V - Up to the Downs

Vale of White Horse Group

Vale of White Horse Ramblers are a friendly group who walk mid-week and weekends in southern Oxfordshire. Highlights are the Ridgeway, the Thames Path, and the Uffington White Horse.

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Overview

We'll climb steeply up Gramps Hill to the Ridgeway National Trail then we'll go south into the Berkshire Downs on a loop to Washmore Hill, returning close to Fawley and back to the start down Smiths Hill. There should be good views in all directions. Vale Walk Leader JG 07968 710869

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 1:35 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 11.3km / 7.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.563187,-1.461824

Unless email is specifically requested in the walk description, please use the Walk Leader's telephone number(s) for any queries or bookings.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 37402 85061
Nearest postcode:: OX12 9NB
what3words:: megawatt.elephant.stumpy

Start time:: 10:30 am

Letcombe Bassett, at the bottom of Gramps Hill

Upcoming walks with Vale of White Horse Group

Lovebeer Festival, Walk 1 Steventon circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Lovebeer Festival, Walk 2 Drayton and Sutton Courtenay Circular

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Lovebeer festival, Walk 3 Steventon and the Hendreds circular

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WO/V - BOOKING REQUIRED - Combe to North Leigh Roman Villa Circular

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V - Abingdon, Culham circular

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V - Ardington and East Hendred circular

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V - East Hanney to Ardington and back

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V - Pre-AGM walk

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V - Vale Group AGM

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V - A Sunday morning walk from Faringdon

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V/WO - A circular walk from Stanton Harcourt to South Leigh

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V - Uffington circular via the Ridgeway

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V - Didcot to Wantage via the Greenway

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V - Icknield Way and the Ridgeway

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V - Wantage to Ardington Linear

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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V - Wittenham Clumps and Warborough circular

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V - Ewelme Autumn walk

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WO/V - Rushy Common to South Leigh and back

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V - Wantage short circular

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V - Scutchamer, Ridgeway and Ginge circular

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V - Childrey, Ridgeway Circular

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V - Abingdon to Oxford via Boar's Hill

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V - Besselsleigh, Cothill, Boar's Hill circular

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V/WO - Cumnor circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

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V - Ashbury circular via the Ridgeway

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - Hampstead Norreys circuit

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - A Sunday morning linear walk from Abingdon to Kennington

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - A circuit from the Ridgeway to Farnborough

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - Abingdon to Radley linear

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V - Up to the Downs

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - Nuffield via Oakley Wood and Swyncombe

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

V - Wantage, the Letcombes and Ridgeway circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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V - Besselsleigh and Wooton circular

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Difficulty:: Moderate

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V - A circular walk from Wantage

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V - Dorchester, Warborough circular

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V - A Sunday morning Downs walk from Ardington

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V/WO - Longworth and Hinton Waldrist circular

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V - Abingdon Oday Hill circular

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Difficulty:: Leisurely

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V - A downland walk from Fawley

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Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Blewbury circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

V - Chilton, Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Wantage short circular

Start:

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V - Chilton and Downs circular

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.75 per month