Centenary Way Warwickshire
A long distance walk of 100 miles to celebrate 100 years of Warwickshire County Council. The walk runs from Kingsbury Water Park in the north to Upper Quinton in the south. Maps, statistics and gpx route file for the walk are included.
Google Maps Open Source MapsStatistics and Files
Start: Kingsbury Water Park
Distance: 100 miles (160 km)
Grid Ref: SP 20417 95937
Climbing: 1,487 metres
Walk time: 40-50 hours
Days: 5-9
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000)
OL45 The Cotswolds
191 Banbury, Bicester and Chipping Norton
205 Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham and Alcester
206 Edge Hill and Fenny Compton
221 Coventry, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa and Kenilworth
222 Rugby and Daventry
232 Nuneaton and Tamworth, Lichfield and Atherstone
191 Banbury, Bicester and Chipping Norton
205 Stratford-upon-Avon, Evesham and Alcester
206 Edge Hill and Fenny Compton
221 Coventry, Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa and Kenilworth
222 Rugby and Daventry
232 Nuneaton and Tamworth, Lichfield and Atherstone
Summary:
The Warwickshire Centenary Way was devised to celebrate one hundred years of Warwickshire County Council. From its beginning in Kingsbury Water Park it heads on a meandering course, inintially south and on its way it passes the Tame Valley, Atherstone Ridge, the George Eliot country around Nuneaton, before passing to the east of Coventry to Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington Spa. From here it heads to the Burton Dassett Hills, Edge Hill, Shipston-on-Stour and the Ilmington Downs. It ends in Upper Quinton at an intersection point with the Heart of England Way.
Useful Links:
Centenary Way Guide (Book)
Long Distance Walkers Association
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