National GeographicJul 28, 2026You can hike Europe’s oldest continuously-used trail—here's howThe Ridgeway, an 87-mile walking route between Wiltshire and Buckinghamshire, passes several ancient sites that reverberate with echoes of Britain’s pagan past.8 things in this storyThe RidgewayTrail87-mile walking route between Wiltshire and BuckinghamshireAveburyNature reserveHome to the world's largest prehistoric stone circleHenge ShopPlaceSells handmade druid staffs carved from native woodWest Kennet Long BarrowSightBronze Age burial chamber, sacred place for neopagansHackpen White HorseSightWhite horse carved into the chalk hillside, made in 1838Ogbourne St GeorgeNeighborhoodQuiet village where the author pitched their tentWayland’s SmithySightNeolithic long barrow in a quiet copse of beech treesUffington White HorseSight3,000-year-old rendering of a prancing horse, filled with chalkRead the full piece at National Geographic →
