loop from Wantage

Great Café

Childrey Village Store and Café

Rutted Trail in North Wessex Downs

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Slippery Chalk Section

The Ridgeway

Monument Car Park

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

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