The line is the official route from Natural England's National Trails (England) data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 23 km (14 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Ivinghoe to Ellesborough 23 km · 23 km from the start
- Day 2 Ellesborough to Watlington 23 km · 46 km from the start
- Day 3 Watlington to Goring-on-Thames 23 km · 69 km from the start
- Day 4 Goring-on-Thames to Wantage 23 km · 92 km from the start
- Day 5 Wantage to Aldbourne 23 km · 115 km from the start
- Day 6 Aldbourne to West Overton 23 km · 138 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Pavis Wood 244 m · 11.2 km from the start
- Coombe Hill 260 m · 21 km from the start
- Warren Hill 187 m · 76 km from the start
- Whitehorse Hill 261 m · 103 km from the start
- Liddington Castle 275 m · 115 km from the start
- Liddington Hill 277 m · 115 km from the start
- Liddington Hill 277 m · 115 km from the start
- Whitefield Hill 264 m · 118 km from the start
- Barbury Hill 269 m · 128 km from the start
- Hackpen Hill 272 m · 132 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 37 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire. 51.84214, -0.60837
Finish: near West Overton, Wiltshire. 51.41157, -1.83054
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Watlington, Oxfordshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Wantage, Oxfordshire · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aldbourne, Wiltshire · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- West Overton, Wiltshire · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
