A 121.3km road cycling route from Oxford, with 1,306m of climbing.
- Distance
- 121.3 km
- Elevation
- 1,306 m
- Terrain
- Challenging Steep Ramps
- Type
- Road loop
Start and finish: Near Horspath, Oxford
About this route
This route was designed by the organisers of the Chilterns Classic, UK Cycling Events, not by London Dynamo.
Sportive routes change from year to year, and this page follows the Long route. The Chilterns Classic was a sportive run by UK Cycling Events, earlier as the Wiggle Chiltern Classic, and is no longer run.
On the route
The Chilterns Classic started from the Horspath Athletics and Sports Ground on the eastern edge of Oxford and rode out into the Chiltern Hills.
The route measures 121.3km with 1,306m of climbing, and is a Challenging route on the numbers. The file has 3 short ramps of 13% or steeper, 1 of them 15% or steeper. The longest of the listed climbs is 2.8km at 4.6%.
This page is for riding the route outside the sportive, on your own or with friends. There are no organised feed stops, so plan your food and water for the day.
Event names and logos belong to their owners and are shown for identification only. London Dynamo is not affiliated with these events.
Notable climbs
- Climb near 41km: 2.8km at 4.6% average.
- Climb near 88km: 2.6km at 3.7% average.
- Steep ramps: 525m at 11.1% average (c. 59km), and 150m at 12.4% average (c. 73km).
Route map and GPX
To download the GPX or TCX file, open the route on Strava with View on Strava below the map, choose the three dots menu, then Export GPX or Export TCX. A free Strava account is needed. Route checked against Strava on 26 October 2026.