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Great English Walk

Monmouthshire, Northumberland, Numerous

938 km / 583 miles
A journey across England from south-east Wales to north-east England. The route takes in the Forest of Dean, Wenlock Edge, the Cheshire Plain, the Peak District, the lesser used parts of the Yorkshire Dales, Allendale and the Northumbrian towns of Rothbury and Wooler.

Volume one covers the route from Chepstow, via Newent, Great Malvern, Church Stretton, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Tarporley and Leek to Hathersage.

Volume two covers the route from Hathersage, via Holmfirth, Hebden Bridge, Ilkley, Leyburn, Bernard Castle, Hexham, Wark, Rothbury and Wooler to Berwick-upon-Tweed.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Challenging
Moorland
Start: ST535942 - Chepstow, Monmouthshire View on StreetMap
Finish: NT996533 - Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland View on StreetMap
Web Sites: The Great English Walk Ultra-lightweight Hiking and Backpacking - Great English Walk [blog]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook Great English Walk : volume one: Chepstow to Hathersage  (Nightingale Publications  - 1996 )
Guidebook Great English Walk : volume two: Hathersage to Berwick-upon-Tweed  (Nightingale Publications  - 1997 )

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Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
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Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 67, 74, 75, 80, 81, 86, 87, 91, 92, 98, 99, 103, 104, 110, 117, 118, 119, 126, 137, 138, 149, 150, 162, 172
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Route Profile:

937.5 km (582.5 miles)
21,625 m (70,948 ft) ascent
535 m (1,755 ft)  maximum height

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