Severn Way

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

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.

There have been many reports of lengthy and continuing closures to the Severn Way due to riverbank erosion along the river's upper reaches, as well as during work on the lower reaches' flood defences.

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

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Severn Trow logo and named posts
Attributes:	Easy Moorland River
Start:	SN823899 - Plynlimon, Powys
Finish:	ST585727 - Bristol, Bristol
Web Sites:	Shropshire Outdoor Partnerships - Severn Way Severn Way [YouTube video] Walking Englishman - Severn Way

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Severn Way  (Cicerone Press  - 2023 )
Route Description - PDF	Severn Way in South Gloucestershire  (South Gloucestershire Council  - March 2009 )

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