Severn Way

Severn Way
Start of the Severn Way path at the source of the Severn
Length224 mi (360 km)
DesignationLong-distance trail
TrailheadsPlynlimon
Bristol
UseHiking
Highest pointPlynlimon, 752 m (2,467 ft)
SeasonAll year

The Severn Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom, which follows the course of the River Severn through Mid Wales and western England.

According to the Long Distance Walkers Association the Severn Way is 224 miles (360 km) long.[1]

The route

The start of the Severn Way path

The source of the River Severn is high on Plynlimon,[2] in the uplands of mid Wales,[3] from where both river and walk descend[4] to Llanidloes, Newtown, Powys[5] and Welshpool. It then follows the towpath of the Montgomeryshire Canal, passing through Shrewsbury, Shropshire and the Severn Gorge. It passes the cradle of the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge before passing through Bridgnorth, Hampton Loade and Highley (in Shropshire), and Bewdley[6] in Worcestershire, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcester, Upton-upon-Severn and Tewkesbury. It enters Gloucestershire and passes through Gloucester itself before passing Berkeley Castle and following the Severn Estuary[7] past Slimbridge.[8] Originally, the path finished at Severn Beach, but it has recently been extended to Bristol via Lawrence Weston, Shirehampton and through the Avon Gorge.

Connecting trails

Severn Way at Oldbury-on-Severn

The River Avon Trail is part of the Kennet and Avon Walk which goes cross country from Reading on the Thames to the Severn Estuary. The Severn Way includes Gloucestershire Way, Wye Valley Walk, Worcestershire Way, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Walk, Worcester & Birmingham Canal Walk, Three Choirs Way and Telford and Wrekin Walks, and Shakespeare's Avon Way.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Severn Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ^ John Lucas. "Trig Pillar, Plynlimon, 752m (C) John Lucas :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ Philip Halling. "Shelter beside the Severn Way (C) Philip Halling :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  4. ^ Graham Horn. "Severn Way above Cefnmawr (C) Graham Horn :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  5. ^ Stephen Whittaker and Katharine Oakeshott. "The Severn Way, looking south (C) Stephen Whittaker and Katharine Oakeshott :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ^ Penny Mayes. "Severn Way, Blackstone Rock (C) Penny Mayes :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  7. ^ Tim. "The banks of the Severn estuary near... (C) Tim :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  8. ^ David Gruar. "Reedbeds by the Severn estuary (C) David Gruar :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Severn Way". ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2015.


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