Jurassic Way

Jurassic Way
A sign near Welford, Northamptonshire
Length	88 mi (142 km)
Location	Midlands of England, United Kingdom
Trailheads	Banbury, Oxfordshire 52.057°N 1.330°W / 52.057; -1.330 Stamford, Lincolnshire 52.6505°N 0.4809°W / 52.6505; -0.4809
Use	Hiking
Season	All year

The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England.^[1] It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its 88-mile (142 km) route is in Northamptonshire on the Jurassic limestone ridge in the north of that county.^[2][3]

The trail goes near the Oxford and Grand Union canals, past the Great Central Railway's Catesby Tunnel and viaduct, the River Welland, the 82-arch viaduct at Harringworth,^[4] and Rockingham Castle.^[5]

It connects with these long-distance footpaths:

• Grand Union Canal Walk,^[6]
• Hereward Way,
• Macmillan Ways,^[7]
• Midshires Way,
• Oxford Canal Walk.^[8]

The ancient trackway on which the Jurassic Way is based likely continued at each end, particularly following the Lincoln Cliff towards the Humber estuary.

References

1. jurassicway
2. Ramblers Association – Information – Path – Jurassic Way Archived 12 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
3. "County paths". Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.  ; includes downloadable maps as .pdf
4. Jurassic Way walking route in Northamptonshire Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. Jurassic Way – LDWA Long Distance Paths
6. Grand Union Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association Archived 18 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
7. Macmillan Way Archived 27 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine
8. Oxford Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association Archived 12 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine

• "Long distance routes". Rutland County Council. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

External links

• Brief details from the Ramblers Association
• Brief details from East Midlands Tourism
• Brief details from Northamptonshire County Council
• Walking on the Web page for The Jurassic Way
• The Jurassic Way at geograph.org.uk

52.424°N 1.043°W / 52.424; -1.043