St Edmund Way
127 km / 79 miles
Essex, Suffolk
A route across Suffolk, using the Stour Valley Path (East Anglia) to Sudbury and Long Melford and then going via Lavenham and Little Welnetham to Bury St Edmunds, burial place of the martyr King Edmund slain by the Danes in 869, along the waymarked Lark Valley Path (13 miles and included on OS mapping) to the Icknield Way Path at West Stow before striking over the Brecks to Thetford and the Hereward Way.
Publication appears out of print. Tracklogs Route file available and marked on OS maps. Not a promoted route. Standard waymarking only
Details:
| Path Type: | Paths Marked on OS mapping |
| Attributes: | River |
| Start: | TM094322 - Manningtree, Essex  |
| Finish: | TL784866 - Brandon, Suffolk |
Publications, Badges and Certificates:
| Paperback: | St Edmund Way: A Walk Across Suffolk (J. & J. Andrews - 1994) |
| Leaflet: | Lark Valley Path (Brecks Countryside Project - 1997) |
Maps: |
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| Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps): | |
| OS Landranger: | 144, 155, 168, 169 |
| OS Explorer: | 184, 195, 196, 211, 229 |
| OS Explorer Active: | 184, 195, 196, 211, 229 |
Group Accommodation within 5 Km of this Path:
| Bunk House: | Stour Valley Bunkhouse YHA, Brantham Hall, Suffolk | 3 Km |
| Bunk House: | Stour Valley Bunkhouse | 3 Km |
Connected Paths:
| E Routes: | E-Route 2 UK Section - Harwich to Middleton in Teesdale |
| Paths Marked on OS mapping: | Bury to Clare Walk; Essex Way; Hereward Way; Icknield Way Path; Lark Valley Path; Little Ouse Path; Stour Valley Path (East Anglia) Click to show 4 more Paths Marked on OS mapping |
| Other Paths: | Iceni Way; Nelson Way; Suffolk Way; Walsingham Way - London to Walsingham |
| Anytime Challenges: | Walsingham Way - Ely to Walsingham |
Downloads:
| GPS Exchange Format Route File: | St Edmund Way GPX Exchange Format Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| MemoryMap Route file: | St Edmund Way Memory Map Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| Tracklogs Route file: | St Edmund Way Tracklogs Route file | Login to Download (Members Only) |
Route Profile:
| 127.4 Km (79.2 miles) 1,170 m (3,839 ft) ascent 96 m (315 ft) maximum height |
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