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  • Guided Walks
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    • About
      • About The Walking Moonraker
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Category: South West

Stoke Hill and Thurlbear Wood

updated on 2 September 202411 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 7 mile walk from Stoke St Mary goes over Stoke Hill and then crosses farmland before joining the East Deane Way.  It returns to Stoke St Mary via Thurlbear…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
East Deane Way, Somerset Walks, Thurlbear Wood

Dowsborough Hillfort and Hodder’s Combe

updated on 2 September 202411 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 8 miles / 12.9km walk goes through woodland before visiting Dowsborough Hillfort.  It then descends to Holford and goes through the attractive Hodder’s Combe before ascending steeply to Higher…

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Self Guided Walks, Somerset, South West
Dowsborough Hillfort, Quantock Hills, Quantocks Walks, Somerset Walks

Hackpen and Marlborough White Horses

updated on 2 September 202410 December 2020By Fred

Description:This walk crosses Marlborough Down to visit Barbury Castle hill fort.  It then follows the Ridgeway to pass the Hackpen White Horse.  On leaving the Ridgeway the path crosses Fyfield…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Barbury Castle, Devil’s Den, Hackpen White Horse, Marlborough Downs Walks, Marlborough White Horse, Wiltshire Walks

Bagging Cherhill and Devizes White Horses

updated on 2 September 20247 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 17.4 mile (28km) walk follows the Kennet & Avon Canal for 4.75km before following tracks and droves to reach the Landsdowne Monument and Cherhill White Horse. It then crosses…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cherhill White Horse, Devizes White Horse, Kennet and Avon Canal, Mid Wilts Way, Wiltshire Walks

The Punchbowl and Fovant Down

updated on 2 September 20246 December 2020By Fred

Description:A 13.5 mile (21.7km) circular walk starting in Broad Chalke and ascending to reach the Old Shaftesbury Drove to visit the Punchbowl and then descend to Compton Chamberlayne.  The walk…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Cranborne Chase Walks, Fovant Badges, Old Shaftesbury Drove, Wiltshire Walks

Martinsell Hill and The Pewsey White Horse

updated on 2 September 20245 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 21.2 mile (34.2km) circular walk from the centre of Pewsey visits Martinsell Hill, with stunning views across the Vale of Pewsey, before descending to the Kennet and Avon Canal. …

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Kennet and Avon Canal, Pewsey Vale Walks, Pewsey White Horse, White Horse Trail, Wiltshire Walks, Wolfhall Manor

Woodford Valley and Stonehenge from Amesbury

updated on 2 September 20242 December 2020By Fred

Description:This 13.4 mile (21.6km) circular walk from Amesbury goes along the Woodford Valley before following droves to Druids Lodge and then passing close to Stonehenge.  It returns to Amesbury along…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Stonehenge, Wiltshire Walks

Barford Down from Alderbury

updated on 2 September 202428 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 9.9 mile (15.9km) circular walk from Alderbury follows sections of the disused Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway crosses Barford Down. There are attractive downland views around this walk.  A…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Barford Down, Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway, Wiltshire Walks

Figsbury Ring and Cockey Down

updated on 2 September 202427 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 13.6 mile (21.9km) walk follows sections of the Clarendon Way and Monarch’s Way and visits the Iron Age hill fort at Figsbury Ring.  It crosses Cockey Down nature reserve…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Clarendon Way, Cockey Down Nature Reserve, Figsbury Ring Hillfort, Monarchs Way, Wiltshire Walks

A Circuit from Pitton to West Tytherley

updated on 2 September 202425 November 2020By Fred

Description:This 11.3 mile (18.2km) circular walk from Pitton goes through the attractive Bentley Woods and passes Norman Court to reach West Tytherley.  The route returns through another section of Bentley…

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Self Guided Walks, South West, Wiltshire
Bentley Wood, Wiltshire Walks

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  • Guided Walk: 27th March 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill
  • Guided Walk: 28th March 2025 – Hound Wood and Bentley Wood
  • Guided Walk: 7th March 2025 – Fovant Badges
  • Guided Walk: 28th February 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill
  • Guided Walk: 21st February 2025 – Across the Downs to Bentley Wood

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Guided Walks Overview

I am now offering guided walks covering a range of distances to suit the capabilities of all walking enthusiasts. Short…

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Guided Walks

  • Guided Walk: 27th March 2025 – Ackling Dyke and Gussage Hill

  • Guided Walk: 28th March 2025 – Hound Wood and Bentley Wood

  • Guided Walk: 7th March 2025 – Fovant Badges

About Fred the Walking Moonraker

Fred, also known as the Walking Moonraker, has a passion for walking and being out in the countryside.  Having been born in the small Wiltshire village where he still lives he is a “Moonraker”, a term used for natives of the County. For a number of years Fred has maintained this site to provide details of Self Guided Walks, but…

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