CONTENTS Map key Overview map Trek planner Route summary tables Introduction Plants and wildlife Geology History Scenery When to walk Planning your walk Getting to and from the Ridgeway Where to stay Food and drink Communications and money matters What to pack Health, safety and emergencies Waymarking, access and rights of way Using this guide Maps Cycling and riding the Ridgeway The Ridgeway online The Greater Ridgeway The Countryside Code The Ridgeway (West to East) Stage 1 Overton Hill (Avebury) to Ogbourne St George Stage 2 Ogbourne St George to Ashbury Folly Stage 3 Ashbury Folly to the A338 (Wantage/Court Hill Centre) Stage 4 A338 (Wantage/Court Hill Centre) to Bury Down Stage 5 Bury Down to Streatley Stage 6 Streatley to Mongewell Park Stage 7 Mongewell Park to Watlington Stage 8 Watlington to Chinnor Stage 9 Chinnor to Princes Risborough Stage 10 Princes Risborough to Wendover Stage 11 Wendover to Wigginton Stage 12 Wigginton to Ivinghoe Beacon The Ridgeway (East to West) Stage 1 Ivinghoe Beacon to Wigginton Stage 2 Wigginton to Wendover Stage 3 Wendover to Princes Risborough Stage 4 Princes Risborough to Chinnor Stage 5 Chinnor to Watlington Stage 6 Watlington to Mongewell Park Stage 7 Mongewell Park to Streatley Stage 8 Streatley to Bury Down Stage 9 Bury Down to the A338 (Wantage/Court Hill Centre) Stage 10 A338 (Wantage/Court Hill Centre) to Ashbury Folly Stage 11 Ashbury Folly to Ogbourne St George Stage 12 Ogbourne St George to Overton Hill (Avebury) Appendix A Useful contact information Appendix B Facilities near to the Ridgeway Appendix C Accommodation near to the Ridgeway Appendix D Further reading.