The Ridgeway Day 1

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 293 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 333 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 253 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 123 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Chiltern Hills
  • ⚐
    District: Pitstone 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.824172° / W 0.615027°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.732396° / W 0.804636°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 183 m
  2. 1 : km 0.37 - alt. 194 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 0.4 - alt. 193 m - Keep right
  4. 3 : km 0.53 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight left
  5. 4 : km 1.07 - alt. 202 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 2.18 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 2.2 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : km 2.32 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 2.89 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 3.04 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  11. 10 : km 3.41 - alt. 129 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 3.68 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Beggars Lane
  13. 12 : km 3.84 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 5.48 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto The Twist
  15. 14 : km 5.5 - alt. 200 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 6 - alt. 221 m - Turn left onto Fox Lane
  17. 16 : km 6 - alt. 221 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 6.17 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 7.28 - alt. 214 m - Keep left
  20. 19 : km 7.64 - alt. 228 m - Turn slight left onto Marlin Hill
  21. 20 : km 7.82 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp right onto Church Lane
  22. 21 : km 8.03 - alt. 224 m - Keep left onto Church Lane
  23. 22 : km 8.37 - alt. 230 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 23 : km 8.37 - alt. 230 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  25. 24 : km 8.41 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left onto Gadmore Lane
  26. 25 : km 8.84 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 26 : km 8.86 - alt. 245 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 9.48 - alt. 241 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 10.02 - alt. 245 m - Turn slight left
  30. 29 : km 10.04 - alt. 246 m - Turn left onto Bottom Road
  31. 30 : km 10.08 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 11.29 - alt. 213 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 11.4 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight right
  34. 33 : km 11.66 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp right onto Hale Lane
  35. 34 : km 11.67 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 11.88 - alt. 228 m - Keep right
  37. 36 : km 12.25 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 13.92 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 14.99 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  40. 39 : km 15.01 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Hale Road
  41. 40 : km 15.02 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Hale Road
  42. 41 : km 15.42 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp left onto Ridgeway
  43. 42 : km 15.53 - alt. 128 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 15.59 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 15.84 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right
  46. 45 : km 15.88 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Heron Path
  47. 46 : km 16.04 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left onto High Street
  48. 47 : km 16.49 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 16.89 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left onto Ellesborough Road
  50. 49 : km 17.03 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 17.07 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 17.1 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 52 : km 17.1 - alt. 161 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 17.12 - alt. 163 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 17.23 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 17.95 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  57. 56 : km 18.81 - alt. 252 m - Keep left
  58. 57 : km 19.06 - alt. 247 m - Keep right
  59. 58 : km 19.32 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight left
  60. 59 : km 19.35 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 19.41 - alt. 249 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 19.61 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 19.73 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 19.74 - alt. 242 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 19.75 - alt. 241 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 65 : km 20.33 - alt. 231 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 20.48 - alt. 229 m - Keep left
  68. 67 : km 20.55 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 20.73 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right
  70. 69 : km 21.02 - alt. 186 m - Turn right
  71. 70 : km 21.68 - alt. 201 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 22.24 - alt. 202 m - Keep left
  73. 72 : km 22.64 - alt. 194 m - Keep left
  74. 73 : km 22.76 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  75. 74 : km 22.86 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight right
  76. 75 : km 22.88 - alt. 200 m - Keep left
  77. 76 : km 23.27 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight right
  78. 77 : km 23.53 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  79. 78 : km 23.62 - alt. 143 m - Keep right
  80. 79 : km 23.77 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Longdown Hill
  81. 80 : km 23.79 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  82. 81 : km 23.9 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  83. 82 : km 23.91 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  84. E : km 23.95 - alt. 148 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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↔15.98 km ↗+234 m ↘-235 m ◔5h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

From picturesque Aldbury you follow the Ridgeway to Ivinghoe beacon, returning via the Ashridge boundary trail and the Chiltern Way. You can enjoy the contrasts between the two LDPs: airy ridges on the Ridgeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the Chiltern Way.

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