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Hackpen White Horse – West Kennet Avenue loop from Barbury Castle

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Hackpen White Horse – West Kennet Avenue loop from Barbury Castle

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Hackpen White Horse – West Kennet Avenue loop from Barbury Castle

02:36

23.3km

260m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Start point

Parking

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443 m

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Barbury Castle is a well-preserved Iron Age hill fort. The site was first occupied around 2,500 years ago and has been used by the Romans, the Saxons, and even played …

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3.82 km

Hackpen White Horse

Highlight • Monument

Lovely flowy but rutty chalk double track with great views. Awesome

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5.42 km

Berwick Bassett Dewpond

Lake

10.5 km

Overton Hill and Start of The Ridgeway National Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

From the 571-foot (174 m) summit of Overton Hill, you are afforded a magnificent view of the rolling landscape. You can also observe several round barrow burial mounds on the …

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10.5 km

View of White Horse Hill Fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Deviate from the view slightly to take this epic view of the English country side in

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12.2 km

West Kennet Avenue

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

One of the many extraordinary prehistoric monuments in and around Avebury, this is an avenue of standing stones, leading to the historic village. The stones were placed prehistorically but still …

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19.8 km

View of Hackpen Hill and the Ridgeway

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Views from the top of Hackpen Hill and Ridgeway intersection

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20.3 km

Bassett to Hackpen White Horse

Highlight • Trail

22.6 km

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural Monument

Barbury Castle is a well-preserved Iron Age hill fort. The site was first occupied around 2,500 years ago and has been used by the Romans, the Saxons, and even played …

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23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

4.08 km

679 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

10.4 km

1.06 km

603 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Hackpen White Horse – West Kennet Avenue loop from Barbury Castle

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Hackpen White Horse

Overton Hill and Start of The Ridgeway National Trail

View of White Horse Hill Fort

West Kennet Avenue

View of Hackpen Hill and the Ridgeway

Bassett to Hackpen White Horse

Barbury Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

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