Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Hackpen White Horse

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Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Hackpen White Horse

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Hackpen White Horse – The Ridgeway National Trail loop from Hackpen White Horse

00:56

8.37km

70m

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Moderate run. 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: August 23, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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12 m

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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348 m

Hackpen White Horse

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

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684 m

View of the North Wessex Downs from The Ridgeway

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This is a very picturesque section of The Ridgeway thought to be one of Britain's oldest roads! You'll be traversing along the exact route that has been used since prehistoric …

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1.95 km

Berwick Bassett Dewpond

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The Polisher Stone (Neolithic Axe-Polishing Stone)

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Possibly a fallen standing stone, the Polisher is a very rare example of a stone used to polish stone axes. Associated with the nearby beaker settlement, the stone clearly shows …

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4.20 km

The Ridgeway National Trail

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Known as Britain's oldest road, the Ridgeway National Trail follows the high ground through a varied landscape of woodland, towns, farmland and remote chalk downland from its start at the …

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