Widgeway
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 122.14 km
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Average duration: 38h 30
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 1,252 m
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Vertical drop: - 1,297 m
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Highest point: 275 m
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Lowest point: 41 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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Area: Chiltern Hills
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District: Wiltshire
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Start: N 51.411372° / W 1.830585°
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End: N 51.762722° / W 0.741721°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 170 m - Start on A4
- 2 : km 5.09 - alt. 265 m - Turn slight left onto Ridge Way
- 3 : km 7.01 - alt. 265 m - Turn right onto Ridge Way
- 4 : km 7.02 - alt. 265 m - Turn left onto Ridge Way
- 5 : km 9.34 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
- 6 : km 9.35 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
- 7 : km 9.47 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 9.48 - alt. 232 m - Turn sharp right
- 9 : km 10.45 - alt. 265 m - Turn sharp left
- 10 : km 10.51 - alt. 267 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 10.51 - alt. 267 m - Turn left
- 12 : km 10.57 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
- 13 : km 10.58 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
- 14 : km 10.6 - alt. 265 m - Turn sharp left
- 15 : km 10.88 - alt. 267 m - Keep left
- 16 : km 10.88 - alt. 267 m - Turn slight left
- 17 : km 10.88 - alt. 267 m - Turn right
- 18 : km 11.08 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
- 19 : km 11.09 - alt. 265 m - Turn right
- 20 : km 11.11 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
- 21 : km 14.48 - alt. 185 m - Turn right
- 22 : km 14.77 - alt. 165 m - Turn right
- 23 : km 14.88 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
- 24 : km 15.74 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
- 25 : km 16.24 - alt. 142 m - Turn sharp left
- 26 : km 16.42 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
- 27 : km 17.94 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight right
- 28 : km 18.02 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
- 29 : km 19.36 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight left onto Chase Wood Road
- 30 : km 21.77 - alt. 254 m - Turn sharp right
- 31 : km 21.8 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp left
- 32 : km 22.45 - alt. 256 m - Turn left
- 33 : km 25.16 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto B4192
- 34 : km 25.38 - alt. 209 m - Turn right
- 35 : km 27.2 - alt. 198 m - Keep right
- 36 : km 39.87 - alt. 240 m - Keep left
- 37 : km 40.36 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight left
- 38 : km 40.37 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
- 39 : km 41.71 - alt. 225 m - Keep right
- 40 : km 43.35 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
- 41 : km 43.52 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
- 42 : km 45.94 - alt. 224 m - Turn right onto Manor Road, A338
- 43 : km 46.03 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
- 44 : km 46.74 - alt. 219 m - Keep right
- 45 : km 47.15 - alt. 213 m - Keep right
- 46 : km 47.18 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right onto Ridgeway
- 47 : km 47.75 - alt. 224 m - Keep left onto Ridgeway
- 48 : km 48.6 - alt. 219 m - Turn right onto Chain Hill, B4494
- 49 : km 48.61 - alt. 219 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
- 50 : km 48.64 - alt. 217 m - Keep right onto Ridgeway
- 51 : km 49.64 - alt. 195 m - Keep right onto Ridgeway
- 52 : km 49.81 - alt. 195 m - Keep left onto Ridgeway
- 53 : km 50.21 - alt. 198 m - Keep left onto Ridgeway
- 54 : km 52.83 - alt. 200 m - Turn right onto Ridgeway
- 55 : km 52.84 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
- 56 : km 55.19 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
- 57 : km 56.25 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
- 58 : km 58.96 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
- 59 : km 60.86 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
- 60 : km 61.77 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
- 61 : km 62.5 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
- 62 : km 63.02 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight right
- 63 : km 63.69 - alt. 172 m - Keep right
- 64 : km 65.24 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left onto Rectory Road
- 65 : km 67.6 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Wantage Road, A417
- 66 : km 68 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, A329
- 67 : km 68.24 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
- 68 : km 68.31 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4009
- 69 : km 68.32 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
- 70 : km 68.42 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4009
- 71 : km 69.05 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Thames Road
- 72 : km 69.12 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
- 73 : km 69.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
- 74 : km 69.26 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
- 75 : km 69.27 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
- 76 : km 69.31 - alt. 46 m - Keep left
- 77 : km 69.34 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Glebe Ride
- 78 : km 69.35 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Thames Road
- 79 : km 69.48 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
- 80 : km 69.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Cleeve Road
- 81 : km 70.04 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
- 82 : km 72.33 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Lane
- 83 : km 72.78 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
- 84 : km 74.91 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
- 85 : km 76.14 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto The Street
- 86 : km 77.85 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
- 87 : km 78.04 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
- 88 : km 78.09 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
- 89 : km 78.82 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto A4074
- 90 : km 78.84 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
- 91 : km 80.82 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
- 92 : km 83.28 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
- 93 : km 83.29 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
- 94 : km 83.89 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
- 95 : km 84.25 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Nuffield Hill
- 96 : km 84.35 - alt. 210 m - Turn left
- 97 : km 85.2 - alt. 197 m - Turn left onto Gangsdown Hill, A4130
- 98 : km 85.22 - alt. 196 m - Turn right
- 99 : km 86.47 - alt. 197 m - Turn right
- 100 : km 87.79 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
- 101 : km 88.35 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight left onto Rectory Hill
- 102 : km 88.51 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto Church Lane
- 103 : km 88.51 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
- 104 : km 88.52 - alt. 179 m - Turn left
- 105 : km 90.48 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
- 106 : km 91.95 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
- 107 : km 92.47 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
- 108 : km 93.38 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Hill Road
- 109 : km 93.39 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
- 110 : km 98.21 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left
- 111 : km 98.29 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
- 112 : km 103.82 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right
- 113 : km 104.58 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
- 114 : km 104.78 - alt. 126 m - Turn sharp right
- 115 : km 105.47 - alt. 178 m - Turn left
- 116 : km 105.99 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
- 117 : km 106.2 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
- 118 : km 106.49 - alt. 170 m - Turn left onto Perry Lane
- 119 : km 106.5 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
- 120 : km 106.88 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
- 121 : km 107.44 - alt. 199 m - Keep right
- 122 : km 109.24 - alt. 121 m - Turn slight right
- 123 : km 110.3 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
- 124 : km 110.32 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp left onto Wycombe Road, A4010
- 125 : km 110.96 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Upper Icknield Way
- 126 : km 112.28 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
- 127 : km 112.53 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
- 128 : km 112.77 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight left
- 129 : km 113.01 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
- 130 : km 113.18 - alt. 245 m - Keep left
- 131 : km 113.3 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
- 132 : km 113.39 - alt. 237 m - Turn slight right
- 133 : km 113.71 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
- 134 : km 113.75 - alt. 230 m - Turn sharp right
- 135 : km 114.5 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
- 136 : km 114.61 - alt. 144 m - Turn slight left onto Longdown Hill
- 137 : km 114.67 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left
- 138 : km 114.82 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
- 139 : km 114.91 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
- 140 : km 115.5 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
- 141 : km 115.56 - alt. 200 m - Turn slight right onto North Bucks Way
- 142 : km 115.58 - alt. 203 m - Keep left
- 143 : km 115.97 - alt. 210 m - Turn slight right
- 144 : km 116.75 - alt. 201 m - Turn slight left
- 145 : km 117.41 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
- 146 : km 117.71 - alt. 214 m - Turn slight left
- 147 : km 117.89 - alt. 229 m - Turn left
- 148 : km 118.68 - alt. 242 m - Keep right
- 149 : km 118.71 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
- 150 : km 118.82 - alt. 250 m - Turn left
- 151 : km 119.09 - alt. 247 m - Turn left
- 152 : km 119.12 - alt. 244 m - Keep right
- 153 : km 119.67 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
- 154 : km 119.68 - alt. 254 m - Turn right
- 155 : km 119.69 - alt. 255 m - Turn right
- 156 : km 119.71 - alt. 255 m - Turn left
- 157 : km 119.72 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
- 158 : km 119.73 - alt. 253 m - Turn right
- 159 : km 119.75 - alt. 252 m - Turn slight right
- 160 : km 120.01 - alt. 246 m - Keep left
- 161 : km 121.15 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
- 162 : km 121.45 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
- 163 : km 121.92 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
- 164 : km 121.93 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
- E : km 122.14 - alt. 123 m
Other walks in the area
Hackpen Hill and Overton Down from Avebury

