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LOSEHILL NICK

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The Ridgeway National Trail
« on: 12:12:29, 19/07/17 »
hello everyone. a friend and i are walking the ridgeway starting this saturday 22nd july. will anyone else be walking the trail at the same time? Other that Bill Bailey that is!

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #1 on: 12:39:33, 19/07/17 »
I'm looking into walking the Greater Ridgeway next year. North to South which I feel is better.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Ridgeway
https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Greater+Ridgeway+Trail

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““The hardest part was coming to terms with the constant dispiriting discovery that there is always more hill.”
― Bill Bryson, A Walk in the Woods

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #2 on: 16:15:57, 19/07/17 »
I'm looking into walking the Greater Ridgeway next year. North to South which I feel is better.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Ridgeway
https://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Greater+Ridgeway+Trail

John.

After completing the Wessex Ridgeway, and loving the intensely rural walking, it is on my wishlist to continue northwards to Norfolk. Accomodation is the only problem - single B&Bs are costly and I'm not sure I would get much sleep alone in a tent (especially if there was a thunderstorm like we had last night!).
So many paths yet to walk, so little time left

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #3 on: 16:23:27, 19/07/17 »
Not done the Ridgeway yet, but would love to do it - it's high on my "to do" list of UK LDPs.


Hope you have a great time, and don't forget to tell us all about it afterwards!  :)

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #4 on: 17:33:11, 19/07/17 »
Should have done it last weekend - you would have had over 2000 walkers and runners join you  :)


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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #5 on: 20:33:11, 19/07/17 »
I did the whole of the ridgeway in 5 days in 2011. I did cycle it,  (yes I hear the hiss & boo's). Though this was from a time perspective, because only had a week off work and needed to do the forward mileage, then return back to the campervan, then drive to the next point etc.

Though always rated the ridgeway. I used to walk sections of it with my grandfather in the 80's.

 

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #6 on: 20:42:40, 19/07/17 »
Doing the ridgeway at night is one of the most scariest things ever!

One section down past Waylands Smithy. I was getting behind schedule, so did a bit more miles then planned. Then I got to a certain point darkness was coming in. Looked at the map thinking easy road route back to the van. No, it was really a long way around. So opted to get the lights out and cycle back down the ridgeway to the campervan. All I saw was wildlife eyes reflecting! 

LOSEHILL NICK

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Re: The Ridgeway National Trail
« Reply #7 on: 12:32:08, 20/07/17 »
Thank you to everyone for your comments. The weathers not looking good and as we are wild camping the whole way i think i can say we are in for an eventful week. At least the problem of finding somewhere to wash has been solved haha. I will post some photos when i get back if i get to take any!

 

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