The Ridgeway National Trail travels for 87 miles (139km) through the North Wessex Downs and the Chilterns Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in southeast England



Publications

Avebury Stone Circle © Natural England/Tina Stallard

Publications and clothing available from the National Trails Office

UK Customers: The publications and clothing below are available from the National Trails Office. Please download the order form at the bottom of this page and send a cheque with your completed form (we regret that cash or card payments are not accepted).

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These two Guide Books will help your journey on The Ridgeway go all the more smoothly:

Ridgeway GuideThe Ridgeway National Trail Guide

by Anthony Burton. Aurum Press (ISBN: 978 1 84513 638 3) 2011. £14.40 including UK postage. This is the official Guide split into convenient sections with written route description, 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey maps and circular routes.

 

 

Ridgeway CompanionThe Ridgeway Companion

National Trails Office (ISBN: 978-0-9561074-3-5) £5.70 including UK postage. The Ridgeway Companion is the essential guide to facilities, services and accommodation along the Trail.

 

 

 

Other Publications :

Harveys Map

Ridgeway Map - Published by Harvey Maps 2008. A detailed 1:40,000 scale waterproof map with the entire route on one map giving information about accommodation, food, water points, banks, services and facilities, £13.80 including UK postage.

The Ridgeway Beneath your feetThe Ridgeway Beneath Your Feet: - leaflet describing the geology of the The Ridgeway and giving gradient profiles for the 6 sections of the Trail.

 

 

 

Clothing:

Ridgeway sew-on badge: 3.5" diameter green cloth badge with The Ridgeway logo, £1.90 including UK postage.

Ridgeway Sweatshirts: Sale price £9.11 including UK postage.

Ridgeway T-shirts: Sale price £5.36 including UK postage.

Other guides available elsewhere:

The Ridgeway National Trail - Steve Davison, Cicerone 2013. Describes the Trail in both directions.

The Ridgeway: Avebury to Ivinghoe - Nick Hill, Trailblazer Publications 2009.

The Greater Ridgeway - Ray Quinlan, Cicerone 2003.  Describes a route from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton, including The Ridgeway National Trail.

Exploring The Ridgeway - Alan Charles, Countryside Books 2000.  Based on 14 circular walks covering the whole of the Trail.

The Oldest Road: an Exploration of The Ridgeway - J R L Anderson with photographs by Fay Godwin, paperback edition by Whittet Books, 1992.

Maps:

For details of which maps cover The Ridgeway, please see our maps page.