The North Wessex Downs provides some good walking terrain and this extended route from Avebury takes you onto the downs to follow a section of the Ridgeway.
Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill
This Wiltshire walk provides a way of visiting many of the interesting World Heritage Neolithic sites around the village of Avebury including the Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and West Kennett Long Barrow.
Milk Hill the highest point in Wiltshire
A pleasant Wiltshire walk across chalk downland to the highest point in the county. The walk also includes some other interesting features typical of this area.
Savernake Forest

Starting from Postern Hill Car Park this circular route explore much of the beautiful forest including several of the named oaks and the arboretum.
Pewsey Downs from Wootton Rivers
This Wiltshire walk climbs onto the Pewsey Downs from where there are excellent views across the Vale of Pewsey. The route uses a number of national trails before returning along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal and offers a range of scenery from rolling downs to the open aspect of the Vale of Pewsey.
Ogbourne St George to Avebury, The Ridgeway the Other Way
The Ridgeway the other way. The National Trail from NE to SW. The Stage 6 is a short walk as you will probably have to continue a bit further to get a place to stay and maybe head to Swindon or Trowbridge for onward travel. The countryside is a mixture of arable land, changing colour with the seasons, and areas of sheep or cattle grazed grassland. Some of the best views are from Smeathe’s Ridge as you climb gently up to Barbury Castle.
Milton Lilbourne scenic downland towards Pewsey

Along the downs past Giant's Grave to drop down to Pewsey, then return across fields via Kepnal and Fyfield to Milton Lilbourne.
From Milton Lilbourne to Easton Royal and on the Downs to Giant's Grave

Across field tracks to Easton Royal, then up onto the Downs and along to Giant's Grave prehistoric long barrow with wonderful views across Pewsey Vale before returning to Milton Lilbourne
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