Avon Valley Runners

Westbury White Horse

White Horse Relay

Stages

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All distances shown are approximate.

Maps OS 143 & OS 156

Westbury White Horse - ST 898 516

  1. From Westbury White Horse to Bulkington - Map | Description for this stage, 10 miles
    Miss out the next two miles due to the danger of crossing the Seend-Worton road
  2. From A361 along canal, up Caen Locks to Devizes White Horse - Map | Description for this stage, 4.7 miles

Devizes White Horse - SU 016 641

Map OS 157

  1. From Devizes White Horse to Cherhill Monument - Map | Description for this stage, 4.7 miles

Cherhill White Horse - SU 049 696

  1. From Cherhill Monument (White Horse) to A4 is 1 mile - miss this section out
  2. Start next section at top of the road, the other side of the A4 leading to Yatesbury
  3. From A4 (Cherhill) to Broad Town White Horse - Map | Description for this stage, 6.8 miles

Broad Town White Horse - SU 098 783

  1. From Broad Town White Horse to A4361 - Map | Description for this stage, 2.7 miles
  2. Start next section outside the Bell Inn at Broad Hinton (A4361) to Hackpen White Horse - Map | Description for this stage, 1.9 miles

Hackpen White Horse - SU 128 749

  1. From Hackpen White Horse to A4 at Manton (near Marlborough) - Map | Description for this stage, 5.4 miles
  2. A4 to Marlborough White Horse - 1.2 miles - Omit this short section

Marlborough White Horse - SU 184 682

  1. From Marlborough White Horse to Alton Barnes - Stop at the road (Parking at Knap Hill) - Map | Description for this stage, 6.5 miles

Maps OS 157 & OS 130

Alton Barnes White Horse - SU 106 637

  1. Start next section at the same place and retrace steps back for 1¼ miles, then continue to A345 - Map | Description for this stage, 3.6 miles
  2. From the junction of Oare Hill and Tan Hill Way (A345) to Pewsey White Horse - Map | Description for this stage, 5.6 miles

Pewsey White Horse - SU 171 580

  1. From Pewsey White Horse to the A345 at Milford - Map | Description for this stage, 2.5 miles
  2. From the A345 at Milford to the village of Charlton St Peter - Map | Description for this stage, 3.1 miles
  3. From Charlton St Peter (A342) to Gore Cross (A360) - Map | Description for this stage, 9 miles
  4. From Gore Cross (A360) to Westbury White Horse - Map | Description for this stage, 8.6 miles

Winning Team

At each stage, runners to be awarded points: 1 for the 1st finisher, 2 for the 2nd finisher, 3 for the third finisher, etc. The winning team is the team with the least points.

In the event of 'no runner' for a leg, the team will be deemed to have come last for that stage.

No time keepers necessary

We will not record times except, since it might be useful, the (approx) winning time at each leg and the time for the last runner, for future organisation

Prizes

will be presented in The Old Stable Tea Room at Bratton

In future years we will consider other prizes, for example: 1st Vets teams (M & F)

Resumé

14 stages - each runner to run two stages, one stage in stages 1 to 7 (Westbury to Marlborough) and one stage from 8 to 14 (Marlborough to Westbury). Stage 7 and stage 8 must be run by different runners.

Starting Times for each Stage

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