The Ridgeway Trail – Marlborough Town Centre loop from West Overton

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The Ridgeway Trail – Marlborough Town Centre loop from West Overton

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The Ridgeway Trail – Marlborough Town Centre loop from West Overton

03:01

40.3km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.19 km

Fyfield Down

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful views across Fyfield Down, part of the gorgeous Marlborough Downs, over towards West Woods from Delling.

The first part of the path from the Ridgeway is grass (but well-drained), but then turns into good gravel track.

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4.78 km

Fyfield Down

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great route over meadow fields and Neolithic archeological site. Good conditions over well drained fields.

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11.0 km

Shoulder of Mutton Plantation

Forest

14.1 km

The Ridgeway Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

19.9 km

Three Trees

Highlight • Cafe

Great food with good service. Handy seating inside and out with good views of the cycle rack for anyone who's nervous of leaving their precious machine.

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25.3 km

The Inn with the Well

Highlight • Pub

The Inn with the well - secure bike storage (locked shipping crate), great food, friendly hosts Megan and Mike , breakfast included and an £8 packed lunch made to order - well located for the ridgeway / old chalk route - spacious rooms- baths and heated towel rails - book direct at their website and you will save 10-15% over typical bookig.com or expedia rates theinnwiththewell.co.uk

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27.1 km

View of North Wessex Downs Farmland

Highlight • Viewpoint

31.4 km

Stone Arch Bridge and Stream

Highlight • Bridge

33.3 km

Marlborough Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Small English market town in Wiltshire with about 8,000 inhabitants. In 1204 Marlborough was granted city rights and market rights.

Small, sweet shops and cafés, nice houses and alleys make up the charm and the city as a whole is simply lovely.
Insider tip: The Polly Tea Rooms on High Street. Traditional cakes and teas with an old fashioned feeling. Grandiose.

For fans of ancient legends and legends: on the area of Marlborough College - one of the leading private schools in England - there is a prehistoric burial mound. According to legend, the magician Merlin is buried here (Merlin Mound or Marlborough Mound).
Not far from Marlborough there are other historic places such as Silbury Hill or Avebury Stone Circle.

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