Day-by-day trail itinerary
The Ridgeway: 9-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
9 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 → Bledlow
16.9 km · 381 m ascent · 4h47–6h45 (about 5h37, incl. ~56m of stops)
Via Ellesborough, Little Hampden, Little Kimble, Great Kimble, Askett, Cadsden, Monks Risborough, Whiteleaf, Princes Risborough, Horsenden, Lacey Green, Bledlow Ridge -
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Day 3: Bledlow → Watlington
10.8 km · 46 m ascent · 2h40–3h46 (about 3h08, incl. ~31m of stops)
Via Chinnor, Kingston Blount, Aston Rowant, Lewknor -
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Day 4: Watlington → Moulsford
20.3 km · 255 m ascent · 5h23–7h36 (about 6h20, incl. ~1h04 of stops)
Via Cookley Green, Park Corner, Nuffield, Ipsden, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, North Stoke, Cholsey -
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Day 5: Moulsford → Streatley
4.5 km · 22 m ascent · 1h06–1h33 (about 1h17, incl. ~13m of stops)
Via South Stoke, Goring-on-Thames, Lower Basildon -
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Day 6: 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 7: 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 8: Hinton Parva → Ogbourne St Andrew
11.4 km · 99 m ascent · 2h57–4h10 (about 3h28, incl. ~35m of stops)
Via Liddington, Chiseldon -
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Day 9: Ogbourne St Andrew → The Sanctuary
16.2 km · 175 m ascent · 4h11–5h54 (about 4h55, incl. ~49m of stops)
Via Ogbourne St George