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Longleat House Drive – Shearwater Lake loop from Castle Cary

Longleat House Drive – Shearwater Lake loop from Castle Cary

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Longleat House Drive – Shearwater Lake loop from Castle Cary

03:47

75.2km

890m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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After 48.8 km for 372 m

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Start point

Train Station

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13.7 km

Climb to Stourhead

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Some people like to torture themselves up Kingsettle Lane. By comparison, this is a really nice and enjoyable climb up to the same area. Never gets too steep and some …

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26.3 km

Longleat House Drive

Highlight • Historical Site

Fast, straight road leading up to Longleat House. Great cycling through the grounds, its par of the national cycle route so you can always have access on a bike. If …

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26.9 km

Longleat House

Highlight • Monument

Perhaps one of the most famous stately homes in the UK, Longleat is an impressive Elizabethan prodigy house. Longleat is set amongst 1,000 acres of parkland, home to the first …

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31.6 km

Forest Road in Cranborne Chase

Highlight • Trail

Quite forest road past Centre Parks.

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32.5 km

Forest Road between Shearwater Lake and Longleat

Highlight • Trail

This is a great quit road that take your from/ to Shearwater from Longleat.

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35.5 km

Shearwater Lake

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake with great walking around. Cool cafe which serves everything you need to stock up. The roads are really smooth and it’s a great entrance to the Devrills

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49.5 km

Stourhead House and Gardens

Highlight • Monument

Great National Trust place to stop and refuel, hot drink are around £2.50 and plenty of food to choose from. Grounds past cafe are free the members or around £19 for adults.

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49.7 km

Bristol High Cross at Stourhead

Highlight • Historical Site

This road runs alongside Garden Lake providing a beautiful view of the tranquil waters and the stunning Stourhead Gardens. Keep an eye out for the market cross, originally erected in …

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75.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.0 km

9.26 km

1.22 km

570 m

169 m

Surfaces

53.2 km

21.4 km

378 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Longleat House Drive – Shearwater Lake loop from Castle Cary

Climb to Stourhead

Longleat House Drive

Longleat House

Forest Road in Cranborne Chase

Forest Road between Shearwater Lake and Longleat

Shearwater Lake

Stourhead House and Gardens

Bristol High Cross at Stourhead

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