Glastonbury Zodiac Cycling Tour

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48.9 mi

1,736 ft

05h14

Extreme

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Last verified: 1 July 2025

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Glastonbury Zodiac Cycling Tour is based on the idea of the theory of artist Katherine Maltwood in 1935. She saw a map of the stars on a gigantic scale, formed by features in the landscape (roads, streams, field boundaries, etc) around Glastonbury. This tour takes you thourgh the several zoddiac signs in the landscape.

Region

Ansford North Barrow Baltonsborough Charlton Mackrell Castle Cary

Statistics

Difficulty level: Extreme (97/100)

Length: 48.9 mi

Duration: 05h14

Total ascent: 1,736 ft

Maximal slope: 12.6 %

Average slope: 0.8 %

Net ascent: 13.1 ft

Total descent: 1,722 ft

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Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 48.7 mi (100 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Bike paths: 875 ft (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 875 ft (0 %)

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Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Start and end of the route

Closest address to start and end: Castle Cary Railway Station, Station Road, BA7 7PE South Somerset, UK

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Places of interest

Castle Cary Railstation
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Haynes International Motor Museum
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Glastonbury
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In Glastonbury, the tombs of King Arthur and Guinevere were discovered in 1191. Here you also see …
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Glastonbury Abbey
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The Glastonbury Abbey has an occult story linked to alchemy. The abbot Sint Dunstan wrote an …
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Somerset Rural Life Museum
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Somerset Rural Life Museum is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed …
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Glastonbury Tor
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Glastonbury Tor contains the Chalice Well. The well is covered by the symbol of "vesica piscis". …
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