The Ridgeway

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Druidisms Aug 7, 2003 13:58:27

Hello all,

Haven't been on recently and I hope you are all well.

Myself, my partner and (maybe) a few friends are looking into the idea of walking The Ridgeway next June, going North to South, arriving in Avebury on the 20th and staying for the Solstice.

Has anyone done this before and do you have any tips etc...?

Rhiannon Aug 7, 2003 14:04:27

Replying to Druidisms

this isn't very helpful but just something I was thinking recently:
the thing about walking the Ridgeway is that (and correct me if I'm wrong) there is no water up there? If it's chalk downland then all the streams will trickle out at the bottom.
So that's a pain for the modern walker (that's my link to your question) - but what about the prehistoric walker? Surely it was a pain for them too, and whatever animals they were with? Why isn't the track at the bottom of the ridge, not the top? Fair enough, you can see better from the top.
Can anyone enlighten me?

By the way, where will you be starting from?