Current status
Military range, can close without notice
Military range: runs inside Salisbury Plain Training Area, a military danger area. It can close without notice for live firing, check the range's firing times and obey red flags and signage before riding. (Area from OpenStreetMap.)
Military area mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Check its status nowOpens a search for any current Traffic Regulation Order on Southern Transit, the same Legal Status Search as in the app. Status checked against our data on 23/09/2026.
Where it runs
Southern Transit in red, with the lanes around it.
- AThe west end, near Tilshead
- BThe east end, near Tidworth
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- Crosses an active military tank range, expect diversions or closures during exercises, check gov.uk firing notices before riding
- Military range: runs inside Tidworth Ranges, a military firing range. It can close without notice for live firing, check the range's firing times and obey red flags and signage before riding. (Area from OpenStreetMap.)
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Lanes nearby
The closest named lanes, measured from Southern Transit.
- The Old Marlborough Road0.2 km east · 8.2 km long · Military range, can close without notice›
- Milston Drove0.5 km east · 4.6 km long · Military range, can close without notice›
- Martinbushes Road0.9 km south · 0.9 km long
- Elden Road1.1 km northeast · 1.3 km long · Military range, can close without notice›
- Alexander Road1.2 km south · 0.6 km long
- The Causeway1.4 km south · 0.2 km long
Worth a stop nearby
Within a few km of the lane. Access rights not checked.
The site of a huge Neolithic settlement, thought to have housed the workers who built Stonehenge two miles away.
A Neolithic timber circle marked out today with concrete posts, its entrance aligned to the midsummer sunrise like its stone neighbour Stonehenge.
A giant kiwi carved into the chalk hillside in 1919 by New Zealand troops waiting, impatiently, for a ship home after the First World War.
An Iron Age hillfort just outside the Stonehenge landscape, named after a Roman general who almost certainly never set foot there.
Questions riders ask
Is Southern Transit open to motorcycles?
Only when the range allows it. Southern Transit is recorded as a Byway Open to All Traffic, but it sits on a military range that can close it without notice. Check with the range before you ride.
How long is Southern Transit?
About 21 km, measured across all 8 of its mapped sections. Its two ends are around 18 km apart in a straight line.
Where does Southern Transit start and finish?
One end is near Tilshead, at the west end, and the other is near Tidworth, at the east end. The map on this page shows both.
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