Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury Racecourse

Routes

Mountain biking trails

View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury Racecourse

Moderate

3.7

(3)

riders

View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury Racecourse

02:41

39.2km

380m

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: June 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.9 km for 121 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

6.11 km

Avery's Pightle

Nature Reserve

6.96 km

Brayland's Copse

Forest

16.3 km

Pilot Hill and Sandpits Down Panoramic Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

One of the best sections of the Wayfarers Walk with a decent singletrack. Some sections are heavily rutted, too much so for my limited skills. Added interest with Bluebells carpeting the woods during May.

Tip by

19.6 km

View from Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Historical Site

Whichever road you approach the Combe Gibbet climb from is just great with superb vistas across the roof of Berkshire and Hampshire beyond.

Tip by

20.1 km

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Highlight • Historical Site

Combe Gibbet is an impressive landmark at the top of Gallows Down, near Combe. It is actually located on the Test Way footpath on the Berkshire-Hampshire border and is a …

Tip by

20.2 km

Combe Gibbet

Highlight • Monument

Combe Gibbet is a macabre monument on the top of Gallows Down. The structure was erected in 1676 to hang the bodies of George Broomham and Dorothy Newman. Broomham and …

Tip by

30.5 km

Irish Hill Copse

Forest

32.5 km

Hampstead Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hampstead Lock is situated along the Kennet and Avon Canal. It's a lovely spot to stop and sit watching the canal boats go by.

Tip by

32.6 km

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

At Marsh Benham, the Kennet and Avon canal passes through Hamstead Lock, a pretty section of the canal with a bench overlooking the water. It makes a nice picnic or …

Tip by

33.4 km

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Highlight • Other

A small sluice to control the flow of the water between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal.

Tip by

38.9 km

Specialized Concept Store Newbury

Highlight • Structure

Together with "sister" store Banjo Cycles next door, the Newbury Specialized Concept Store are a friendly and knowledgeable bunch who will look after you as long as what you are …

Tip by

39.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

9.65 km

7.81 km

3.52 km

914 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

8.25 km

8.02 km

5.51 km

2.61 km

273 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Sunday 21 June

32°C

17°C

30 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

King Alfred's Way: Marlborough and Avebury Loop

02:38h

31.6km

350m

Moderate

5.0

Didcot to Lambourn loop – North Wessex Downs

04:54h

67.7km

620m

Moderate

4.0

Ashampstead Common loop from Reading

02:23h

37.4km

290m

Moderate

4.9

Vernham Dean Off-Road Cycle Trail

03:11h

43.3km

470m

Hard

5.0

Tidworth & Pewsey Downs loop from Great Bedwyn

05:42h

78.0km

690m

Hard

4.8

122

Avebury Stone Circle – The Ridgeway loop from Chilton

08:44h

108km

1,190m

Hard

4.9

Ridgeway Track to Streatley – The Ridgeway loop from Goring & Streatley

06:36h

88.3km

1,000m

Moderate

4.4

Icknield Way Trail – View of the Chilterns Valley loop from Nuffield

04:08h

47.9km

800m

Moderate

4.7

Bicycle Tire Puncture – Coldridge Wood loop from Andover

03:24h

43.8km

510m

Moderate

5.0

Big Swooping Downhill – Descent Through the Trees loop from Aldbourne

04:02h

51.4km

690m

Moderate

4.6

The Ridgeway – Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow loop from Lambourn

02:55h

36.2km

480m

Moderate

4.4

View of Ridgeway Reservoir – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Chilton

04:07h

51.3km

550m

View from Combe Gibbet – Combe Gibbet loop from Newbury Racecourse

Pilot Hill and Sandpits Down Panoramic Trail

View from Combe Gibbet

Combe Gibbet on Gallows Down

Combe Gibbet

Hampstead Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Hamstead Lock, Kennet & Avon Canal

Sluice Between River Kennet and Kennet and Avon Canal

Specialized Concept Store Newbury

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️