Bledlow Circular Ride
Mountain Biking · Chiltern Hills
300
XP
about 1 h 37 min riding
A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
413 m
237 m
60 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep ride
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
300 m
Drop
294 m
Highest
251 m
Lowest
114 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.7 km, climbs 16% for 620 m early on, comes down 17% for 280 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 17% for 280 m early on, comes down 16% for 620 m near the end.
A loop climbs and descends the same ground either way round. Waymarked trails are signed one way — follow the signs on the ground.
Main climb: km 3.7–4.6, from 135 m to 250 m.
How the 14.1 km splits
Flat
3.8 km
Climbing
3.8 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.6 km
Descending
5.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
Swan's Way
Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0105.53 km
The Ridgeway
Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 1.0, 11.9139.39 km
Icknield Way Cycle Trail
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 12.7235.35 km
Wildlife Walk
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 1.42.13 km
Midshires Way
Crosses at km 0.0, 0.4, 0.5…363.53 km
The Chiltern Way
Crosses at km 8.1, 8.4, 9.8…366.73 km