Walks from Pewsey

Chalk downland, the Pewsey White Horse hill figure, the River Avon and a quiet village, with spectacular views.

Pewsey White Horse: A 20th-century chalk hill figure cut into the downs above Pewsey.

Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).

Hamlets, hill climbs, Martinsell Iron Age hillfort, the Giant's Grave earthwork, sweeping Vale of Pewsey views and the Kennet & Avon Canal.

Martinsell Hill: An Iron Age hillfort and the second-highest point in Wiltshire, with sweeping views over the Vale of Pewsey.

Giant's Grave: A prominent prehistoric earthwork on a steep down above Pewsey offering far-reaching views.

The Kennet & Avon Canal: A historic canal linking the rivers Kennet and Avon, with a towpath running through the Pewsey Vale.

Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).

Open downland on Fyfield Down, the Giant's Grave earthwork and old droveways, with wide views across the Vale of Pewsey.

Giant's Grave: A prominent prehistoric earthwork on a steep down above Pewsey offering far-reaching views.

Walk details: Visit Pewsey Vale (photos).

Chalk downland escarpments, open ridges, steep serrated downs, Vale of Pewsey farmland, canal towpath, prehistoric earthworks and hillforts.

Time: 6h

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Open Wiltshire downland, Marlborough Downs ridges, bluebell woods, sarsen stone fields, ancient earthworks, Vale of Pewsey and canal towpath.

Time: 8h30

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Magnificent views. Canal towpath and with moderate climbs. Part of the Mid Wiltshire Way.

Time: 5h–10h30

Walk details: Railwalks.

Chalk downland escarpments, open ridges, Vale of Pewsey farmland, canal towpath and prehistoric earthworks.

Source: A shorter variant of Pewsey Circular – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).