Imber Range Perimeter Path
A 30-mile long-distance walk in Wiltshire making a circuit around the boundary of the military no-go zone on Salisbury Plain. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Start: Westbury
Grid Ref: ST 892 509
Distance: 30 miles (48 km)
Grid Ref: ST 892 509
Distance: 30 miles (48 km)
Climbing: 817 metres
Time: 11–14 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Time: 11–14 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
130 Salisbury, Stonehenge, Wilton and Market Lavington
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
Summary
This route runs around the perimeter of the military training firing range, which includes the deserted village of Imber on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. The circular route begins and ends on the Wessex Ridgeway just east of Westbury. Following the ridgeway and the escarpment above the Westbury White Horse, the path visits the villages of Gore Cross, Tilshead, and Chitterne, while fringing the northern side of Warminster. It also takes in several Iron Age hill forts, including Scratchbury Hill and Battlesbury Hill.