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Mountain biking trails

South East England

The Ridgeway – Lord Wantage Monument loop from West Ilsley

Mountain biking trails

South East England

The Ridgeway – Lord Wantage Monument loop from West Ilsley

Moderate

5.0

(2)

15

riders

The Ridgeway – Lord Wantage Monument loop from West Ilsley

02:38

36.4km

320m

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: May 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 33.9 km for 66 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

14 m

View from Bury Down Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Handy access from A34 and straight on the Ridgeway for multiple route options

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2.73 km

Foredown Plantation

Forest

3

11.4 km

Marmalade Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

Great home made sausage rolls and lovely flat whites.

tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g504091-d13120458-Reviews-Marmalade_Coffee_Shop-Wantage_Vale_of_White_Horse_Oxfordshire_England.html?m=19905

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12.0 km

Alfred's Well

Forest

5

15.7 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

Tip by

6

20.6 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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7

30.4 km

Lord Wantage Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

The monument to Robert Loyd Lindsay, Lord Wantage, is situated high on the Ridgeway and affords stunning views of the vale. Lord Wantage was a distinguished soldier and one of …

Tip by

8

32.2 km

View of Ridgeway Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can be very muddy and waterlogged in winter along here

Tip by

9

33.9 km

Scutchamer Knob

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great northern place to park up and start the King Alfred's Way

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B

36.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

9.87 km

6.44 km

4.80 km

1.56 km

382 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

11.0 km

9.87 km

2.05 km

839 m

308 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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