The Ridgeway

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The Ridgeway
At Grim's Ditch
At Grim's Ditch
Data
length 139 kmdep1
location central england
Markers stylized upright white acorn on a brown background
Acorn Britain National Trails Symbol.svg
Starting point Overton Hill ( Wiltshire )
51 ° 25 '0 "  N , 1 ° 50' 0"  W
Target point Ivinghoe Beacon
51 ° 50 ′ 31 ″  N , 0 ° 36 ′ 29 ″  W.
Type Long-distance hiking trail
The highest point Liddington Castle , 276 m
Level of difficulty light
season all year round
Viewpoints Ivinghoe Beacon , Liddington Castle , Uffington Castle
particularities Follows the ridge of the North Wessex Downs and the Chiltern Hills

The Ridgeway , English for ridge and path , is an old street in southern England . The road extends over a length of 135 km, starts in Overton Hill ( Wiltshire ) in the west and ends in Ivinghoe Beacon ( Buckinghamshire ) to the east.

Today the route is designated as The Ridgeway National Trail . There are a number of Stone Age , Bronze Age, and Iron Age attractions along this route , including Grim's Ditch and Liddington Castle, as well as the Uffington White Horse and Uffington Castle . 5000 years ago, The Ridgeway may have been part of a route that ran from the Dorset coast to The Wash in Norfolk .

Photographs

  • The trail at Ivinghoe Beacon

  • signpost

  • Between Ludwell and Win Green

  • At Moneybury Hill

literature

  • Anthony Burton: The Ridgeway (= National Trail Guide. ). Aurum Press, London 2005, ISBN 1-84513-063-4 .
  • National Trails Office: Ridgeway Information Pack - Set of leaflets about the history, geology and wildlife of The Ridgeway.
  • John RL Anderson, Fay Godwin: The Oldest Road. An Exploration of the Ridgeway. Whittet Books Ltd, London 1987, ISBN 0-905483-52-9 .

Web links

Commons : Ridgeway National Trail  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files