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Stage 1 - Wessex Ridgeway - Lyme Regis to Thorncombe - April 28th 2025
The adventure begins! Hills. Views. Bluebells. Marvellous
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Stage 2 - Wessex Ridgeway - Thorncombe to Beaminster - April 29th 2025
Don’t forget drone. Try to stay on track. Iron age hillforts. Inquisitive cows
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Stage 3 - Wessex Ridgeway - Beaminster to Maiden Newton - April 30th 2025
Steep climb. Rampisham Down disappointment. No wrong turnings. Golden Cap treat
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Stage 4 - Wessex Ridgeway - Maiden Newton to Lower Ansty - May 1st 2025
Hard work. Steep climbs. Much swearing. Sign a visitor's book. Ditch printed instructions
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Stage 5 - Wessex Ridgeway - Lower Ansty to Iwerne Courtney - May 9th 2025
A day of many 'Wow!'s. Hambledon Hill
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Stage 6 - Wessex Ridgeway - Iwerne Courtney to Ludwell - May 10th 2025
A day of highs. Bluebells & more bluebells. Goodbye Dorset
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Stage 7 - Cranborne Droves Way - Win Green to Salisbury - May 11th 2025
A trail in a day. Cranborne Chase
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Stage 8 - Sarsen Way - Salisbury to Amesbury - May 8th 2025
Old Sarum. River Avon
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Stage 9 - Sarsen Way - Amesbury to Upavon - May 16th 2025
River Avon. Salisbury Plain. Stonehenge
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Stage 10 - Sarsen Way - Upavon to Overton Hill - May 17th 2025
The stage that has everything - river, canal, cygnets, quaint villages, climbs, gorgeous landscapes, a chalk horse and history by the bucketload!
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Stage 11 - The Ridgeway - Overton Hill to Ogbourne St George - May 18th 2025
An early climb. Views galore. Another white horse. Another hillfort. Gallops. A late descent off the ridge
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Stage 12 - The Ridgeway - Ogbourne St George to Ashbury - May 19th 2025
Yet another hillfort. Fooling German pilots. A fine coombe with lynchets. An early finish
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Stage 13 - The Ridgeway - Ashbury to Letcombe Bassett - May 20th 2025
2 more hillforts. A 5000 year old long barrow. A 3000 year old chalk horse. Outstanding views
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Stage 14 - The Ridgeway - Letcombe Regis to Goring-on-Thames - May 30th 2025
An easy 14 miles. Mainly downhill. Tunnelling under the A34. Company. Crossing my beloved River Thames
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Stage 15 - The Ridgeway - Goring-on-Thames to Mongewell - May 31st 2025
A short walk that packs a lot. Riverside walking. Beautiful villages. Gorgeous railway bridge. Rock legend's former private estate now a golf club & spa.
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Stage 16 - The Ridgeway - Mongewell to Princes Risborough - June 9th 2025
Anything but grim. Plenty of ups and downs. Stumped by a smiling octopus
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