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Cycle 3 7/3/05 10:57 Page 2

3 53Km/ 33 MILES 6-7 HOURS MODERATE Cycle Route Plain Explorer

etbury Wantage Lavington.Continue on for 9 miles Caldicot Malmesbury IS THIS RIDE no refreshment stopsvonmouth Swindon keeping to the perimeter byway (marked FOR YOU? en-route until the Bristol with danger signs to R) all the way past Corsham Avebury Hungerfor Terrain Minor urban Pewsey Vale. Off-route Bath Melksham Marlborough Vedette Post VP11 and VP12 to VP13 roads, mostly quiet Devizes options include pubs Trowbridge Kingscler Casterley Camp. lanes and byways, and shops in Market Westbury Frome Andover mostly level riding Lavington and Pilton 5 38.5km/ 24 miles Suitable for . Mere Wilton incanton Winchester At Casterley Camp Turn L and head down Occasional and regular Public toilets Salisbury hill into .Turn L (Caution: blind cyclists Warminster,Westbury Shaftesbury Romsey junction) and next R and follow road and pubs along the Sherborne Southampton PLANNING way Explorer 143, around to the L through the village.After Start/Parking 1 Warminster & 1 ⁄ 2 miles cross over roundabout by the Warminster Station COMMENTS & Trowbridge Woodbridge Inn heading for ST 887453 Woodborough.After 2 miles take first R OPTIONS Nearest towns Cycle hire available in ACCOMMODATION in Hilcot to Bottlesford. Follow ‘Quiet Warminster,Westbury Warminster If you would like to find Lane’ waymarking,turning L and then R and Devizes MAPS somewhere to stay in over railway bridge by Woodborough Refreshments Stock Ordnance Survey Wiltshire, please go to Garden Centre, all the way to Pewsey. up in Warminster and Explorer 130, Salisbury www.visitwiltshire.co.uk, 1 After 3 ⁄ 2 miles fork R by cemetery and Westbury,as there are & ; Where to Stay. over bridge towards the village centre. 1 After ⁄ 2 mile, at the T-junction with the main road, turn R for the shops or L and URISM next L up to Pewsey train station. TO TSHIRE WIL Cycle the range from to the Pewsey Vale. From tanks to wild orchids, explore this unique cycle route around the Imber and military ranges. Combine with Avon & Wylye Valley Explorers for a spectacular three-day circular navigation of South Wiltshire.

The ride 1 Start junction by Church, turn R and turn R and then first L following Facing the main station entrance, then R at crossroads by phone box. the IRPP signs.After 2 miles, at T- turn L and then R at the end. Pass Cross bridge over A350 and take junction, turn R and stay on the under a bridge and turn L through second R turning down a no- main perimeter road with ‘Military a pair of white metal bollards. through road. After 50yds fork R Firing Range - Keep Out’ signs on Follow the path into the new down hill on a tarmac road.At end the R (IRPP take different route). housing estate. At the crossroads of tarmac section pick up Imber At the next junction turn L and turn R up to the main road.Turn L Range Perimeter Path (IRPP) signs, after 150yds R along unsigned at the roundabout and R at the go straight on.After 2 miles come byway (tarmac road).After 1 mile, next T-junction heading to to a crossroads by the entrance to at T-junction, turn R and pick up Westbury.After 1 mile fork L Westbury Quarry. IRPP signs once again. Follow the 1 following a cycleway sign to signs and the main road for 5 ⁄ 4 1 1 .After ⁄ 2 mile 3 8.5km/5 ⁄ 4 miles miles all the way to Gore Cross. cross busy road with care (A350). With quarry entrance behind you, head straight on towards Westbury 4 24km/ 15 miles 2 3.2km/ 2 miles White Horse car park and lookout. At the crossroads with the A360, In Upton Scudamore, at the T- At T-junction, past the car park, head straight on signed C.O.T.E.C