Celtic Way
A long distance walk of around 700 miles which travels through the heartlands of Celtic Britain. Starting on the Welsh coast at Strumble Head and finishing at St Michael's Mount in Cornwall it visits many pre-historic and cultural sites in between. Maps, statistics and gpx route file for the walk are included.
Google Maps Open Source MapsStatistics and Files
Start: Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire
Distance: 700 miles (1125 km)
Grid Ref: SM895412
Climbing: 25,658 metres
Walk time: 300-360 hours
Days: 45-70
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000)
OL12 Brecon Beacons/ Bannau Brycheiniog: Western Area
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
OL15 Purbeck and South Dorset
OL28 Dartmoor
OL35 North Pembrokeshire/ Gogledd Sir Benfro
OL44 Torquay and Dawlish
102 Land’s End, Penzance and St Ives
103 The Lizard, Falmouth and Helston
104 Redruth and St Agnes
105 Falmouth, Mevagissey, Truro and St Mawes
106 Newquay, Padstow, Wadebridge, Port Isaac and St Columb Major
107 St Austell, Liskeard, Fowey, Looe and Lostwithiel
108 Lower Tamar Valley, Plymouth Map, Tavistock and Callington
109 Bodmin Moor, Bodmin, Camelford and Liskeard
112 Launceston, Holsworthy and Roadford Lake
115 Exmouth and Sidmouth
116 Lyme Regis and Bridport
117 Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis
129 Yeovil and Sherborne
130 Salisbury, Stonehenge, Wilton and Market Lavington
141 Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Wells and Glastonbury
142 Shepton Mallet, Mendip Hills East, Frome and Midsomer Norton
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
151 Cardiff and Bridgend, Caerdydd a Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr
152 Newport and Pontypool/ Casnewydd a Pont-y-Pŵl
154 Bristol West and Portishead
155 Bristol and Bath
156 Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon
157 Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Avebury and Devizes
165 Swansea/ Abertawe
166 Rhondda, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly and Pontypridd
167 Thornbury, Dursley and Yate
169 Cirencester, Swindon, Fairford and Cricklade
177 Carmarthen and Kidwelly/ Caerfyrddin a Cydweli
185 Newcastle Emlyn/ Castell Newydd Emlyn
186 Llandeilo and Brechfa Forest/ Fforest Brechfa
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
OL15 Purbeck and South Dorset
OL28 Dartmoor
OL35 North Pembrokeshire/ Gogledd Sir Benfro
OL44 Torquay and Dawlish
102 Land’s End, Penzance and St Ives
103 The Lizard, Falmouth and Helston
104 Redruth and St Agnes
105 Falmouth, Mevagissey, Truro and St Mawes
106 Newquay, Padstow, Wadebridge, Port Isaac and St Columb Major
107 St Austell, Liskeard, Fowey, Looe and Lostwithiel
108 Lower Tamar Valley, Plymouth Map, Tavistock and Callington
109 Bodmin Moor, Bodmin, Camelford and Liskeard
112 Launceston, Holsworthy and Roadford Lake
115 Exmouth and Sidmouth
116 Lyme Regis and Bridport
117 Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis
129 Yeovil and Sherborne
130 Salisbury, Stonehenge, Wilton and Market Lavington
141 Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Wells and Glastonbury
142 Shepton Mallet, Mendip Hills East, Frome and Midsomer Norton
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
151 Cardiff and Bridgend, Caerdydd a Pen-y-Bont Ar Ogwr
152 Newport and Pontypool/ Casnewydd a Pont-y-Pŵl
154 Bristol West and Portishead
155 Bristol and Bath
156 Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon
157 Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Avebury and Devizes
165 Swansea/ Abertawe
166 Rhondda, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly and Pontypridd
167 Thornbury, Dursley and Yate
169 Cirencester, Swindon, Fairford and Cricklade
177 Carmarthen and Kidwelly/ Caerfyrddin a Cydweli
185 Newcastle Emlyn/ Castell Newydd Emlyn
186 Llandeilo and Brechfa Forest/ Fforest Brechfa
Summary:
The Celtic Way is a long-distance walk which begins in Pembrokeshire in West Wales and which travels through South Wales and into the West of England, purposefully linking pre-historic sites associated with the era of the Celts and other pre-historic sites along the way. The Celtic Way includes visits to Carn Ingli, Pentre Ifan, Gwal y Filiast burial chamber, Avebury, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Exmoor and St Michael's Mount. In all, over 100 sites of importance in Celtic Britain and prehistory are visited.
Useful Links:
The Celtic Way Guide Book
Wikipedia
Long Distance Walkers Association
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