Fetler Yell North Roe Shetland Islands Muckle Roe Brae Voe Mainland
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Cape Island of Stroma Wrath Scrabster John O'Groats Castletown Durness Thurso Port of Ness Melvich Borgh Bettyhill Cellar Watten Noss Head Head Tongue Wick Forsinard Gallan Isle of Lewis Head Port nan Giuran Stornoway Latheron Unapool Altnaharra Kinbrace WESTERN ISLES Lochinver Scarp Helmsdale Hushinish Point Airidh a Bhruaich Lairg Taransay Tarbert Shiant Islands Greenstone Point Scalpay Ullapool Bonar Bridge Harris Rudha Reidh Pabbay Dornoch Tarbat Berneray Dundonnell Ness Port nan Long Tain Gairloch Lossiemouth North Uist Invergordon Lochmaddy Alness Cullen Cromarty Macdu Fraserburgh Monach Islands Ban Uig Rona Elgin Buckie Baleshare Kinlochewe Garve Dingwall Achnasheen Forres Benbecula Ronay Nairn Baile Mhanaich Torridon MORAY Keith Dunvegan Turri Peterhead Portree Inverness Aberlour Geirinis Raasay Lochcarron Huntly Du town Rudha Stromeferry Ellon Hallagro Kyle of Cannich Lochalsh Drumnadrochit Rhynie Oldmeldrum South Uist Isle of Skye Dornie Kyleakin HIGHLAND Grantown-on- Spey Inverurie Lochboisdale Invermoriston Alford Shiel Bridge Aviemore
Canna Airor ABERDEENSHIRE Aberdeen Barra Ardvasar Inverie Invergarry Kingussie Heaval Castlebay Rum Newtonmore Vatersay Mallaig Banchory Laggan Braemar Ballater Sandray Rosinish Eigg Arisaig Glen nnan Dalwhinnie Stonehaven Mingulay Spean Bridge Berneray Muck Fort William SCOTLAND ANGUS Oinch Coll Ballachulish Glencoe Pitlochry Brechin Montrose Tobermory PERTH AND KINROSS Kirriemuir Forfar Lochaline Portnacroish Aberfeldy Blairgowrie Tiree Dunkeld Coupar Angus Arbroath Ulva Craignure Connel Carnoustie Killin Isle of Mull Moni eth Dundee Tayport Iona Oban Dalmally Crianlarich Lochearnhead Newport Fionnphort Crie Perth -on-Tay Bridge of Earn Cupar St Andrews Luing Ardlui STIRLING Auchterarder Auchtermuchty Inveraray Ladybank Callander Falkland Fife Ness Scarba Tarbet FIFE Strachur Kinross Dunblane Elie Colonsay Lochgoilhead Bridge of Allan CLACKMANNAN Glenrothes Buckhaven Stirling Lochgilphead Garelochhead Alloa Kirkcaldy Ardlussa Cowdenbeath Oronsay Dunfermline North Berwick Grangemouth ARGYLL & BUTE Helensburgh Denny Inverkeithing EAST Dunbar Dunoon Gourock Alexandria Kilsyth Falkirk FALKIRK South Queensferry Jura Linlithgow Edinburgh LOTHIAN Greenock Dumbarton Kirkintilloch Cumbernauld Haddington Tighnabruaich INVERCLYDE NORTH Musselburgh Clydebank Bathgate St Abb's Head Port Askaig Tarbert LANARKSHIRE Livingston Dalkeith RENFREWSHIRE Airdrie Kennacraig Rothesay Paisley WEST Bonnyrigg Eyemouth Glasgow Shotts LOTHIAN Largs Johnstone Penicuik Islay Motherwell MIDLOTHIAN Rhinns Point Millport Hamilton East Kilbride EAST Carluke Berwick-upon-Tweed Gigha RENFREWSHIRE NORTH AYRSHIRE Larkhall Lauder Primmill Kilwinning Strathaven Holy Island Port Ellen Killean Ardrossan Lanark Peebles Lesmahagow Coldstream Irvine Kilmarnock Biggar Galashiels Brodick Kelso Arran SOUTH Bamburgh Holy Troon LANARKSHIRE Mauchline Selkirk Malin Head Isle Prestwick Ayr Abington Campbeltown BORDERS Jedburgh Tory Island Cumnock EAST New Cumnock Hawick Alnwick Rathlin Island AYRSHIRE Bloody Horn Head Inishowen Mull of Kintyre Maybole Foreland Carndonagh Head Dalmellington Mo at NORTHUMBERLAND Amble Moville Portrush Portstewart Ballycastle Girvan SOUTH Buncrana Bushmills AYRSHIRE Coleraine DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY Otterburn Ashington Morpeth Newbiggin- Aran Island Limavady Ballymoney Catsphairn by-the-Sea Cushendall Lochmaben Lockerbie Langholm Londonderry Ballantrae Bedlington Blyth Letterkenny LONDONDERRY