White Horse Walk 2: Devizes to Hackpen

Base yourself in Devizes with walker friendly accommodation at the Avalon Lodge or at Southdown

This could be a FOUR white horse walk!

The walk leaves Devizes up onto the downs into a choreographed path in the woods on top of the escarpment. As you walk out of town towards the hills you may catch a glimpse of the Devizes White Horse.

Across a golf course, round Morgans Hill and along a stretch of roman road  and up another lip of eroded chalk downland the route brings you to Oldbury Camp, a crumbling obelisk and the Cherhill White Horse.

The route skirts Avebury but you can see Silbury Hill in the distance and take a picnic perhaps at Windmill Hill, the oldest human constructed landmark in this ancient settled area. If you make an early start there's time to visit Avebury, but perhaps save that for a separate visit.
The Ridgeway Project and app offers a great Avebury based experience.

The Ridgeway runs along the great ridge to your east as you cross farmland towards the edge of the western chalk escarpment and soon you will be walking towards the Broad Town White Horse catching sight of it between the trees. At last you will begin the walk east towards the Ridgeway, perhaps a chance for a drink at the The Barbury Inn or The Crown soon you will see your last white horse of the day the Hackpen White Horse.