Hackpen White Horse – Marlborough Town Centre loop from Marlborough

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Hackpen White Horse – Marlborough Town Centre loop from Marlborough

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Hackpen White Horse – Marlborough Town Centre loop from Marlborough

02:22

28.1km

360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.6 km for 90 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.33 km

Stone Arch Bridge and Stream

Highlight • Bridge

8.78 km

Four Mile Clump

Forest

10.6 km

Car Park with Toilets

Highlight • Parking

Car park gates locked at 7pm but parking is free

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11.4 km

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

Barbury Castle is a well-preserved Iron Age hill fort. The site was first occupied around 2,500 years ago and has been used by the Romans, the Saxons, and even played a role in the Second World War. From the fort, you are afforded wonderful views over the landscape. In clear conditions, you can see the Cotswolds and the River Severn.

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11.6 km

Barbury Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

14.6 km

Hackpen White Horse

Highlight • Monument

Lovely flowy but rutty chalk double track with great views. Awesome

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15.5 km

Shoulder of Mutton Plantation

Forest

21.0 km

Expansive View Along Dirt Road, North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Viewpoint

25.9 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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