Routes Around Swindon

drewesq

Hi all

Hopefully there'll be some members who'll be able to help:

I'll be staying near Swindon for a weekend in a few weeks and am looking for some road rides around the North Wessex Downs... I can obviously just map something out on google, but with not knowing the area I'd like any suggestions of nice places to visit or any particular roads to avoid?

My mrs and I will be using road bikes (not gravel, adventure, cross etc) so would prefer to stick to roads. We're happy with rides up to 100 miles+

Would love some suggestions please...

Andrew

meanredspider

Alternative - Heading out west to Malmesbury and then south is nice - Castle Combe etc. If you want some sharp steep stuff, head towards Stroud. That's getting into the Cotswolds AONB.

If you want some details, I can send you some routes I do (though I'm based west of Swindon).

whoof

I did this ride a couple of weeks ago. At 110km it starts in Uffington just East of Swindon and does a loop going up to Chipping Norton and back. The link below contains a link to a GPX file and a turn by turn route card.

http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/17-101/

drewesq

Thanks for the replies guys!

I have provisionally mapped out a couple of rides...

Day 1: Swindon > Chippenham > Stroud > Gloucester > Cheltenham > South Cerney > Swindon. Looks about 112 miles and only about 950m climbing

Day 2: Swindon > Ramsbury > Marlborough > Grittenham > Swindon. Only 45 miles and much less climbing, good for a spinny recovery ride

Would appreciate any comments or suggestions

Andrew