From the car park, cross the road to a gate and follow the grassy track along the left-hand field-edge to a gate. Ascend to another gate, continue uphill and soon descend through earthworks to a T-junction with the Wansdyke.

Turn left and continue with earthworks on your left. Begin to descend, continue ahead, cross a wooden barrier, then go through a gate and bear left off the Wansdyke on to a metalled track. Just after the track becomes concrete, fork right through a gate and follow the grassy track downhill to a gate.

Rejoin the main track by a barn and continue on the track. Pass more barns (on the left) and continue down to the road. Ignore the road opposite signed to Stanton St Bernard. Turn left and walk along the road (no pavement and only small grass verge) to take the next right turning for Stanton St Bernard. After this road bends left, take a narrow path on the right between fences. Turn left at the junction to follow a metalled lane. At the T-junction, turn right and pass the church, then swing left to Pewsey Vale Riding School. Turn left opposite the Riding School reception building and follow the track to the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Cross the canal bridge and bear right through a gate to join the tow path. Go under the bridge and, with the canal on your left, keep to the tow path for 1 mile (1.6km), passing The Barge Inn, and bear left up to the road at Honeystreet. Turn left over the bridge into Alton Barnes. In 550yds (500m), turn right, signed to St Mary's Church.

Just before the church, turn left through a turnstile and walk down a cobbled path. Follow the path right, cross two footbridges via turnstiles then, where the path turns sharp right to All Saints Church in Alton Priors, turn left across the field to a gate. A wall topped with thatch stands to the right.

Turn left along the road, then just beyond the village sign, take the footpath (signed) right up the right-hand edge of the field. When the path bends sharp left by trees, follow it towards a waymarker. At the road, turn right for 50yds (46m) and fork left up a track to a gate leading on to Pewsey Down.

Follow the track ahead, parallel to the road, and gradually it sweeps to the left, heading for windswept downland. Avoid a path running in from the left and continue along the track to walk above the White Horse.

Continue ahead on the White Horse Trail and follow it through a gate and on until it bends right by clumps of trees. Keep right with fields on the right and a sweeping downland combe to the left. Continue round, fork right to a stile, then cross to another stile to reach the Wansdyke. Turn immediately right and retrace your steps to the car park.