Hackpen and Marlborough White Horses
Hiking Route
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This walk crosses Marlborough Down to visit Barbury Castle hill fort. It then follows the Ridgeway to pass the Hackpen White Horse. On leaving the Ridgeway the path crosses Fyfield Down, with its numerous Sarsens Stones, and reaches the Devil’s Den burial chamber before returning to Marlborough.
moderate
Distance 27.1 km
6:59 h
269 m
269 m
271 m
128 m
A full desciption of this walk can be found on my Walking Moonraker website
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Highest point
271 m
Lowest point
128 m
Track types
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George Lane car park, Marlborough (129 m)
Coordinates:
OS Grid
SU 18889 68851
DD
51.418370, -1.729755
DMS
51°25'06.1"N 1°43'47.1"W
UTM
30U 588327 5697116
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A full description of this walk can be found on my Walking Moonraker website.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Parking
This walk starts from the long stay pay and display car park in George Lane, Marlborough (SN8 4BX) (Grid Ref: SU188688).Coordinates
OS Grid
SU 18889 68851
DD
51.418370, -1.729755
DMS
51°25'06.1"N 1°43'47.1"W
UTM
30U 588327 5697116
w3w
///sport.rewriting.lakes
Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
27.1 km
Duration
6:59 h
Ascent
269 m
Descent
269 m
Highest point
271 m
Lowest point
128 m
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Ascent
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Descent
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Highest point
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Lowest point
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