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Zig Zag Hill Climb – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

Zig Zag Hill Climb – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

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Zig Zag Hill Climb – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

02:44

50.9km

610m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.7 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.20 km

View of the Fovant Badges

Highlight • Monument

The Fovant Badges are a set of regimental badges cut into the chalk hill Fovant Down. They were cut by soldiers stationed nearby as they waited to go to France during WW1.

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3.16 km

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Natural

3.71 km

Fovant Downs Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.62 km

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Highlight • Natural Monument

13.0 km

Crook Hill Lane Valley View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful valley between Berwick St John and Alvediston following Crook Hill lane. This is part of the round Wiltshire cycle trail.

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20.3 km

Zig Zag Hill Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

As close as you can get to an Alpine switchback-ridden climb in North Dorset, the view from the top at Wingreen Hill is always worth the hard work.

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27.8 km

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Highlight • Climb

Made famous by the Hovis advert in 1973, the cobbled climb of Gold Hill has just got more and more loved by the nation as the years have passed. The …

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44.9 km

Beatons

Highlight • Cafe

50.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.9 km

762 m

141 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.2 km

19.6 km

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 26 May

29°C

17°C

14 %

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Zig Zag Hill Climb – Gold Hill, Shaftesbury loop from Fovant

View of the Fovant Badges

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Fovant Downs Climb

View of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs

Crook Hill Lane Valley View

Zig Zag Hill Climb

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Beatons

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