Lavender
Starting off from the picturesque village of Snowshill this is a longer ride with a fair amount of climbing. This is made up for with a couple of cracking descents, one of which has a pub at the bottom if your in need of recuperation. The climbing is efficiently kept mostly to two hills, both after a nice rocky descent, I can't lie but the climbs are quite brutal, not particularly technical for the most part however they are pretty steep.
The views on the ride are pretty stunning looking north to the top edge of the Cotswolds. The ride is a mixture of wooded singletrack, rocky bridleways and quiet roads. The descents are open and pretty rocky, nothing particularly technical just fun as fast as you like, just be aware they are quite popular walks so be aware you might come across walkers.
| Distance | 30km |
| Time | 2.5-3.5hrs |
| Climbing | 720m |
| Starting location | Snowshill Manor |
| Pubs, cafes | Snowshill Arms |
| Parking | Snowshill Manor |
| Route | View route on Strava View root on Garmin |
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Andrea
Tested today. Great ride even in January! Thanks for publishing this good tour!
Ian Carruthers
Thanks for the feedback, good to know it stands up been fairly wet recently.
Not been out that way for a while might be overdue a visit.
Olive
Did it a few weeks back. Hey thanks so much for publishing all these routes. I'm working my way through all of them!