New Dumfries ANTRIM Ponteland Dungiven Galloway Whitley Bay DONEGAL Cairnryan Longtown Gosforth South Shields Annan NORTHERN Newton Stewart Gretna Hexham Corbridge Newcastle upon Tyne Strabane Ballymena Castle Douglas Jarrow Ballybofey Maghera Stranraer Dalbeattie Brampton Gateshead Rossan Point Larne Sunderland Portpatrick Carlisle Washington Magherafelt Kirkcudbright Consett Stanley Castlederg Randalstown Wigton Killybegs Newtownstewart Whitehead Donegal Moneymore Antrim Carrickfergus Whithorn Alston Durham St John's Point TYRONE Brandon Peterlee Bangor Maryport Omagh Cookstown Drummore Donaghadee Burrow Spennymoor Ballyshannon Crumlin Holywood Head Penrith Hartlepool IRELAND Workington Cockermouth Bishop Auckland Bundoran Belfast Newtownards Appleby-in- Dungannon Carrydu Comber Keswick Westmorland Newton Redcar Lisburn Aycli e Whitehaven CUMBRIA DURHAM Middlesbrough Balderg FERMANAGH Craigavon Lurgan Guisborough Dromore Brough Darlington Whitby Belmullet Easky Egremont Enniskillen Portadown Ballynahinch Killyleagh Stokesley Sligo Armagh Portaferry Ambleside Scotch Corner Robin Hood’s Bay Tandragee Banbridge Richmond Lisnaskea Andreas Windermere DOWN Downpatrick Coniston Monaghan ARMAGH Catterick Keady Ballaugh Ramsey Kendal Sedbergh Northallerton Ballycroy Ballina LEITRIM Castlewellan Leyburn Scalby SLIGO Newtownbutler Rathfriland Hawes Scarborough Clones MONAGHAN ISLE OF MAN MAYO Newry Newcastle Achill Peel Laxey Thirsk Pickering Ballybay Millom Ulverston Filey Island Castleblayney Kirkby Lonsdale NORTH YORKSHIRE Cootehill Warrenpoint Douglas Boyle Crossmaglen Grange-over- Ingleton Swinford Kilkeel Sands Ripon Malton Flamborough Port Erin Barrow-in-Furness Carnforth Easingwold Head Carrick-on-Shannon Cavan Castletown Bridlington Clare Castlebar Ballaghaderreen Carrickmacross Dundalk Walney Morecambe Settle Island Lancaster Westport Bailieborough Isle Heysham Dri eld ROSCOMMON Knaresborough Inishturk LOUTH Harrogate Ballyhaunis CAVAN LANCASHIRE Skipton York EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE Castlerea Ilkley Wetherby Inishbo n Claremorris Ardee Fleetwood Pocklington LONGFORD Granard Garstang Keighley Market Inishark Longford Bingley Yeadon Tadcaster Leenane Colne Weighton Ballinrobe Kells Clitheroe Shipley Beverley Roscommon Blackpool Nelson Leeds Selby Drogheda Kirkham Burnley Bradford Garforth WEST YORKSHIRE Hull Clifden Lytham St Anne's Preston Todmorden Hessle Withernsea REPUBLIC Navan Halifax Castleford Tuam WESTMEATH Leyland Rawtenstall Brighouse Batley Goole Maam Cross Balbriggan Wake eld Pontefract Southport Hudders eld Mullingar Trim Skerries Chorley Spurn Head OF IRELAND MEATH Rochdale Hemsworth Thorne Scunthorpe Kilkieran GALWAY Rush Ormskirk Standish Bolton Bury Cleethorpes Athlone Formby GREATER MANCHESTER Grimsby Swords Barnsley Brigg Wigan Oldham SOUTH Galway Moate Malahide Penistone Doncaster Caistor Athenry Ballinasloe Crosby Salford YORKSHIRE Clara Maynooth DUBLIN MERSEYSIDE MANCHESTER Oranmore Lucan Carmel Head Bootle Stocksbridge Edenderry St Helens Sale Stockport Glossop Celbridge Wallasey Rotherham Bawtry OFFALY Tullamore Clondalkin Dublin Great Liverpool Warrington Gainsborough Inishmore Moelfre Birkenhead Cheadle Market Loughrea Gogarth Orme Prestatyn Altrincham Rasen Louth Tallaght Dun Laoghaire Colwyn Widnes She eld Mablethorpe KILDARE Holyhead Anglesey Llandudno Wilmslow Whaley Ballyvaughan Banagher Kilcormac Bay Worksop Retford Inisheer Newbridge Naas Beaumaris Rhyl Runcorn Knutsford Bridge Dron eld Portarlington Bray Holy Island Llangefni Conwy Abergele Flint Staveley Gort Birr Kildare Frodsham Northwich Buxton Lincoln