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Our '2009 White Horse Challenge'  involves cycling to the sites of all of Wiltshire's 13 White Horses.   Of the 13 horses to exist in the county, 8 are still visible. Our plan is to cycle to at least one horse a month leaving our very own 'Westbury White Horse' until last' i.e. December 2009. The page acts as both a plan and a record of the challenge. We will update this page after each visit and add a photo as a momento. As 13 is considered to some as an unlucky number, we have included a 14th horse which is just over the border in Oxfordshire.

White Horse: Devizes (New) Planned Date: 25/01/2009 Actual Date: 25/01/2009 Bike Type: Mountain Distance Cycled: 40 Miles Notes: A gentle ride out to Semington where we joined the canal which took us all the way to Devizes. The climb to the horse left us both panting hard at the top where we enjoyed a nice cup of tea. Recent hedge trimming along the canal resulted in a puncture - stopped at old petrol station in Steeple Ashton to repair. A very pleasant ride – one down! Route: Click Here White Horse: Cherhill Planned Date: 22/02/2009 Actual Date: 22/02/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 50 Miles Notes: A fairly flat loop which takes you through some lovely Wiltshire countryside with great views. A couple of short steep climbs but nothing too challenging. A great ride for picking up your average speed. Route: Click Here White Horse: Alton Barnes Planned Date: 29/03/2009 Actual Date: 29/03/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 44 Miles Notes: Westbury to Devises via Bratton, Edington, Earstoke, Great Cheveril, Pottern. Take the London road out of Devises and turn off to Horton. Pass through Horton, Alington, Stanton St. Bernard before arriving at Alton Barnes Route: Click Here White Horse: Uffington (Oxon) Planned Date: 26/04/2009 Actual Date: 26/04/2009 Bike Type: Road (Sportive) Distance Cycled: 94 Miles Notes: Our longest ride to date. This ride was part of the White Horse Challenge which included cycling by four white horses: Uffington, Broadtown, Cherhill & Hackpen (Uffington). We set out to complete the ride in 6 hour but both came in within 5 hours and 20 minutes. A very enjoyable rewarding ride. Sadly no time to stop for pic of horse - just medals! Route: Click Here White Horse: Pewsey (new) Planned Date: 31/05/2009 Actual Date: 31/05/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 55 Miles Notes: Route: Click Here White Horse: Tan Hill Planned Date: 28/06/2009 Actual Date: 28/06/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 60 Miles Notes: I just hope one of these hills is Tan Hill! We took this photos returning back from Marlborough having just past Alton Barnes White Horse (Becoming a very familiar site) Route: Click Here White Horse: Marlborough Planned Date: 28/06/2009 Actual Date: 28/06/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 60 Miles Notes: Only just visible - very grassy Route: Click Here White Horse: Broad Town Planned Date: 26/07/2009 Actual Date: 17/07/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 63 Miles Notes: As they were next door to eachother we decided to double up Broadtown and Hackpen. Experieced some heavy rain at Broadtown but brightened up nicely Route: Click Here White Horse: Rockley Planned Date: 30/08/2009 Actual Date: 06/12/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 90 Miles Notes: We decided to plan a route which would take us to the sites of four of our horses. The ride (named the finale) covered a distance of 90 miles and took us to Pewsey old, Ham Hill, Rockley, and Westbury. We arrived back in the dark so made another date with Westbury Route: Click Here White Horse: Hackpen Planned Date: 30/08/2009 Actual Date: 17/07/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 63 Miles Notes: As they were next door to eachother we decided to double up Broadtown and Hackpen. Experieced some heavy rain at Broadtown but brightened up nicely Route: Click Here White Horse: Ham Hill Planned Date: 27/09/2009 Actual Date: 06/12/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 90 Miles Notes: We decided to plan a route which would take us to the sites of four of our horses. The ride (named the finale) covered a distance of 90 miles and took us to Pewsey old, Ham Hill, Rockley, and Westbury. We arrived back in the dark so made another date with Westbury Route: Click Here White Horse: Pewsey (old) Planned Date: 25/10/2009 Actual Date: 06/12/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 90 Miles Notes: We decided to plan a route which would take us to the sites of four of our horses. The ride (named the finale) covered a distance of 90 miles and took us to Pewsey old, Ham Hill, Rockley, and Westbury. We arrived back in the dark so made another date with Westbury Route: Click Here White Horse: Devizes (old) Planned Date: 29/11/2009 Actual Date: 27/09/2009 Bike Type: Mountain Distance Cycled: 42 Miles Notes: What a beautiful day - misty start followed by bright sunshine. To top it all off Tom the Bomb joined us (I think he has a taste for it once more!) Perfecto! Route: Click Here White Horse: Westbury (Second Date) Planned Date: 06/12/2009 Actual Date: 28/12/2009 Bike Type: Mountain Distance Cycled: 4 Miles Notes: Any excuse to get out and burn off a few mince pies. This was an extremely cold and frosty start but well worth getting up for and a beautiful end to our 2009 challenge Route: Click Here White Horse: Westbury Planned Date: 27/12/2009 Actual Date: 06/12/2009 Bike Type: Road Distance Cycled: 90 Miles Notes: We decided to plan a route which would take us to the sites of four of our horses. The ride (named the finale) covered a distance of 90 miles and took us to Pewsey old, Ham Hill, Rockley, and Westbury. We arrived back in the dark so made another date with Westbury Route: Click Here