Slippery Chalk Section – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Ridgeway

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Slippery Chalk Section – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Ridgeway

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Slippery Chalk Section – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Ridgeway

01:59

26.2km

280m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Advanced riding skills necessary. 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 8.18 km for 145 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

775 m

Slippery Chalk Section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Downhill chalk section very slippery in wet. Take the slightly hidden track to the left when heading west.

Tip by

6.24 km

Childrey Village Store and Café

Highlight • Cafe

General store and cafe. Excellent coffee from UE Coffee roasters, and occasionally doughnuts too.

childreystores.org
instagram.com/childreystores

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14.9 km

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

Highlight • Structure

17.0 km

Butterbush Plantation

Forest

17.5 km

Lord Wantage Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

The monument to Robert Loyd Lindsay, Lord Wantage, is situated high on the Ridgeway and affords stunning views of the vale. Lord Wantage was a distinguished soldier and one of …

Tip by

18.1 km

Monument Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Good access to fun sections of the ridgeway.

Tip by

24.4 km

Farmland Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

26.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.68 km

5.75 km

5.67 km

5.15 km

1.95 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

8.17 km

7.32 km

5.77 km

4.24 km

397 m

336 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Slippery Chalk Section – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Ridgeway

Slippery Chalk Section

Childrey Village Store and Café

Graffiti Tank in North Wessex Downs

Lord Wantage Monument

Monument Car Park

Farmland Viewpoint

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