Longleat House – Longleat House Drive loop from Horningsham

Longleat House – Longleat House Drive loop from Horningsham

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Longleat House – Longleat House Drive loop from Horningsham

02:40

40.2km

480m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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525 m

Longleat House

Highlight • Monument

Perhaps one of the most famous stately homes in the UK, Longleat is an impressive Elizabethan prodigy house. Longleat is set amongst 1,000 acres of parkland, home to the first …

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3.89 km

Honeypot Lane Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Exit off Honeypot Lane. A great bit of single track to climb or descend.

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3.97 km

Honeypot Lane Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Brilliant Singletrack suitable for cross/gravel bikes and larger. Best to use this trail to head downhill (NE direction) rather than uphill (SW Direction)

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5.42 km

Forest Double Track off Honey Pot Lane

Highlight • Forest

Super fun double and single track at the leading off from the bottom of Honey Pot lane.

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7.44 km

Gare Hill Summit

Highlight • Climb

Gare hill is a great climb to test yourself on - it goes up in 3 stages and brings you up into the forest. Or if you are looking for fun it's a great descent.

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15.4 km

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Natural

exposed exposed on windy days

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27.4 km

Fir Clump

Forest

38.8 km

Longleat Main Entrance Arch

Highlight • Monument

if you have a day pass to Longleat you can get 10% off at the top of the hill, trouble is you have to make it up there first!

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39.3 km

Longleat House Drive

Highlight • Historical Site

Fast, straight road leading up to Longleat House. Great cycling through the grounds, its par of the national cycle route so you can always have access on a bike. If …

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40.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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