Pilgrims' Trail

Hampshire, Portsmouth

The Trail, also called the Hampshire Millennium Pilgrims' Trail, forms part of a longer "St Michael's Way" route between Winchester and Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France.

It follows a route dating from medieval times when pilgrims visited Winchester Cathedral from the country and further abroad in order to worship at the shrine of St Swithun, a former teacher of the young Alfred the Great. In Hampshire, the Trail follows the course of a Roman road to Bishop's Waltham and from there via Kingsmead to the finish at Portsmouth.

Pilgrimage Publications (see Publications below) have a longer downloadable GPX track file which includes the route in northern France.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Silhouette of Mont Saint Michel/sea shell/walking stick
Attributes:	Average Gradients Pilgrimage
Start:	SU481293 - Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Finish:	SU639018 - Ferry Port, Portsmouth
Open Date:	1999
Web Sites:	Hantsweb - Pilgrim's Trail Pilgrim Trail (Mont Saint MIchel)

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Pilgrim routes of the British Isles  (Crowood Press  - 2016 )
Guidebook	https://pilgrimagepublications.com/pp_2014/product/lightfoot-guide-to-the-three-saints-way-winchester-to-mont-saint-michel/  (Pilgrimage Publications  - 2008 )

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