Day-by-day trail itinerary
The Ridgeway: 6-day itinerary
The The Ridgeway is a 139 km long-distance path from Ivinghoe Beacon to The Sanctuary, climbing about 1705 m in total across 1 official sections. This summary is auto-generated. Expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.
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A practical starting point
6 days from Ivinghoe Beacon to The Sanctuary
Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.
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Day 1: Ivinghoe Beacon → Wendover
18.4 km · 223 m ascent · 4h52–6h52 (about 5h43, incl. ~57m of stops)
Via Ivinghoe, Pitstone, Aldbury, Tring Station, Cow Roast, Wigginton, Tring, Cholesbury, Buckland Common, St Leonards, The Lee -
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Day 2: Wendover → Watlington
27.7 km · 424 m ascent · 7h26–10h30 (about 8h45, incl. ~1h28 of stops)
Via Ellesborough, Little Hampden, Little Kimble, Great Kimble, Askett, Cadsden, Monks Risborough, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Horsenden, Lacey Green, Bledlow Ridge, Bledlow, Chinnor, Kingston Blount, Aston Rowant, Lewknor -
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Day 3: Watlington → Streatley
24.8 km · 282 m ascent · 6h30–9h10 (about 7h38, incl. ~1h16 of stops)
Via Cookley Green, Park Corner, Nuffield, Ipsden, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, North Stoke, Cholsey, Moulsford, South Stoke, Goring-on-Thames, Lower Basildon -
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Day 4: Streatley → Letcombe Regis
23.2 km · 289 m ascent · 6h–8h28 (about 7h04, incl. ~1h11 of stops)
Via Aldworth, Compton, East Ilsley, Chilton, West Ilsley, Farnborough -
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Day 5: Letcombe Regis → Hinton Parva
17.2 km · 188 m ascent · 4h26–6h16 (about 5h14, incl. ~52m of stops)
Via Letcombe Bassett, Sparsholt, Kingston Lisle, Woolstone, Ashbury, Bishopstone -
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Day 6: Hinton Parva → The Sanctuary
27.6 km · 277 m ascent · 7h08–10h05 (about 8h24, incl. ~1h24 of stops)
Via Liddington, Chiseldon, Ogbourne St Andrew, Ogbourne St George