The Ridgeway 40
Avebury, United Kingdom • 9 May 2026
The Ridgeway 40 Walk
The Ridgeway 40 Walk is a 40-mile linear walk on Saturday 9th May 2026 from Avebury to Streatley. The route starts at Avebury Sports & Social Club (SU102697) and finishes at Morrell Room, Church Lane, Streatley (SU592807, RG8 9HT). It follows the Herepath and then the ancient Ridgeway track across undulating chalk downlands of Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The route passes historic sites including Bronze Age burial mounds, Iron Age hill forts such as Barbury Castle and Liddington, the Neolithic tomb Wayland Smithy, and Uffington Castle with the White Horse hill figure.
Entry, logistics and support
Entries open 26 September 2025 and close 4 May 2026. The event has a limit of 250 entrants, a minimum age of 14, and no entries on the day. Entry fees listed are £15 for LDWA members and £18 for non-members; a coach to the start is available for an additional fee. Checkpoints provide monitoring, snacks, drinks and a first aid kit; most completions receive an emailed certificate and a free cloth badge. Maps are available for the route and organisers publish checkpoint closing times; walkers will be retired if they miss those times. Accommodation may be available at Streatley Youth Hostel for Friday and/or Saturday. The event is organised by the Ridgeway 40 Walk Association. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.