Severn Way

Bristol, Gloucestershire, Powys, Shropshire, S Gloucestershire, Worcestershire

360 km / 224 miles

A route along the entire Severn Valley from the source to the sea. Starting on the wild Plynlimon plateau in Mid-Wales, the route takes in Hafren Forest, Llanidloes, Newtown, Welshpool, Shrewsbury and Ironbridge before heading south through Worcester, Tewkesbury and Gloucester to Severn Beach then linking along the Avon into Bristol City Centre.

Links include Gloucestershire Way, Wye Valley Walk, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Walk, Worcester & Birmingham Canal Walk, Three Choirs Way and Telford and Wrekin Walks. Shakespeare's Avon Way now provides a promoted route along the Avon.

Photograph: Part of the walk alongside the Gloucestershire Canal at Slimbridge.

Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Severn Trow logo and named posts
Attributes:	Easy Moorland River
Start:	SN822898 - Plynlimon, Powys
Finish:	ST585727 - Bristol, Bristol
Web Sites:	Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships - Severn Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Walking the Severn Way : 210 miles from the River Severn's source in Powys to Severn Beach near Bristol (Cicerone Press - 2019 )
E-Book	Severn Way (Cicerone) (Amazon Media Group - 2019 )
External PDF	Severn Way (South Gloucestershire Council - March 2009 )
Leaflet	Severn Way in Powys (Powys County Council )

Maps:

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	126, 127, 135, 136, 138, 150, 162, 172
OS Landranger Active	126, 127, 135, 136, 138, 150, 162, 172
OS Explorer	14, 154, 155, 167, 179, 190, 204, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 240, 241, 242
OS Explorer Active	14, 154, 155, 167, 179, 190, 204, 214, 215, 216, 218, 219, 240, 241, 242