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Cycle 1 7/3/05 10:45 Page 2 1 45Km/ 28 MILES 5-6 HOURS MODERATE Cycle Route Faringdon Abingdon Tetbury Cricklade Wantage Avon Valley Explorer Malmesbury Swindon BERKSHIRE Chippenham Bristol Corsham Avebury Hungerfor 4 27.5km/17 miles Bath Melksham Marlborough Devizes At the roundabout turn R (opposite bus Trowbridge WILTSHIRE Kingscler Westbury station) into the high street containing Frome Andover Warminster Pilton several cafés and an excellent bakery. Amesbury Hills Cycles (cycling/angling supplies) is Mere Wilton incanton Winchester Salisbury located near the bus station. Once Shaftesbury Romsey refreshed, turn L into Church Street and 1 IS THIS RIDE head out over the River Avon.After ⁄ 2 FOR YOU? mile turn L to West Amesbury,following Terrain Mostly quiet the brown sign to Heale Gardens. lanes with minor urban roads and bridleways, 1 5 31.5km/ 19 ⁄ 2 miles mostly level riding Follow the valley road through Wilsford Suitable for Occasional to Lake. Here you have the option of and regular cyclists turning R by the phone box and PLANNING following a byway north for a stunning Start/Parking view of Stonehenge (5 miles return). Pewsey Station: Afterwards continue south past Lake SU 163602 House on your L. Nearest towns Marlborough & Amesbury 6 33.5km/ 21 miles Refreshments Pewsey, Enter Upper Woodford and pass Bridge Amesbury and Salisbury URISM Inn on R (beer garden on L). From here, plus cafés, pubs and shops TO 1 Heale Gardens is just ⁄ 2 mile further in villages along the way south (8 acres of magnificent gardens, Public toilets Pewsey, TSHIRE open all year). Afterwards return to Amesbury,Old Sarum, WIL Follow the Avon River from the Vale of the White Horse via Stonehenge and Old Sarum Castle to bridge and cross over river following Salisbury and pubs en-route Salisbury Cathedral. Combine with the Wylye Valley & Salisbury Plain Explorers for a spectacular Wiltshire Cycleway signs through Netton and Little Durnford. Continue three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire. COMMENTS & straight on as views of Salisbury OPTIONS Cathedral open out ahead. For side trip options to Stonehenge add 5 miles The ride 7 38.5km/ 24 miles 1 (return), Old Sarum: 1 ⁄ 2 1 1 Start 2 11.5km/ 7 ⁄ 4 miles 3 24km/ 15 miles By the Manor House and Deans Farm miles & Heale Gardens: 3 Exit Pewsey Station and turn R. After ⁄ 4 mile pass village sign and At the T-junction turn R and after you have the option to turn L up 1 mile. NB it is not Take next R into Wilcot Road.After turn R towards East Chisenbury. 100yds fork L into Salisbury Road. towards Old Sarum Castle (1 mile advisable to cross A303 1 1 1 ⁄ 2 mile cross over the bridge Follow the road for 3 ⁄ 2 miles After 500yds cross over busy A3028 return). If so,climb the hill and after ⁄ 2 from byway. (traffic lights) and fork L following through Enford and Coombe.At heading towards Amesbury.Opposite mile turn R up a bridleway towards the ‘Quiet Lane’ waymarkers to Haxton crossroads (stop sign) the end of the 30-mile speed limit castle car park (Caution: rabbit holes MAPS 1 Ordnance Survey Woodborough.After 2 ⁄ 2 miles follow Wiltshire Cycleway sign (by signs) turn R up a grass bridleway along track).Afterwards, from the 1 Explorer 130, Salisbury pass Woodborough Garden Centre straight on to ‘Airfield Camp to Ratfyn.After ⁄ 2 mile turn L, by a Manor House, continue straight on and & Stonehenge (café) on R.Turn L over bridge and Netheravon’ and 50yds past static substation, onto a tarmac road and after 50yds turn L (by Avon Bridge) towards Stratford Sub Castle.After 1 R heading through Bottlesford.At helicopters turn L opposite a follow for 200yds past a farm ACCOMMODATION 1 mile, pass Salisbury City Boundary sign the next T-junction turn L to phone box.After ⁄ 2 mile you have entrance on R. 20yds further on, turn If you would like to find 1 and turn next R into Hathaway Close. Upavon.After 2 ⁄ 2 miles cross over the option to loop R down through R down a tarmac bridleway and somewhere to stay in the roundabout by the the village of Figheldean or cross over a road bridge (A303) Follow Wiltshire Cycleway signs from Wiltshire, please go to Woodbridge Inn. Head along continue straight on towards and head up into Amesbury.At the here into the city centre. www.visitwiltshire.co.uk, 1 1 A345 for 1 ⁄ 4 miles into Upavon Bulford. Both routes merge after ⁄ 2 road turn R and then next L (by Where to Stay. and turn L past the garage mile beyond Ablington. Continue garage and traffic lights) heading 1 towards Andover. on for 2 ⁄ 4 miles to Bulford. towards the town centre..