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Descent to the Ridgeway Trail – View of the Chilterns Valley loop from Watlington

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire
Watlington

Descent to the Ridgeway Trail – View of the Chilterns Valley loop from Watlington

Moderate

4.8

(8)

27

riders

Descent to the Ridgeway Trail – View of the Chilterns Valley loop from Watlington

02:19

27.6km

420m

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 20, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 10.6 km for 21 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.94 km

Descent to the Ridgeway Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

From Xmas common Rd. This very fast trail goes onto Station road where you pick up the Ridgeway Trail 🚴‍♂️

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2

6.20 km

View of the Chilterns Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

This bridleway provides sensational views across the beloved Chilterns landscape, through valleys and across farmland with pockets of woodland dotted in between.

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7.93 km

The Clump

Forest

4

8.54 km

watch out for walkers if riding fast !

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5

11.9 km

Hit this trail in the dry on my steel gravel bike on 650b x 47c tyres. Not too rough and it's a nice decent. Great fun!

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17.2 km

Scrapelor's Wood

Forest

7

18.1 km

Chinnor Hill Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide at the top, narrows at the bottom.
Watch out for roots, fallen trees and branches across the descent, you can get up to some silly speeds on the way …

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8

21.8 km

A fresh drinking water tap in the car park

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B

27.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.36 km

8.13 km

6.43 km

3.97 km

532 m

146 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.37 km

7.94 km

7.09 km

1.74 km

765 m

699 m

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Sunday 18 October

14°C

7°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

June 11, 2022,Steep climbs & crazy descents 🚴‍♂️
Great downhill paths for that adrenaline rush 🚴‍♂️
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