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Green bow, walk name and 'Across Country for Cancer Care'. Both directions.Macmillan Way West - Castle Cary to Barnstaple

164 km / 102 miles

Devon, Somers
A branch of the main Macmillan Way, parting at Castle Cary it crosses the Somerset Levels and the Quantocks and can be linked with the South West Coast Path National Trail at Minehead. It then crosses Exmoor and follows the Tarka Trail to Barnstaple, again linking with the South West Coast Path. Macmillan routes thus enable a 346-mile walk across England from Boston to Barnstaple.

Details:

Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Green bow, walk name and 'Across Country for Cancer Care'. Both directions. Waymark: Green bow, walk name and 'Across Country for Cancer Care'. Both directions.
Attributes: Downland/Wolds; Charity
Start:
ST640323 - Castle Cary, Somers
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Finish:
SS554325 - Barnstaple, Devon
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User Group: Macmillan Way Association
  Newlands, School Lane, Stretton-on-Dunsmore, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE, Warwickshire, CV23 9NB
  02476 545 858
  http://www.macmillanway.org
  Email: walking@oakgates.fsnet.co.uk
Web Sites: Macmillan Way Association
  Somerset publications details
  Devon CC Walking

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Booklet: Macmillan Way West: Guidebook (Macmillan Way Association - 2001)
Booklet: Macmillan Way West: Planner (Macmillan Way Association)
Leaflet: Macmillan Way West (Macmillan Way Association)
Badge: Badge for Macmillan Way (Macmillan Way Association)

Maps:

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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger: 180, 181, 182, 183, 193
OS Explorer: 9, 128, 129, 139, 140, 141, 142
OS Explorer Active: 9, 128, 129, 139, 140, 141, 142

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers: Luggage Transfers (Luggage Transfers)
Support Providers: Self Guided Walking Holidays (Beks Treks UK)
Support Providers: Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Let's Go Walking! Ltd)

Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:

Hostel Accommodation: Campbell Room, Aley, Over Stowey, Bridgwater 3 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Minehead YHA, Alcombe Combe, Minehead, Somerset < 1 Km
Hostel Accommodation: Base Lodge, Minehead, Somerset 2 Km

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Connected Paths:

National Trails (England & Wales): South West Coast Path National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping: Leland Trail; Macmillan Abbotsbury-Langport Link; Macmillan Way - Boston to Abbotsbury; Monarch's Way; River Parrett Trail; Samaritans Way South West, Bristol to Lynton; Tarka Trail; Two Moors Way (Devon Coast to Coast)
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Other Paths: Celtic Way; Celtic Way The Exmoor Option; Channel to Channel (Devon - Somerset); Coleridge Way; Exe Valley Way: Variant to Exe Head; Land's End Trail; Macmillan Way - Cross Cotswold Pathway; Mary Michael Pilgrims Way; Mendip Ring; Quantock Greenway; Somerset Way; Summits of Somerset and Avon; Tarka Trail Southern Section; West Somerset Coast Path
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Anytime Challenges: Quantock Way

Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Macmillan Way West - Castle Cary to Barnstaple GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Macmillan Way West - Castle Cary to Barnstaple Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Macmillan Way West Tracklogs Route file Login to Download
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Route Profile:

163.5 Km (101.6 miles)
3,155 m (10,351 ft) ascent
509 m (1,670 ft)  maximum height
Macmillan Way West - Castle Cary to Barnstaple - Route Profile
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