White Horse Relay

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Stage 7 - Oare Hill to Pewsey White Horse

5.6 miles

The route is mainly along Tan Hill Way and the White Horse Trail, through Pewsey, along Green Drove to the Pewsey White Horse.

Route - (Select Satellite view) - See this stage as a virtual run

There is a small parking area at the start of this leg, so please don't stay here long. You are advised to arrange a drop-off. The landowner has agreed to unlock the gate near the start of this stage so that more cars can be parked on the grass.

If you need to cross this road, be very careful as this, the A345, is a fast busy road with a blind hill summit obscuring the view.

Start at Oare Hill - SU 164 643

Any gate which you open must be left closed after you pass through.

At the end of this leg you will encounter, at the date of this event, large tractors which are being used for haymaking. Take care.

The start of this leg is uphill, so it is very advisable to warm up well before the run.

Run up this path, the Tan Hill Way, until you come to some trees on both sides of the track.

The White Horse Trail bears left beneath the trees. Continue along this track until you come to the second 4-way junction which is clearly marked by a metal sign-post and take the path marked West Wick.

Continue along this path keeping the bushes to your left until you come to a fence. Follow the fence to the right and pass through the gate (marked Access Land). Keep the fence to your right until you soon see a track and shallow gully, where you turn left to descend the field steeply. At the foot of this hill you will see two tracks. DO NOT TURN LEFT but continue along the track straight ahead.

Follow this track along the edge of the field until you come to a stile (marked Mid Wilts Way). Cross the stile, turn immediately left, and you will soon meet a track which cuts across your route. Continue straight across and along a track until you come to a road (Sunnyhill Lane). This is Bethnal Green. Turn left, pass a farm on your right and turn right at the next lane, signposted Inlands Farm, Pewsey, 140 metres further on. Continue along this track for two kilometres, crossing the canal at Pains Bridge and running under the railway at Knowle where you join Hollybush Lane. You are now in the outskirts of Pewsey.

You will cross a road (cul de sac) which comes from your left and will quickly meet the roundabout (painted on the road) at Milton Road/High Street. Here there will be two marshals. Turn right at this junction and a bit further on there is a signpost. Take the turning to Southcott. This leads into Southcott Road.

At the end of the road (at Southcott) you will see a bridge ahead. Follow the road to the right into Green Drove. At the next junction turn left. The finish is less than a kilometre further on. You can see the White Horse in front of you.

Those who have run the Terminator will recognize this spot.