The Ridgeway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 139.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 43h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,475 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,416 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 275 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 42 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 149 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 5.44 - alt. 265 m - Turn slight left onto Ridge Way
  3. 3 : km 7.36 - alt. 265 m - Turn right onto Ridge Way
  4. 4 : km 7.37 - alt. 265 m - Turn left onto Ridge Way
  5. 5 : km 9.7 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 9.7 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 9.82 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 9.83 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 10.83 - alt. 265 m - Keep right
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  11. 11 : km 11.11 - alt. 267 m - Keep left
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  23. 23 : km 19.42 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left onto Chase Wood Road
  24. 24 : km 21.84 - alt. 254 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 21.87 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 22.51 - alt. 256 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 22.83 - alt. 246 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 25.23 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto B4192
  29. 29 : km 25.49 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 25.63 - alt. 206 m - Turn left onto Liddington X Roads, B4192
  31. 31 : km 25.68 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 27.5 - alt. 198 m - Keep right
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  36. 36 : km 42.1 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 43.69 - alt. 230 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 43.81 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 46.23 - alt. 224 m - Turn right onto Manor Road, A338
  40. 40 : km 46.32 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 47.04 - alt. 219 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 47.45 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 47.48 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right onto Ridgeway
  44. 44 : km 48.04 - alt. 224 m - Keep left onto Ridgeway
  45. 45 : km 48.9 - alt. 219 m - Turn right onto Chain Hill, B4494
  46. 46 : km 48.91 - alt. 219 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
  47. 47 : km 48.94 - alt. 217 m - Keep right onto Ridgeway
  48. 48 : km 49.93 - alt. 195 m - Keep right onto Ridgeway
  49. 49 : km 50.11 - alt. 195 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 50.5 - alt. 198 m - Turn slight right onto Ridgeway
  51. 51 : km 53.13 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Ridgeway
  52. 52 : km 53.14 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
  53. 53 : km 55.48 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 56.54 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 59.25 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
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  57. 57 : km 61.26 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 62.17 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 62.9 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 64.1 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 68 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Wantage Road, A417
  62. 62 : km 68.4 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, A329
  63. 63 : km 68.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 68.56 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 68.6 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 68.64 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 68.75 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4009
  68. 68 : km 69.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Thames Road
  69. 69 : km 69.5 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Thames Road
  70. 70 : km 69.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 69.94 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Cleeve Road
  72. 72 : km 70.19 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 71.08 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left onto The Bridleway
  74. 74 : km 72.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Lane
  75. 75 : km 72.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 75.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 76.3 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto The Street
  78. 78 : km 78.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 78.21 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 78.93 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto A4074
  81. 81 : km 78.96 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 80.93 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Grim's Ditch
  83. 83 : km 83.4 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 83.41 - alt. 161 m - Turn right onto Grim's Ditch
  85. 85 : km 84.01 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 84.36 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Nuffield Hill
  87. 87 : km 84.46 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 85.31 - alt. 197 m - Turn left onto Gangsdown Hill, A4130
  89. 89 : km 85.33 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 86.59 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 87.9 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 88.39 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left
  93. 93 : km 88.62 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
  94. 94 : km 88.62 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
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  96. 96 : km 89.64 - alt. 193 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 90.59 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 93.47 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Hill Road
  99. 99 : km 93.48 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 98.29 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
  101. 101 : km 98.37 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
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  107. 107 : km 105.73 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Perry Lane
  108. 108 : km 105.74 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 106.12 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 106.68 - alt. 199 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 108.48 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 109.07 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight right onto Upper Icknield Way
  113. 113 : km 109.56 - alt. 125 m - Turn slight left onto Wycombe Road, A4010
  114. 114 : km 110.04 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 110.26 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Upper Icknield Way
  116. 116 : km 111.42 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 111.67 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 111.9 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
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  120. 120 : km 112.25 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 112.25 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Peters Lane
  122. 122 : km 112.26 - alt. 223 m - Turn right
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  124. 124 : km 112.43 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
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  127. 127 : km 113.4 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 113.51 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Longdown Hill
  129. 129 : km 113.53 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  130. 130 : km 113.68 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
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  135. 135 : km 114.42 - alt. 200 m - Turn slight right onto North Bucks Way
  136. 136 : km 114.44 - alt. 203 m - Keep left
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  149. 149 : km 120.7 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto South Street
  150. 150 : km 121.04 - alt. 133 m - Turn left onto Chapel Lane
  151. 151 : km 121.18 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  152. 152 : km 121.36 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  153. 153 : km 121.76 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left onto Hale Road
  154. 154 : km 121.76 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  155. 155 : km 122.85 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
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  159. 159 : km 125.1 - alt. 233 m - Turn right onto Hale Lane
  160. 160 : km 125.12 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp left
  161. 161 : km 125.37 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
  162. 162 : km 125.68 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 125.96 - alt. 250 m - Turn slight left
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  165. 165 : km 126.64 - alt. 247 m - Turn left onto Bottom Road
  166. 166 : km 126.68 - alt. 246 m - Turn right
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  168. 168 : km 127.85 - alt. 245 m - Turn right
  169. 169 : km 127.88 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp left onto Gadmore Lane
  170. 170 : km 128.9 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp left onto Marlin Hill
  171. 171 : km 129.08 - alt. 228 m - Keep right
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  176. 176 : km 130.63 - alt. 221 m - Keep left
  177. 177 : km 130.72 - alt. 221 m - Turn sharp left onto Fox Lane
  178. 178 : km 130.72 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  179. 179 : km 131.22 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto The Twist
  180. 180 : km 131.25 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp left
  181. 181 : km 132.06 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto A4251
  182. 182 : km 132.09 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  183. 183 : km 132.89 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Beggars Lane
  184. 184 : km 133.05 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  185. 185 : km 133.32 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight right onto Station Road
  186. 186 : km 133.69 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  187. 187 : km 133.84 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  188. 188 : km 134.39 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
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  190. 190 : km 134.55 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
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  196. 196 : km 138.4 - alt. 205 m - Keep right
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  199. 199 : km 139.03 - alt. 208 m - Turn sharp left
  200. E : km 139.04 - alt. 209 m

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Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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