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View from Roundway Down – Beacon Hill Summit loop from Devizes White Horse

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View from Roundway Down – Beacon Hill Summit loop from Devizes White Horse

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View from Roundway Down – Beacon Hill Summit loop from Devizes White Horse

01:16

4.77km

40m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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1.70 km

View from Roundway Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

Roundway Down is an Iron Age hill fort that can be seen for many miles around. This steep-sided, wildlife-rich chalk grassland down has fantastic views from the top. It's also a great place to spot wildflowers and butterflies in summer.

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3.42 km

Roundway Down Iron Age Hill Fort

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3.48 km

View from Oliver’s Castle hill fort

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Oliver's Castle is an Iron Age hill fort with awe-inspiring views across the plain over Devizes and beyond. The fort gets its name from the Battle of Roundway, when Sir …

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3.99 km

Beacon Hill Summit

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The chalkland summit views were stunning. But the climb on a gravel bike, through wet clay & mud, was too much my elderly 55 year old legs, so, I ended up pushing the bike!

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4.36 km

View from Wessex Ridgeway

Highlight • Natural

Vast views, but can get very muddy!

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4.77 km

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3.02 km

1.69 km

Surfaces

2.69 km

1.17 km

850 m

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Thursday 7 May

18°C

8°C

29 %

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View from Roundway Down – Beacon Hill Summit loop from Devizes White Horse

View from Roundway Down

Roundway Down Iron Age Hill Fort

View from Oliver’s Castle hill fort

Beacon Hill Summit

View from Wessex Ridgeway

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