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The Ridgeway

Waymarked Way · Chiltern Hills

2,500

XP

a 6-day route

Strenuous
139.39 km
Linear
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1856 m

Drop

1736 m

Highest

276 m

Lowest

41 m

Walking time

about 31 h 2 min

A 6-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 17% for 520 m near the end, comes down 15% for 500 m near the end.

Downhill: Climbs 15% for 500 m early on, comes down 17% for 520 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

How the 139.7 km splits

Flat

90.5 km

Climbing

24.7 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.3 km

Descending

22.3 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.0 km

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