Marlow Suspension Bridge – Stonor Valley to Pishill Road loop from Furze Platt

Marlow Suspension Bridge – Stonor Valley to Pishill Road loop from Furze Platt

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Marlow Suspension Bridge – Stonor Valley to Pishill Road loop from Furze Platt

02:42

60.0km

520m

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: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.0 km for 159 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.40 km

Climb to Cookham Dean

Highlight • Climb

A nice option if you want a more gradual climb up to Cookham Dean.

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5.36 km

Marlow Switchbacks

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A great climb up to Cookham from Marlow. There are a couple of switchback corners which are fun to climb or descend.

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7.59 km

Marlow Suspension Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Marlow Suspension Bridge is a 19th-century structure that crosses the River Thames. Now Grade I-listed, the bridge was built by William Tierney Clark between 1831-36.

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12.2 km

View of the Valley in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

13.4 km

Coachway Wood

Forest

16.8 km

Bench With View of Fingest Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view down the valley towards Fingest, at the bottom of the climb/descent - and a bench!

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19.5 km

Dolesden Lane

Highlight • Climb

A tough climb or a glorious descent. Your choice. After the dog-leg in the road on the way down if you lookup and to your left you can see the windmill from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

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22.1 km

Turville Heath

Forest

26.6 km

View of Oxford from the Chilterns

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This is a flat bit of road that runs along the ridge, it has great views out to the NW towards Oxford.

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30.0 km

A good section to ride in either direction, although some rough surfaces can be felt travelling south between Stonor and Henley (no loose gravel, but bumpy tarmac). A long climb from Henley, or a speedy descent from the top.

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