Wessex Ridgeway

Devon, Dorset, Wiltshire

One of the links in a prehistoric route often called the Greater Ridgeway, from The Wash to the South Devon Coast, this route basically extends the Ridgeway National Trail to the south-west. Passed on the way, through Wiltshire, are the stone circles at Avebury (a World Heritage Site jointly with Stonehenge - see website), the Vale of Pewsey, the northern edge of Salisbury Plain, the Wylye Valley and Win Green Hill. In Dorset Cranbourne Chase, Cerne Abbas with the 180ft high Cerne Giant and Pilsden Pen are visited before a short route through Devon leads to the finish in Dorset.

At Marlborough, the route links to the start of waymarked Wansdyke Path.

Strider News - December 2023 (Publication Update)

New route description for Dorset section.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Wessex wyvern on named green discs (Dorset only)
Attributes:	Challenging Horse Ride (Multi User) Downland/Wolds Heritage
Start:	SU187685 - Marlborough, Wiltshire
Finish:	SY343921 - Lyme Regis, Dorset
Web Sites:	Dorset Council - Wessex Ridgeway Avebury and the Ridgeway North Wessex Downs AONB Visit Dorset - Wessex Ridgeway British Walks - Wessex Ridgeway [blog] Jackie McAll - Wessex Ridgeway [blog] Wessex Ridgeway [YouTube video]

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Route Description - PDF	Wessex Ridgeway - Marlborough to Ashmore  (Tim Lewis  - 2020 )
Route Description - PDF	Wessex Ridgeway - Ashmore to Lyme Regis  (Tim Lewis  - 2023 )
Route Description - PDF	Wessex Ridgeway - Lyme Regis to Ashmore  (Tim Lewis  - 2023 )
Route Description - PDF	Wessex Ridgeway - Ashmore to Marlborough  (Tim Lewis  - 2020 )
Guidebook	Wessex Ridgeway : Recreational Path Guide  (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto)  - 1999 )

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