Section 1 - Saturday 2nd June
Overton hill to Ogbourne St George - Starting in the Avebury World Heritage Site with its wealth of archaeology this 9.3 mile (14.8km) stretch of The Ridgeway climbs gradually to a high point at Barbury Castle Iron Age Fort. From there the route along Smeathe's Ridge provides great views on either side as it gently decends to the valley of the River Og.
Section 2 - Sunday 3rd June
Ogbourne St George to Spartsholt Firs - Probably the most remote section of The Ridgeway, this 16 mile stretch (25.6km) runs along the scarp face of the downs passing two Iron Age Forts at Liddington and Uffington, the Stone Age long barrow of Wayland's Smithy and the wonderful figure of the Uffington White Horse. it also passes the only pub, at Fox Hill, directly on the western half of the trail.
Section 3 - Monday 4th June
Sparsholt Firs to Streatley - This 17.4 mile (27.9km) stretch keeps to the high scarp edge before losing height towards the end as it drops into the Thames Valley. It includes the widest parts of the Trail and some of the best conditions underfoot. This is racehorse country with gallops alongside the Trail in many places.
Section 4 - Tuesday 5th June
Section 5 - Wednesday 6th June
Watlington to Wendover - This 17 mile (27.2km) stretch is probably the most strenuous part of The Ridgeway. It starts out gently enough following the wide track of the Icknield Way but once it departs from this it climbs in and out of several Chiltern valleys. Passing through some lovely nature reserves the Trail reaches a high point with fantastic views at Coombe Hill before descending to Wendover.
Section 6 - Thursday 7th June
Wendover to Ivinghoe Beacon - This 11.8 mile (18.8km) section is the most wooded of The Ridgeway with extensive woods, many of beech, much of the way. However once the Trail reaches Pitstone Hill the final few miles are in open downland countryside reminiscent of the landscape surrounding earlier stages. As a final flourish The Ridgeway finishes on top of yet another Iron Age fort at Ivinghoe Beacon.
