The Ridgeway Challenge continual running event starts at Ivinghoe Beacon near Tring and ends at Avebury Stone Circle. The route is 86 miles along a 5000 year old trackway through the Chiltern Hills and North Wessex Downs (along Grim’s Ditch for several miles); Barbury Castle and Liddington Castle (hill forts) en route; way marked throughout; 9,000 feet of ascent; most of the 9 check points are managed by local running clubs.
The Ridgeway Challenge continual running event starts at Ivinghoe Beacon near Tring and ends at Avebury Stone Circle. The route is 86 miles along a 5000 year old trackway through the Chiltern Hills and North Wessex Downs (along Grim’s Ditch for several miles); Barbury Castle and Liddington Castle (hill forts) en route; way marked throughout; 9,000 feet of ascent; most of the 9 check points are managed by local running clubs.