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The Ridgeway Trail – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

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The Ridgeway Trail – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

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The Ridgeway Trail – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

05:27

20.5km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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2.49 km

The Greyhound Inn, Letcombe Regis

Highlight • Pub

Fairly upmarket; good beer; really good food (you get what you pay for)

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3.40 km

Letcombe Valley Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Nicely maintained little valley with Letcombe Brook flowing through. Worth to stop for a break between Letcombe Regis and the Ridgeway.

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5.69 km

The Ridgeway Trail

Highlight • Trail

Here you will trail a section of the famous Ridegway, which is thought to be one of Britain's oldest roads! You'll be traversing along the exact route that has been used since prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers - a real fascinating piece of history!

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6.19 km

Segsbury Camp Iron Age Hill Fort

Highlight • Historical Site

Segsbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort in the Vale of White Horse. You can explore extensive and well-preserved ramparts and gateways in the fort. Historians believe this site was occupied between the sixth and the second centuries BC and was used as a communal centre for many activities.

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10.8 km

Lord Wantage Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

The monument to Robert Loyd Lindsay, Lord Wantage, is situated high on the Ridgeway and affords stunning views of the vale. Lord Wantage was a distinguished soldier and one of the first to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the Crimean War.

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19.8 km

Remains of Belmont Bridge

Ruins

20.3 km

Marmalade Coffee

Highlight • Cafe

Great home made sausage rolls and lovely flat whites.

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20.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

2.88 km

1.35 km

1.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

4.75 km

4.24 km

3.52 km

2.92 km

216 m

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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The Ridgeway Trail – Lord Wantage Monument loop from Wantage

The Greyhound Inn, Letcombe Regis

Letcombe Valley Nature Reserve

The Ridgeway Trail

Segsbury Camp Iron Age Hill Fort

Lord Wantage Monument

Marmalade Coffee

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