Ridgeway 1 From Overton Hill

45 mile off road

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.65 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 21h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,834 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 2,201 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 886 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 194 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 561 ft - Start out going south on The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  2. 1 : mi 5.84 - alt. 755 ft - Turn right.
  3. 2 : mi 5.87 - alt. 761 ft - Turn left onto The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  4. 3 : mi 6 - alt. 837 ft - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed east through North Wessex Downs AONB (Portions unpaved) (See map for details).
  5. 4 : mi 6.25 - alt. 866 ft - Turn right onto The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  6. 5 : mi 6.73 - alt. 876 ft - The Ridgeway becomes unnamed road (Portions unpaved).
  7. 6 : mi 6.85 - alt. 869 ft - Turn left onto The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  8. 7 : mi 9.14 - alt. 541 ft - Turn right.
  9. 8 : mi 9.21 - alt. 528 ft - Turn slight left onto The Ridgway (Portions unpaved).
  10. 9 : mi 9.74 - alt. 528 ft - Turn left (Portions unpaved).
  11. 10 : mi 10.27 - alt. 495 ft - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  12. 11 : mi 10.58 - alt. 594 ft - Turn right onto Bytham Road.
  13. 12 : mi 10.65 - alt. 594 ft - Turn right (Portions unpaved).
  14. 13 : mi 11.07 - alt. 771 ft - Turn slight right (Portions unpaved).
  15. 14 : mi 11.12 - alt. 771 ft - Turn left onto The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  16. 15 : mi 11.95 - alt. 817 ft - Turn slight left onto Chase Wood Road.
  17. 16 : mi 12.2 - alt. 827 ft - Chase Wood Road becomes The Ridgeway.
  18. 17 : mi 13.45 - alt. 840 ft - Turn left to stay on The Ridgeway.
  19. 18 : mi 13.85 - alt. 840 ft - The Ridgeway becomes unnamed road (Portions unpaved).
  20. 19 : mi 14.2 - alt. 696 ft - Turn slight left onto walkway. Proceed northeast through North Wessex Downs AONB (See map for details).
  21. 20 : mi 14.84 - alt. 659 ft - Turn left onto B4192/West Street. Continue to follow B4192.
  22. 21 : mi 16.03 - alt. 686 ft - Turn right.
  23. 22 : mi 17.16 - alt. 650 ft - Turn slight right onto The Ridgeway.
  24. 23 : mi 28.8 - alt. 735 ft - Turn right onto A338/Manor Road.
  25. 24 : mi 28.86 - alt. 735 ft - Turn left onto Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  26. 25 : mi 29.58 - alt. 705 ft - Turn right to stay on Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  27. 26 : mi 30.47 - alt. 719 ft - Turn right onto B4494/Chainhill Road.
  28. 27 : mi 30.48 - alt. 719 ft - Turn left onto Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  29. 28 : mi 30.73 - alt. 696 ft - Ridgeway becomes The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  30. 29 : mi 33.07 - alt. 659 ft - The Ridgeway becomes Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  31. 30 : mi 33.1 - alt. 659 ft - Turn slight right onto Newbury Road.
  32. 31 : mi 33.1 - alt. 656 ft - Turn left onto Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  33. 32 : mi 36.75 - alt. 502 ft - Ridgeway becomes The Ridgeway.
  34. 33 : mi 37.57 - alt. 358 ft - The Ridgeway becomes Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  35. 34 : mi 37.65 - alt. 344 ft - Ridgeway becomes The Ridgeway (Portions unpaved).
  36. 35 : mi 40.78 - alt. 302 ft - The Ridgeway becomes Rectory Road.
  37. 36 : mi 42.25 - alt. 236 ft - Turn slight right onto A417/Wantage Road.
  38. 37 : mi 42.51 - alt. 210 ft - Turn slight right onto A329/Wallingford Road.
  39. E : mi 42.65 - alt. 194 ft

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