| Official name: | The Ridgeway National Trail |
| Length: | 139km |
| Start point: | Overton Hill, near Avebury (Wiltshire) |
| End point: | Ivinghoe Beacon (Buckinghamshire) |
| Opening year: | 1973 |
| History: | Used as a high-level route between the West Country and the Wash for at least 5000 years |
| Points of interest: | Silbury Hill, Avebury stone circles, Hackpen White Horse, Barbury Castle, Liddington Castle, Wayland's Smithy, Uffington Castle, Uffington White Horse, Segsbury Camp, Whiteleaf Cross, Grim's Ditch, Aston Rowant Nature Reserve, Chequers, Grand Union Canal, Ivinghoe Beacon |
| Notable wildlife: | Red Kite, Chalkhill Blue butterfly |
| Unique flora: | Chiltern Gentian (Gentianella germanica) |
| We also hope to see: | Crop circles |
We aim to complete the walk in eight days, carrying everything we need to eat, drink, and sleep.
See a map of the Ridgeway here.
(Italics: These points of interest are not actually on the Ridgeway, but are close enough to investigate on foot.)
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