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Vale Of White Horse
Longcot

Gravel Road to the Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Longcot

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Oxfordshire
Vale Of White Horse
Longcot

Gravel Road to the Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Longcot

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5.0

(1)

6

riders

Gravel Road to the Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Longcot

00:59

15.6km

200m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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5.45 km

View of Sunrise from Knighton Hill, Compton Beauchamp

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Stunning views!

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5.54 km

Gravel Road to the Ridgeway

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Get here early mornings for spectacular sunrises

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7.78 km

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 slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington (in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire), some 16 km (10 mi) east of Swindon, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of Uffington. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. The best views of the figure are obtained from the air, or from directly across the Vale, particularly around the villages of Great Coxwell, Longcot and Fernham.

The Uffington White Horse was created some time between 1380 and 550 BC, during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a scheduled monument. The Guardian stated in 2003 that "for more than 3,000 years, the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a masterpiece of minimalist art." The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is of an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse

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7.91 km

Uffington Castle Hillfort

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On White Horse Hill, this large hillfort dates back to the Iron Age and lies next to the extraordinary Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric chalk figure. Combined, they make for a wonderful site to ramble about. The fort lies on the ancient Ridgeway, Britain's oldest road and numerous other hillforts reside in the area.

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15.2 km

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15.6 km

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12.5 km

1.84 km

591 m

367 m

221 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

2.80 km

< 100 m

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