Ride Information
START: Bedwyn station, The Knapp SN8 5RD, 51.380035, -1.598998
FINISH: Overton tation, Station Hill RG25 3JG, 51.253480, -1.258779
DISTANCE: 24.0 miles/38.6km
ASCENT: 2162ft/659m
OFF-ROAD: 85%
TERRAIN: Stone, chalk, grass and dirt bridleways and byways, and occasional country lanes. After a sharp climb to the downs the trail is smooth and undulating.
NAVIGATION: Easy. The Wayfarer’s Walk and other local routes are waymarked along most of this ride and it is all bridleway and byway. The only problem can be finding the diagonal path up Inkpen Hill and its continuation through crop fields at the top of the hill. The gated bridleway up the slope is hidden beneath an overhanging tree. Once up the slope keep the fence-line on your left. Use OS Landranger 174.
Eat & Drink
The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 3JP, 01672 870871, www.theharrowatlittlebedwyn.com
Indigo Palace at The Crown & Anchor, Ham, Wiltshire SN8 3RB, 01488 668896, www.indigopalace.co.uk
Sleep
The Crown & Garter, Great Common Rd, Inkpen Common, RG17 9QR, 01488 668325
Postern Hill Campsite, Salisbury Hill, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4ND, 01672 515195, www.campingintheforest.co.uk
Bivvy: Watership Down
Provisions
Great Bedwyn Post Office, 90 Church St, Great Bedwyn SN8 3PF, 01672 870673, www.greatbedwynpost.co.uk
Banjo Cycles, Norman House, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 5XA, 01635 43186, www.banjocycles.com