Mid-Wilts Way
A 68-mile long-distance walk in rural Wiltshire running east–west across the county from Ham to Mere. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SU 330 630
Distance: 68 miles (109 km)
Time: 28–34 hours
Duration: 5–7 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
156 Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon
157 Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Avebury and Devizes
158 Newbury and Hungerford
Summary
The Mid-Wilts Way is a waymarked long-distance path across Wiltshire, running from Wootton Rivers on the Kennet and Avon Canal in the east to Mere in the south-west. The route takes in some of Wiltshire’s finest downland and a series of picturesque local villages. As James Alsop, the creator of the Mid-Wilts Way, notes, the route takes in some of Wiltshire’s finest countryside and downland areas and can be walked in either direction.
Villages on the route going east to west include Wilton, Wootton Rivers, Oare, Seend Cleeve, Keevil, Steeple Ashton, Bratton, Upton Scudamore, Horningham, and Kingston Deverill. The walking terrain varies from open downland and upland ridgeways to lush enclosed valleys. History abounds along the way, featuring visits to burial mounds, tumuli, and white horses — though some of the latter are not as ancient as they appear.