Ridgeway
Ridgeway literally means Kammweg or Fastweg and is synonymous with the German name Höhenweg . Such a path, often very old, usually follows watersheds or at least tries to follow a contour line and to cross bodies of water close to their source or in places where they are still small. Well-known such trails in Germany are the Ochsenweg in Schleswig-Holstein , which leads to northern Jutland in Denmark , and the Rennsteig on the ridge of the Thuringian Forest .
Ridgeway stands for:
Paths and routes:
- The Ox Trail along the Cimbrian Peninsula
- The Rennsteig on the ridge of the Thuringian Forest
- The Rennweg , an old trade route in the Arnsberg Forest
- The ridge path planned in 1904 along the border mountains of Bohemia
- In England the Ridgeway National Trail , which may have been the origin of the name in English.
- In California is the Ridge Route , a more modern route that does not always follow a ridge line.
Places in the United States:
- Ridgeway (Alaska)
- Ridgeway, Arkansas
- Ridgeway, Connecticut
- Ridgeway, Georgia
- Ridgeway, Indiana
- Ridgeway, Iowa
- Ridgeway, Kentucky
- Ridgeway, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
- Ridgeway, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Ridgeway, Michigan
- Ridgeway, Minnesota
- Ridgeway, Missouri
- Ridgeway, Montana
- Ridgeway, New Jersey
- Ridgeway (New York)
- Ridgeway, North Carolina
- Ridgeway, Ohio
- Ridgeway, South Carolina
- Ridgeway, Texas
- Ridgeway, Halifax County, Virginia
- Ridgeway, Henry County, Virginia
- Ridgeway, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- Ridgeway, West Virginia
- Ridgeway, Wisconsin , in Iowa County
- Ridgeway (Town) , Town (ship) in Iowa County, Wisconsin
Places in Great Britain:
Places in Canada:
Ridgeway is a family name for the following people:
- Cecilia L. Ridgeway (* 1947), American sociologist
- Colin Ridgeway (1939–1993), Australian high jumper and American football player
- Joseph West Ridgeway (1844–1930), British officer, civil servant and manager
- William Ridgeway (1858–1926), British classical scholar
See also:
- Ridgeway Glacier , glacier in East Antarctic Victoria Land
- Ridgway
