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Hobblers Way (Coast to Coast - Wash to Severn)

311 km / 193 miles

Leics, Lincs, Northants, Oxon, S Glos, Wilts
The Hobblers Way is a 193 mile walk from the River Nene in the East to the Seven Bridge in the West. Running diagonally across the country though Lincolnshire, Along the Northern edge of Northamptonshire where it broadly follows the Jurassic Way, briefly touching upon Leicestershire , then on into Oxfordshire and making use of the Century Way, before heading further South West touching upon the Macmillan Way through Wiltshire and into Avon.

The HOBBLERS WAY was conceived as a twelve leg walk with the walkers using multiple vehicles, meeting at the finish point of the intended leg, leaving one or more vehicles there and using the others to travel back to the start point.
THE RV OF EACH LEG IS ALWAYS AT THE END.

The descriptions and maps are intended to help the walker plan the route with the aid of the relevant Ordinance Survey map before attempting each leg. The walker should be competent with a map and compass, properly equipped, and capable of completing 12-18 miles per leg. The longer legs are in the middle of the walk intended to take advantage of the lighter summer nights.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Canal
Start:
TF493255 - Nene Estuary (Wash), Lincolnshire
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Finish:
ST571896 - Severn View Services
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Web Sites: The Hobblers Way Website

Maps:

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 131, 140, 141, 142, 151, 152, 162, 163, 172, 173
OS Explorer: 14, 45, 154, 167, 168, 179, 191, 205, 206, 222, 223, 224, 233, 234, 235, 249
OS Explorer Active: 14, 45, 154, 167, 168, 179, 191, 205, 206, 222, 223, 224, 233, 234, 235, 249

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Stow on the Wold YHA, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire < 1 Km

Connected Paths:

E Routes: E-Route 2 UK Section - Dover to Kirk Yetholm
National Trails (England & Wales): Cotswold Way National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping: Brampton Valley Way; Centenary Way (Warwickshire); Diamond Way (North Cotswold); Gloucestershire Way; Grand Union Canal Walk; Heart of England Way; Hereward Way; Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire); Jurassic Way; Macmillan Way - Boston to Abbotsbury; Midshires Way; Monarch's Way; Nene Way; Oxford Canal Walk; Peter Scott Walk; Severn Way; Shakespeare's Avon Way; Shakespeare's Way; Torpel Way; Wysis Way
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Other Paths: Around Corby; Battlefields Trail; Bristol to Brecon Walk; Celtic Way; Cotswold Canals Walk; Cotswold Link - Chipping Campden to Banbury; Cotswold Ring; Cotswold Round; Cotswold Village Trail; Cotswolds Walk; d'Arcy Dalton Way; Danelaw Way; Donnington Way; Evenlode; Greenwich Meridian Trail; Gustav Holst Way; Leicester Line Canal Walk; Macmillan Way - Cross Cotswold Pathway; Millennium Way (Warks); Queen Eleanor Crosses Way; Rutland Round; Sabrina Way; Seven Shires Way; South Kesteven Round; Summits of Somerset and Avon; Towers Way; Warwickshire Villages Trail; Wye to the Thames
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Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Hobbler's Way (Coast to Coast - Wash to Severn) GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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Leaflet - External PDF: Chepstow by Public Transport
MemoryMap Route file: Hobbler's Way (Coast to Coast - Wash to Severn) Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Hobblers Way Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

307.1 Km (190.8 miles)
3,650 m (11,975 ft) ascent
239 m (784 ft)  maximum height
Hobblers Way (Coast to Coast - Wash to Severn) - Route Profile
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