Mountmellick Monasterevin Bangor Chester eld Greystones CONWY Chester Middlewich Bakewell Horncastle Ingoldmells Bethesda FLINTSHIRE DERBYSHIRE Ollerton Winsford Congleton Mans eld LINCOLNSHIRE Ennistymon Portlaoise Caernarfon Llanrwst Denbigh Clay Cross Skegness Mountrath Mold CHESHIRE Biddulph Matlock CLARE Llanberis Betws- Ruthin Crewe NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Coningsby Roscrea LAOIS Athy WICKLOW Leek Alfreton y-coed DENBIGHSHIRE Wirksworth Ripley Newark-on-Trent Ennis Wicklow Wrexham Nantwich Kidsgrove Burnham Abbeyleix Stoke-on-Trent Belper Hucknall Nenagh Newcastle- Sleaford Market Rathdrum Blaenau Ffestiniog Ruabon Ashbourne Boston Sheringham WREXHAM under-Lyme Ilkeston Porthmadog Llangollen Nottingham Hunstanton Cromer Templemore Carlow Whitchurch Kilkee Castlecomer Bala Uttoxeter Stapleford Beeston Grantham Sutterton North Tullow Pwllheli Criccieth Ellesmere Stone Derby Kilrush Market Drayton Long Eaton Donington Walsham Happisburgh Arklow GWYNEDD Oswestry Fakenham Limerick Abersoch Wem STAFFORDSHIRE Burton upon Aylsham CARLOW Trent Holbeach Thurles Spalding Bardsey Sta ord Loughborough King's Lynn Bagenalstown Island SHROPSHIRE Ballybunion Kilkenny Gorey Dolgellau Ashby-de-la-Zouch Bourne TIPPERARY Barmouth Rugeley Melton Mowbray NORFOLK Rathkeale LIMERICK Newport Crowland KILKENNY Borris WEXFORD Mallwyd Shrewsbury East Caister-on-Sea Listowel Cannock Lich eld Coalville Oakham Swa ham Cashel Callan Welshpool Telford LEICESTERSHIRE Stamford Dereham Norwich Newcastle West Tipperary Graiguenamanagh Tamworth RUTLAND Wisbech Great Thomastown Leicester Abbeyfeale Tywyn Walsall Downham Watton Wymondham Yarmouth Enniscorthy Machynlleth Wolverhampton Oadby Kilmallock Aberdy Montgomery Hinckley Blaby Uppingham Market Charleville Cahir Blackwater Peterborough Attleborough Newtown Bridgnorth Nuneaton Market Lowestoft Tralee HERTS/BUCKSChurch West Bromwich Oundle Wimblington Clonmel New Ross Stretton Dudley Birmingham Harborough Bungay Beccles Castleisland Carrick-on-Suir POWYS Stourbridge Corby Chatteris Littleport Thetford Mitchelstown Llanidloes WEST MIDLANDS Bedworth Rothwell Brandon Diss Dingle Wexford Aberystwyth Sawtry Ely Llangurig Clun Kidderminster Solihull Kettering CAMBRIDGESHIRE KERRY EAST IVINGHOELudlow BEACON COVENTRY Halesworth Kanturk Southwold Killorglin Waterford SOUTH 06WALES NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Huntingdon Mildenhall Stourport- Bromsgrove Eye Knighton Rugby Brampton Mallow WATERFORD Rosslare on-Severn Leamington Spa Killarney Fermoy CEREDIGION Rhayader Redditch Wellingborough Rushden Warwick Waterbeach Bury St Edmunds Millstreet Tramore Aberaeron uDistance: 12.1km/7½Llandrindod milesPresteigne uTime: 3½ hoursD ruoitwichGrade: ModerateDaventry Saxmundham Newmarket Leiston Cahersiveen Dungarvan New Quay Tregaron Wells Leominster WARWICKSHIRE Northampton St Neots Stowmarket Valentia Island WORCESTERSHIRE SUFFOLK Aldeburgh Kington Bromyard Stratford Cambridge CORK Worcester upon Avon Bedford Stradishall Woodbridge Kenmare Builth Wells HEREFORDSHIRE Pershore Towcester Macroom Youghal Strumble Cardigan Lampeter Enjoy this superbShipston- hilltop- Newport Pagnell Cork Great Malvern PLAN YOUR WALKBiggleswade Ipswich Midleton Head on-Stour BEDFORDSHIRE Sudbury Newcastle Hay-on-Wye Eveshamand-woodland circuit. Milton Keynes Royston Caherdaniel Fishguard Hereford Ledbury Banbury Brackley Sa ron Cobh Cloyne Emlyn Llandovery Felixstowe Mathry FEATURE Tewkesbury Moreton-in-Marsh Letchworth Baldock Walden Buckingham Leighton Halstead Manningtree Harwich SEE Brecon Hitchin Dunmanway St David's