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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Sparsholt Firs Car Park

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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Sparsholt Firs Car Park

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4.5

(2)

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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Sparsholt Firs Car Park

02:46

23.6km

340m

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: May 13, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.38 km

Archaeological Site

10.3 km

Ashdown House

Highlight • Monument

Owned by National Trust. The lower floors of the property are rented by Pete Townsend from The Who.

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10.9 km

Alfred's Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Natural

Alfred's Castle is a small Iron Age hill fort, situated behind Ashdown House in the civil parish of Ashbury in Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire). It lies 2–3 km south of the …

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14.8 km

Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

Highlight • Historical Site

Wayland's Smithy is a Neolithic chambered long barrow. The site was once believed to be the home of Wayland, the Saxon god of metalworking, hence the name. Excavations have revealed …

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15.4 km

Sunrise View on The Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sunrise here is just amazing

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17.3 km

Uffington Castle hillfort

Highlight • Historical Site

Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age (with underlying Bronze Age) univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. It covers about 32,000 square metres and is surrounded by two earth banks separated …

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17.8 km

Uffington White Horse

Highlight • Climb

The white horse at Uffington, carved out of the hillside and coloured with white chalk is believed to be the oldest in Britain, and of a much simpler style than …

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18.9 km

Uffington Castle Hillfort

Highlight • Summit

On White Horse Hill, this large hillfort dates back to the Iron Age and lies next to the extraordinary Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric chalk figure. Combined, they make for …

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19.0 km

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Highlight • Trail

The Uffington White Horse is a prehistoric hill figure, 110 m (360 ft) long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figure is situated on the upper …

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23.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

2.16 km

1.41 km

546 m

360 m

217 m

Surfaces

8.01 km

7.24 km

5.97 km

1.90 km

347 m

154 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Thursday 18 June

25°C

13°C

0 %

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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Sparsholt Firs Car Park

Ashdown House

Alfred's Castle Iron Age Hill Fort

Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow

Sunrise View on The Ridgeway

Uffington Castle hillfort

Uffington White Horse

Uffington Castle Hillfort

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

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