The Ridgeway (Paperback) | Released: 03 Oct 2017

The Ridgeway begins near Avebury and runs 87 miles across the high chalk downs of Wiltshire, into the Thames Valley and on to the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, finishing at Ivinghoe Beacon near Aylesbury. This is the oldest road in Britain, some of it dating from prehistoric times. It's a popular six-day walk. - 5 town plans and 53 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest and much more. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. - 8 overview maps and 2 planning maps. - Itineraries for all walkers - whether walking the route in its entirety over one to two weeks or sampling the highlights on day walks and short breaks - - Practical information for all budgets - camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels; Avebury through to Ivinghoe Beacon - where to stay, where to eat, what to see, plus detailed street plans - - Comprehensive public transport information - for all access points on the Ridgeway - - Flora and fauna - four page full color flower guide, plus an illustrated section on local wildlife - - Green hiking - understanding the local environment and minimizing our impact on it - Downloadable GPS waypoints
About the Author: Nick Hill lives in Devizes, not far from the Ridgeway which he's walked from end to end several times. He is also often to be found on the paths around Avebury. Nick's fascination with more far-flung places began with a short trip to Asia; several enthralling years later he'd crossed the continent overland four times. He settled temporarily in Thailand, his four years in Bangkok punctuated by periods in Siberia, China, India and Pakistan. As part of the Trailblazer team he is author, illustrator and cartographer, drawing many of the maps for the guides. He has also researched and updated the Trans-Siberian Handbook and South Downs Way. This fourth edition was updated by Henry Stedman, who has been writing guidebooks for almost 20 years now. He's the author of Trailblazer's guides to Kilimanjaro and Coast to Coast, Hadrian's Wall, and several other British walking guides. Daisy is Henry's dog, though any assumption that ownership equates with control can be dismissed in this instance. An experienced walker, Daisy has already completed the Dales Way, Hadrian's Wall Path, Coast to Coast, Offa's Dyke and the entire South-West Coast Path with Henry. In fact, given the amount of running around she does, for every ten miles that Henry completes, Daisy does about thirty. Daisy's ambition is to walk all 15 National Trails.