White Horse Relay

Stage 12
Westbury White Horse

Stage 7 - the A360 at Gore Cross via Westbury White Horse to Bratton

9.5 miles

The route is entirely along the Imber Range Perimetre Path.

This is also the White Horse Trail

Route - (Select Satellite view) and here is a Word File for easy printing (thanks to Carl Zalek)

Start at Gore Cross - SU 008 509

Park cars on the side of the roads but do not block any exits or entrances

This stage is best suited to your fastest road runners. The whole route is on wide roads, some tarmaced, some unmade, with no obstacles like stiles, and follows the Imber Range Path to Westbury.

There may be a little traffic, no road closure has been requested.

Study the map carefully and get to know the route beforehand. There will not be any water points, so please provide water for your own runners.

To your left is Ministry of Department property along the whole route. Do not stray into this land.


Follow the road.


Take the first turn


right.


½ mile


1 mile


1½ miles


2 miles


2.2 miles


Bear right here


2½ miles


3 miles


Keep straight on


3½ miles


4 miles


Keep straight on


4½ miles - turn left here

After 4½ miles the major track on which you are running turns left (although there is a path which continues straight ahead). Follow the major track.


5 miles


5½ miles


Do not turn right here ...


... but turn left


on to a totally different


road surface


and a little further on


turn right.


...

For the last part of this leg study the map carefully.


At the end


bear right


and quickly left


...


up the slope


and straight on.


Soon you will see, in the distance,


some trees on the right of the road. As you get


nearer you will realize that there is a building


there as well.


Turn right after this building


and


to your left,


you will see


the parking place for the Westbury White Horse.

The Westbury White Horse is just across the stile: Ordnance Survey reference ST 884 516

The views from here are magnificent.


Run to the end of the car park


and go through the gate on the right


 


Continue across the grass


 


and


you will soon see the White Horse.


Go through


the gate


and follow the path


above the White Horse.


 


 


 


Bear right at the next gate


(don't go through it)


and continue up the hill


to the stile


 


Turn left on to the road


and


continue


down


to


Bratton.


 


 


 


 


You are entering Bratton


The finish is just


before the Westbury Road.


To go to the Recreation Ground


take care and walk across the road.


Turn left into


Court Lane


and continue


down


the hill


between the houses.


Keep straight on,


This is now


Trowbridge Road.


On your right you can see the entrance


to the recreation ground


 


This is the start of the next stage.


Showers and changing rooms are available here.

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