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1 2 33Km/ 20 ⁄ 2 MILES 4-5 HOURS MODERATE Cycle Route Wylye Valley Explorer
BERKSHIRE Chippenham Continue on the main route for 8 miles Corsham Avebury Hungerford IS THIS RIDE Marlborough Newbury through the villages of Stockton, Bath Melksham FOR YOU? Devizes Sherrington, Boyton, Corton and owbridge WILTSHIRE Kingscler Basingstoke Terrain Minor urban Westbury ome Andover Whitchur Tytherington to Sutton Veny. roads, mostly quiet lanes, Warminster HAMPSHIRE level riding throughout Amesbury New Alr 1 Mere 5 28km/ 17 ⁄ 2 miles Suitable for Occasional Wilton Winchester Salisbury Travel straight on at the crossroads by Shaftesbury Romsey and regular cyclists Eastleigh The Woolpack Inn signed towards Sherborne Southampton Blandford Forum Lyndhurst PLANNING Ringwood Hythe Warminster.Ignore Wiltshire Cycleway Brockenhurst imborne Minster 1 Start/Parking signs from here.After 1 ⁄ 2 miles turn L at Salisbury Station mini-roundabout and next R into MAPS SU 137302 Ordnance Survey Woodcock Road. Go straight over next Nearest towns mini-roundabout. Pick cycle path on L Explorer 130, Salisbury Salisbury, Wilton, & Stonehenge; Explorer and follow it along Woodcock Lane.At Warminster the T-junction with the main road, dog- 143,Warminster & Refreshments Various Trowbridge leg L then R into Fairfield Road and then options in Salisbury, turn next R up to Warminster train Wilton and Warminster. ACCOMMODATION station. Good pubs & PO/shops in If you would like to find most of the villages along somewhere to stay in the Wylye Valley. Wiltshire, please go to Public toilets Wilton, www.visitwiltshire.co.uk, Langford Lakes and Where to Stay. pubs along the way
URISM COMMENTS & TO OPTIONS Cycle hire available in
TSHIRE Salisbury and Warminster WIL From the Cathedral City of Salisbury past the majesty of Wilton House, take the back road through the Wylye Valley past some of Wiltshire’s finest chalk downland to the market town of Warminster.Combine with Avon Valley & Salisbury Plain Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire. The ride 1 Start and Stratford Tony.After 100yds opportunity to turn off R towards Leave Salisbury Station, turn R into turn R down bridleway beside a Steeple Langford and visit the Mill Road and after 50yds turn R at high wall (the Wylye Valley Route Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s Langford a roundabout into Churchfields Rd. is signed from here).Turn R at the Lakes site (100yds on R).There is a Cycle past the commercial area road and continue to traffic lights. visitors’ centre plus facilities to and follow the Wiltshire Cycleway Turn L past the Italianate Church secure bikes and explore the signs through Bemerton.At a T- and at the bend turn R (by the Bell wildlife sanctuary.Back at the junction turn L through Inn) to Great Wishford. Ride Wilton Road turn R and cycle for 2 Quidhampton past the White straight on at the crossroads miles to Wylye. Horse Inn. passing the Royal Oak Inn on L. 1 4 15.2km/ 9 ⁄ 2 miles 1 1 2 4km/ 2 ⁄ 2 miles 3 12km/ 7 ⁄ 2 miles In the village, continue straight on 1 Turn L onto A3094 and after ⁄ 2 Cycle on for 3 miles to Hanging at a bend (by chapel) into Teapot mile turn R towards Racecourse Langford. Here there is the Street and L at the T-junction.