Pewsey Vale Circular Walk
This one-week walking itinerary takes you on our long-distance route - the Pewsey Vale Circular Way - the walking route for which is just over 77 miles and follows rights of way with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart. This route includes dramatic downland with exceptional views, quintessential English villages and country pubs, the tranquility of the Kennet & Avon Canal and the beauty of walking through the Vale, surrounded by stunning downland.
There are two routes - one for walking and the other for riding or cycling. The two routes are largely the same but divert at certain points where walkers follow a footpath and riders/cyclists take a bridleway or byway or are sometimes diverted along a country lane.
Places of interest on or close to the route are listed in each stage of the walk.
Be mindful of your own walking pace and when and where you have to meet your pick up at the end of the day.
You can of course take this route at your own pace and stay a bit longer, or pick out selected days if your stay is shorter or modify the start and end point of each section and the direction you walk.
The most common waymarker you will see where the route is for both walkers and riders
The walkers only route where footpaths are used and therefore cyclists and horse riders are not permitted
The rider route where a byway or bridleway is used. Walkers could also use this route if they preferred.
Planning your route
We have divided the Pewsey Vale Circular Walking route in to 7 stages and have assumed an anti-clockwise direction. However if you wish to do the route in a clockwise direction, then the timings for the morning and afternoon won't differ too much, so the order can just be reversed. The pace that we have set enables you to take time to admire views, take photos, stop for snacks and all the other things that we like to do when we are out walking!
Click on each section below to access the detailed itinerary for that stage, or to download the stage's gpx file for use on your walking app, or to print out a map.
We have detailed important information about the route, its waymarking and tricky navigation points, as well as information about preparing before you set off. We would strongly advise you to read this information as it will help you as you travel the route. Just click on the button below.
Public Transport
You can now use the Wiltshire Connect on-demand bus service to get around as you walk the Vale of Pewsey.
The service is available via a phone call (01225 712900) or on the Wiltshire Connect App.
Book the bus in advance to pick you up/drop you off at the nearest pick up point at a time that you want.
Find out about places to eat - perhaps for lunch or in the evening. And have a look at where you can stay - maybe in one location for the week, or at different accommodation providers along the route with your baggage following on.
