Imber Range Perimeter Path – View from Westbury White Horse loop from Marston

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Imber Range Perimeter Path – View from Westbury White Horse loop from Marston

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Imber Range Perimeter Path – View from Westbury White Horse loop from Marston

03:33

43.7km

620m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.40 km for 305 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.69 km

Sandy Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Just off Westbury road next to the layby you'll find a little gravel track that shoots you straight up. After a few hundred metres you'll need to hop off to get through a gate. Once you're passed that it's a bit more of the steep gradient but as the trees thin out the gradient eases and it'll curve you round a steep drop to a gate at the very top. There's also a lovely view at the top with a bench for a rest if you need it! If you're lucky you'll see a light aircraft taking off/landing once you get to the top at the airfield

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10.5 km

Pickleberry Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Very cyclist friendly little cafe. A real gem! Great coffee and flapjack fruity slice plus lovely garden in the summer. Always welcome here.

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12.4 km

Westbury White Horse Climb (East Side)

Highlight • Climb

Tough and steep climb to the top of Westbury White horse.

The other side is longer and more mellow this side is shorter but steep.

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13.1 km

Imber Range Perimeter Path

Highlight • Trail

Great road which skirts army training area. Ok for road bikes if you’re careful for pot holes

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18.2 km

Old Road Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

the old Road is still here if getting reclaimed by nature, avoids the main road

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20.1 km

Upton Cow Down

Highlight • Trail

Upton Cow Down is a 16.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western edge of Salisbury Plain and overlooking the village of Upton Scudamore. The down is an area of chalk grassland, covered in wildflowers and pollinators over the summer months.

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22.7 km

View from Westbury White Horse

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the best views over Wiltshire and Somerset can be had from the top of the White Horse, here on the edge of the Salisbury plain and the Imber Range military area. It makes the climbing all the more worthwhile!

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30.4 km