Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1349
Very tempting to say I'll meet you chaps, as we'll be very close by, at the In-laws that weekend......
One things for sure, it will be very dusty up there. I would also advise checking the Wiltshire County Council web site for byway closures
28th Aug 2017 8:31 am
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
I'm up for it!
Where and when?D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
28th Aug 2017 8:48 am
bimblephish
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
Below is a route that I have done before, starts at Westbury White horse and takes a gentle lane round the north of the live firing area before joining the mud in Tilshead. We could start at the White Horse if anybody fancies it or we could start at Tilshead, or even my place in Codford if you fancy a pre-drive brew!
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28th Aug 2017 3:39 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
I have a route too that I did last summer. Will photograph it and come back to you.
What time? 👍D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
28th Aug 2017 4:31 pm
Russy
Member Since: 31 Dec 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 63
The earliest I can (comfortably) meet is 10am, I can do later if that suits. Starting at Westbury White Horse sound like a good idea to me.
28th Aug 2017 5:01 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Sounds bang on
D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
28th Aug 2017 5:24 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Did you mean literally the white horse or is there a pub called the white horse?D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
28th Aug 2017 5:30 pm
Russy
Member Since: 31 Dec 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 63
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
10am sounds good to me and yes that's the car park! ProffessorPool any chance you could upload a pic of your route? I would be interested to see it
28th Aug 2017 9:37 pm
bimblephish
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
Sorry ProffessorPool, just read your post properly - in your own good time! Thanks
28th Aug 2017 9:55 pm
Russy
Member Since: 31 Dec 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 63
I've made a start at copying your (bimblephish's) route onto ViewRanger so I can follow it on my phone/tablet, the first bit to the north of Imber Range was straight forward but the bit south of Tilshead was a bit harder to guesstimate.
I've made it public so you can let me know how far off I am...
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
bimblephish wrote:
Sorry ProffessorPool, just read your post properly - in your own good time! Thanks
The route I did was with an owners club. It was two circles. Not too challenging (I did it easily in a freelander). There were two groups, we did one circle each and swapped over at lunch. Was my first time on the plain in decades.
I have a photocopy of the map of the route. As soon as I get home, will photograph it and post.
Sorry, forgot last night!D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
29th Aug 2017 10:04 am
bimblephish
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
Hi Russ, I started checking your route against mine and it's fine up until the section at Tilshead, the route I have comes a bit further west before turning south. I have figured out how to export the gpx file from OS Maps Online so here it is if you can read it: https://we.tl/FJ0Fc2HaOY
If not then here is a zoomed in section:
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29th Aug 2017 10:09 pm
Russy
Member Since: 31 Dec 2015
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 63
Thanks, worked a treat. I uploaded the gpx file to ViewRanger and made the route public:
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