Eastbury Ride (17.24 miles 27.59 km ) Print

EASw01 Waypoint 1
Byway
Turn right along the lane that passes Maddle farm and at the junction of tracks turn right to climb Whitcombe.


EASw02 Waypoint 2
Bridleway
Turn right and go straight ahead to climb Whit Coombe.


EASw03 Waypoint 3
Bridleway
At the junction of tracks turn right on a short fenced section.


EASw04 Waypoint 4
Bridleway
Turn left along the edge of the gallops going downhill.


EASw05 Waypoint 5
Bridleway
Keep between the fence and gallop track, do not go on the track itself.


EASw06 Waypoint 6
Byway
Fork left at the junction of tracks at the foot of the hill.


EASw07 Waypoint 7
Road
Turn right on the road and as it bears right take a track left signed 7 Barrows.


EASw08 Waypoint 8
Byway
Turn sharp left on a byway.


EASw09 Waypoint 9
Bridleway
At the top of the hill cross the B4001 and into the gallop on the far side of the road with a belt of trees on your left, keeping left by the trees then right along the fenceline at he end of the field.


EASw10 Waypoint 10
Byway
At a t junction on a farm access track, turn right.


EASw11 Waypoint 11
Farm
Sheepdrove Farm.


EASw12 Waypoint 12
Byway
Pass Sheepdrove farm and at Red Barn and a junction of tracks, keep straight ahead.


EASw13 Waypoint 13
Byway
Cross another track at Eastbury Grange, keeping straight ahead on the byway.


EASw14 Waypoint 14
Byway
Eastbury approach.


EASw15 Waypoint 15
Road
Continue on the road to Eastbury.


EASw16 Waypoint 16
Road
Cross over the road and first right. This lane parallels the road but horses can drink from the stream. The pub is horse friendly too.


EASw17 Waypoint 17
Byway
Cross straight over from the pub onto a track uphill.


EASw18 Waypoint 18
Bridleway
Shortly, at a junction of tracks, bear right. You will soon have Cleeve Wood on your left.


EASw19 Waypoint 19
Byway
At the end of Cleeve Wood at a t junction turn left.


EASw20 Waypoint 20
Byway
After a few hundred yards there is another junction of tracks. Turn sharp right here to pass White Shute nature reserve.


EASw21 Waypoint 21
Bridleway
As you reach the houses, turn sharp left passing through paddocks on a fenced bridleway


EASw22 Waypoint 22
Bridleway
Turn right to a road.


EASw23 Waypoint 23
Road / Permissive path
Cross the road into a short permissive path to a gate.


EASw24 Waypoint 24
Mark
Go through a bridle gate in a thorn hedge, into a field below and keep to the fenceline on the left.


EASw25 Waypoint 25
Mark
At the junction turn right down to a road.


EASw26 Waypoint 26
Byway
Cross straight over the road and keep straight ahead, ignoring two cross tracks, until you reach a field.


EASw27 Waypoint 27
Byway
Ride across the field onto another track going downhill.


EASw28 Waypoint 28
Byway
Ride straight ahead at the junction of tracks.


EASw29 Waypoint 29
Bridleway
Cross the road and ride uphill on the track.


EASw30 Waypoint 30
Bridleway
Bear right keeping by the fenceline.


EASw31 Waypoint 31
Bridleway
Turn right downill by the flagpole on Weathercock Hill.


EASw32 Waypoint 32
Byway.
Turn right back to Maddle Farm.