CARMARTHENSHIRE Stow-on-the-Wold Chipping Norton Buzzard Stevenage Bantry Bandon Ramsey PEMBROKESHIRE ON PAGE 76 Ross-on-Wye Colchester Kinsale Carmarthen Llandeilo Bicester Braintree Dursey Island Bear Island Island Newgate Cheltenham Dunstable Luton Stansted ESSEX Crickhowell Abergavenny Gloucester BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HERTFORDSHIRE Clonakilty Haverfordwest St Clears Kidlington Ware Witham Brightlingsea Clacton-on-Sea Narberth Ammanford Monmouth GLOUCESTERSHIRE Witney Aylesbury Tring Skomer Milford Ebbw Brynmawr St Albans Skibbereen Island Merthyr Harlow Haven Tyd l Vale Blaenavon Carterton Oxford Wendover Chelmsford Neyland Kidwelly NEATH MERTHYR BLAENAU GWENT MONMOUTHSHIRE Stroud Hemel Hat eld Skokholm PORT TALBOT Aberdare TYDFIL Pontypool Lydney Cirencester OXFORDSHIRE Thame Hempstead Maldon Island Pembroke Tenby Llanelli Southminster Glyncorrwg TORFAEN Nailsworth Amersham RHONDDA Bargoed Abingdon Watford Barnet Clear Island Neath CYNON TAFF Chepstow Faringdon En eld Brentwood Swansea CAERPHILLY Cwmbran Rayleigh St Govan's Maesteg Tetbury Cricklade Didcot High Wycombe Chigwell SWANSEA Port Pontypridd Risca Newport Wantage Harrow Head Caldicot Wallingford Marlow Basildon Port Einon Talbot Malmesbury Uxbridge GREATER LONDON Southend-on-Sea Caerphilly NEWPORT Henley BRIDGEND Swindon Maidenhead Canvey Island CARDIFF Avonmouth Slough LONDON Porthcawl Bridgend Woolwich Tilbury Cardi BRISTOL BERKSHIRE Windsor Dartford Sheerness Cowbridge Chippenham ReadingRoute Richmond Gravesend Margate VALE OF GLAMORGAN Bristol Staines Clevedon Corsham Avebury Hungerford Rochester Barry Marlborough Newbury Start/parkingBracknell Aldbury villageKingston Congresbury Bath Melksham Photo: Sutton Chatham Ramsgate Croydon Sittingbourne Weston-super-Mare Devizes centre; free parkingWoking adjacentEpsom to Kingsclere Faversham Sandwich Trowbridge WILTSHIRE Tom Bailey duckCamberley pond, grid ref SK964124 Caterham Maidstone Cheddar Leatherhead Basingstoke Aldershot Reigate Sevenoaks KENT Canterbury Deal Lynton Burnham-on-Sea Westbury Is it for me? Easy, clearly-Dorking Oxted Ilfracombe Lynmouth Frome Andover Whitchurch Guildford Redhill Tonbridge Lundy Minehead Wells Warminster definedFarnham paths all the way SURREY East Ashford Dover Watchet Pilton HAMPSHIRE Godalming Glastonbury Amesbury StilesAlton None Grinstead Braunton Crawley Cranbrook Folkestone Bridgwater Street New Alresford Tunbridge Wells Barnstaple Mere Haslemere Tenterden Hythe Wilton Winchester Liphook Horsham Crowborough CHOSEN BY… 3.6km/2¼ miles Wincanton Planning New Romney Bideford South Molton Taunton SOMERSET Salisbury Billingshurst Haywards Heath Hartland Shaftesbury Don’t miss... Peters eldNearest town Tring NICK HALLISSEY 3WellingtonCross road and pass through Romsey Heath eld Rye Great Torrington Eastleigh Midhurst Pulborough Uck eld Ilminster Yeovil Sherborne Refreshments Greyhound Inn, EAST SUSSEX Battle Dungeness A superb hilltop-and- kissing-gate, still following The BridgewaterSouthampton WEST SUSSEX Hurstpierpoint Tiverton Crewkerne Lyndhurst Aldbury;Havant cafe, AshridgeArundel Estate woodland circuit, half Ridgeway. PathChard climbs flank of Blandford ForumMonument which Fareham Chichester Lewes Hailsham Hastings Bude Ringwood Hythe Public toilets AshridgeW Estateorthing Hove Bexhill Holsworthy Brockenhurst Gosport Newhaven of which uses the ancientCrediton IncombeHoniton Hole.Axminster Pass through Wimborne Minster commemorates Public transportBognor Red Eagle Brighton Lymington Regis Littlehampton Eastbourne Ridgeway,Okehampton the other half kissing-gate and thenBridport small