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Sunrise View on The Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Ashbury

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Sunrise View on The Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Ashbury

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Sunrise View on The Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Ashbury

01:41

15.1km

230m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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1.77 km

Sunrise View on The Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sunrise here is just amazing

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3.39 km

View from White Horse Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Far too close for a good view of the chalk white horse but plenty of good views of the surrounding countryside!

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3.49 km

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 a wonderful site to ramble about. The fort lies on the ancient Ridgeway, Britain's oldest road and numerous other hillforts reside in the area.

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3.58 km

Views from White Horse Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

3.62 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 slopes of White Horse Hill in the English civil parish of Uffington (in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire and historic county of Berkshire), some 16 km (10 mi) east of Swindon, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of the town of Faringdon and a similar distance west of the town of Wantage; or 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south of Uffington. The hill forms a part of the scarp of the Berkshire Downs and overlooks the Vale of White Horse to the north. The best views of the figure are obtained from the air, or from directly across the Vale, particularly around the villages of Great Coxwell, Longcot and Fernham.

The Uffington White Horse was created some time between 1380 and 550 BC, during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age. The site is owned and managed by the National Trust and is a scheduled monument. The Guardian stated in 2003 that "for more than 3,000 years, the Uffington White Horse has been jealously guarded as a masterpiece of minimalist art." The Uffington Horse is by far the oldest of the white horse figures in Britain and is of an entirely different design from the others inspired by it.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse

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7.52 km

Drinking Water Tap on the Ridgeway

Highlight • Rest Area

Tucked away in the hedge, hard to spot going East, a little easier heading West.

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15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.85 km

4.05 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 5 September

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Sunrise View on The Ridgeway – Uffington Castle Hillfort loop from Ashbury

Sunrise View on The Ridgeway

View from White Horse Hill

Uffington Castle Hillfort

Views from White Horse Hill

The Ridgeway at Uffington White Horse

Drinking Water Tap on the Ridgeway

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