Day 2 of my Ridgeway walk. My only minor detours today were explore to Liddington Castle, Wayland's Smithy and White Horse hill, consisting of Uffington Castle, Dragon Hill & the White Horse itself.
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| My route, as recorded by ViewRanger. |
Click on any of the images below for a full screen view.
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| Setting out from where I left off yesterday. |
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| The 'Support Team' prepares to drive home |
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| We're on low ground here, circumnavigating Ogbourne St George |
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| So thats 5.2 miles until lunch |
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| Under an old railway |
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| Climbing up, and looking down on Ogbourne St George & the ridge I was on yesterday |
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| Suddenly, a house appears ! |
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| We've gone around Ogbourne St George, and we're heading north. |
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| Mmm, doesn't look much like a ridge here. |
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| The views are hampered by the trees & hedges |
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| Now there's a better view |
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| The only seat I saw all day ! |
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| An ancient ridge and furrow farming system unless I'm mistaken. |
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| I shall take the detour to Liddington Castle I think |
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| Swindon & the M4 in all their glory |
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| Liddington Castle defensive ditch |
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| Panorama from Liddington Castle embankment (looking West) |
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| Panorama from Liddington Castle embankment (looking North West towards Swindon) |
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| Liddington Castle trig point and topograph |
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| Time for a spot of lunch I think ! |
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| Walking back to the Ridgeway |
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| A Bunker ! |
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| Dropping down |
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| Now I must walk along the roadside |
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| Please don't run us over ! |
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| Here, the 'National Trail' is 1 1/2 feet wide between the crash barrier and the kerb. |
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| Over the M4 |
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| Some people know how to travel in style ! |
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| Where I'm going and where I've been |
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| At last, I can leave the road ! |
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| An unexpected memorial |
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| The 'National Trail' is a good bit wider here ! |
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| Alas my legs are weary and didn't want to walk a 200 yards detour to see the view from this trig point |
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| Vale of the White Horse |
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| Again, not great views |
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| With all that camouflage, I don't think he wants to be found ! |
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| One of the very few taps along the whole Ridgeway. |
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| I have now reached here ! |
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| The path is a bit narrower now |
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| A short detour to Waylands Smithy |
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| Wayland's Smithy |
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| Information Board for Wayland's Smithy |
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| The entrance |
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| Looking inside |
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| Uffington Castle in the distance |
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| I'm now nearly at the end of today's stretch |
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| Just half a mile to go. |
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| We must be at White Horse Hill - it says so ! |
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| White House Hill information board #1 |
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| White House Hill information board #2 |
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| Uffington Castle trig point |
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| This sign is an ancient monument in itself. The Ministry of Works ceased to exist in 1970 ! |
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| Panorama from Uffington Castle embankment (looking south) |
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| Panorama from Uffington Castle embankment (looking west) |
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| Panorama from Uffington Castle embankment (looking north) |
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| The White Horse (from a strange angle) and Dragon Hill. |
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| Dragon Hill |
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| From Dragon Hill, looking up to the White Horse |
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| The escarpment the horse sits on |
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| It's really hard to take a photo of the Horse ! |
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| Panorama of Dragon Hill & the White Horse |
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| My ViewRanger stats ... |
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| ... and speed, distance, height graph. |
Total over the whole day : 35,653 steps
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