copse. DORSETwaterwaysNew pioneer Milton PortsmouthBuses service 30 connects Seaford Exeter Seaton Dorchester Cowes Boscastle Poole Newport Ryde Selsey making use of the flagship Descend slightlyL ymeto wooden gate, FrancisBournemouth Egerton, the Third Aldbury with Tring and Tintagel DEVON Sidmouth Regis Wareham ISLE Launceston Freshwater OF National Trust estate of then follow Ridgeway path, Duke of Bridgewater. WIGHT Hemel Hempstead Exmouth Weymouth Swanage Shanklin Dawlish VentnorMaps Ordnance Survey Explorer Padstow Ashridge. The apex of the walk crossing road and continuing to Wadebridge Tavistock Teignmouth Fortuneswell 181; Landranger 165 is Ivinghoe Beacon,Ashbu ther ton Newtonsummit Abbot of Ivinghoe Beacon. Bodmin Buckfastleigh Portland Bill trailheadLiskea rofd the Ridgeway andTorquay a reach Bridgewater Monument Newquay CORNWALL Saltash Totnes Paignton uBuy maps at: ordnance superb lookoutPlymouth point for a huge 5.8km/3½ miles and café. St Austell Looe Torpoint Brixham survey.co.uk/mapshop Plympton Dartmouth St Agnes Foweyswathe of southern England. 4Turn R from summit, heading Truro Kingsbridge Redruth down pronounced ridge of 11.2km/7 miles St Ives Salcombe Camborne Start Gallows Hill. Reach fence with 7 Continue on same course, St Mawes St Just Falmouth From duck pond, head west wooden gate, then turn R, heading into woods and down downhill, ignoring all branching Penzance 1 Helston Sennen out of village on Station Road. heading downhill with fence L. escarpment. At fork, turn R on paths. Eventually pass houses L Land's End Just after church, take first Go through gate and skirt field wide track heading downhill. At and emerge on road. Turn R and Lizard Scilly Isles footpath R through kissing-gate boundary, then take path heading next fork, take R path. Head return to duck pond. into field. On far side, go through R (south-west) directly across metal gate and keep to R of farm field. Through gate at end, then complex. Cross field and go veer L (ignore path heading through kissing-gate far L. Pass R uphill). Follow grassy path of large agricultural building and tending L to pass through gate 4 continue on enclosed track with and enter woodland (‘Ashridge hedges both sides. Reach Estate Trail and Icknield Way’). crossroads of paths and carry straight on through kissing-gate 7.7km/4¾ miles 5 and continue uphill through golf 5Follow path through woods, course, reaching kissing-gate at eventually reaching a steep flight top of hill to enter wood. of steps. Continue uphill, emerging through kissing-gate 1.3km/¾ mile and passing R of fence, with 2At junction of paths (Grim’s Ward’s Hurst Farm R. Go through Ditch), turn L slightly downhill to another gate, turn R and walk 6 meet Ridgeway National Trail. through farm compound to reach Turn R onto Ridgeway, heading access track; follow this to road. 3 uphill on stepped path. At top, turn L off embankment (following 9.3km/5¾ miles ‘National Trail’ sign) to reach edge 6Go through metal gate and of scarp. Continue through cross road, heading into Aldbury Nowers and through a woodland. At junction of wooden kissing-gate. At footpaths turn R. At next crossroads of paths carry straight crossroads of paths, turn R on. Follow Ridgeway north over following Ashridge Cycle Route Pitstone Hill, eventually towards Duncombe Terrace. descending to car park by road. Continue on woodland path to 7 2 uRoute available to uDownload Ordnance Survey maps to download and print at: your PC, GPS, iPhone, iPad and Android for lfto.com/routes just £12.50 TRAILZILLA ID: Start TZID16672 1
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