I thought to myself I'll take a look at the white horse hill figures located in Wiltshire county this spring. It seemed I could fit snugly into a two day long hike
the once I haven't seen before, so 6 out of the 8. My gear didn't prove to be the best choice either for the season or the terrain, especially that the temperature dropped close to zero during dawn, also my boots were definitely not designed for such an intense hike. This was a useful experience for my later trips.
The whole journey including the nearby sights on top the hill figures totalled to 67 kms. Here are the pics from the two days:
Pewsey white horse in the background
Kennet and Avon canal
Giant's Grave hill
Englishmen...
we really worked hard on this 100 metres ascent later on
at the summit
Pewsey white horse from the distance
Marlborough
Marlborough white horse
Kennet river at Marlborough
Marlborough white horse from a great distance
after 17 kms a bit of feet dangling and chewing
Devil's Den burial chamber
sea of rocks
dew pond
on the Ridge Way
Hackpen white horse
Hackpen white horse
Barbury Castle - iron age hillfort
going to bed in the middle of the rapeseed field
disused stone quarry
Broad Town white horse
next town's chuch tower
Hackpen white horse about 10 kilometres as the crow flies
Cherhill monument
everybody loved Pulcsi
pillbox
Cherhill white horse
puli with erect ears
crystal clear Marden river
muddy "road"
Devizes white horse
Kennet and Avon canal at Devizes
Caen hill locks - 29 locks with an overall rise of 72 metres