Wikiloc | Wessex Ridgeway - Part 2 - Hindon to Avebury Trail

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Distance: 52.59 mi
Elevation gain: 3,957 ft
Technical difficulty: Easy
Elevation loss: 3,871 ft
Max elevation: 846 ft
TrailRank: 53
Min elevation: 259 ft
Trail type: One Way

Time: 3 days 3 hours 50 minutes
Coordinates: 4743
Uploaded: March 2, 2022
Recorded: January 2022

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near Hindon, England (United Kingdom)

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Itinerary description

The Wessex Ridgeway extends from Lyme Regis in Dorset to Marlborough in Wiltshire. This track is the section from the village of Hindon to Avebury, where I left the Wessex Ridgeway to join the Ridgeway National Trail. Although the Wessex Ridgeway follows the outcrop of the chalk, the soft white stone is rarely seen, however, this band of rock creates an escarpment along which the Wessex Ridgeway travels. Looking down from the steep slopes large areas of countryside can be seen to the north and west. As in the first part of the Wessex Ridgeway, there are a number of hill forts making use of this strategic ridge.

The track of the Part 1 of the Wessex Ridgeway can be found at https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/wessex-ridgeway-part-1-lyme-regis-to-hindon-96562432

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Photo ofAvebury village and Stone Circle

Avebury village and Stone Circle

Avebury is famous for its stone circle, possibly the largest in the world.

Warminster

Although the trail only touches the edge of Warminster, a trip into the town is useful for accommodation and supplies.

Battlesbury Camp hill fort

One of the many Iron Age hill forts on the Ridgeway.

Devizes

One of the towns on the Wessex Ridgeway.

Heytesbury

This is one of several villages on the route, each with a church, pond and pub (two in this village).

Middle Hill round barrow

A bronze age burial mound.

Oldbury Castle hill fort and Lansdowne monument

On Cherhill Down stands the needle shaped Lansdowne monument built to commemorate Sir William Petty. The banks of Oldbury Castle hill fort also encircle the Down. Out of sight from the Wessex Ridgeway there is another white horse carved in the hill side.

Roundway Hill fort

Another Iron Age hill fort.

Scratchbury hill fort

Another Iron Age hill fort.

Hindon

Hindon is a village with a shop, food and accommodation at the Lamb Inn.

Photo ofWestbury White Horse and Bratton hill fort

Westbury White Horse and Bratton hill fort

Bratton Hill fort dates from the Iron Age, whereas the white horse dates from the 1600's. The white horse was created by removing turf from the hill side to expose the white chalk. In the 1950's it was concreted over to save maintenance. The concrete has turned an unappealing grey.

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