E-Path 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

Cheshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, Gtr Manchester, Kent, Medway, N Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire, W Midlands, W Yorkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead

The E2 in the UK was opened in 1999 as a result of work by the LDWA. Beginning (or ending) at Stranraer, it joins the Southern Upland Way to Melrose, then St Cuthbert's Way to Kirk Yetholm, from where it follows the Pennine Way.

At Middleton-in-Teesdale the E2 splits into two alternatives. This western alternative through central England leads to Dover, where the ferry to Calais links up with an E2 variant. Both E2 variants join together in Belgium, where they continue through Luxembourg to Nice in the south of France.

In the UK the E2 is generally not signposted, but links up the underlying trails which are waymarked and have various guidebooks and websites. Occasional non-directional waymarks comprising gold stars on a blue background and "E2" in the centre have been put up to promote the route.

In detail:
Pennine Way National Trail, Middleton-in-Teesdale to Standedge; Oldham Way: Standedge to Mossley; Tameside Trail: Mossley to Broadbottom; Etherow - Goyt Valley Way: Broadbottom to Compstall; Goyt Way: Compstall to Disley; Gritstone Trail: Disley to Rushton Spencer; Staffordshire Way: Rushton Spencer to Cannock Chase; Heart of England Way: Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water; Oxfordshire Way: Bourton-on-the-Water to Kirtlington; Oxford Canal: Kirtlington to Oxford; Thames Path National Trail: Oxford to Weybridge; Wey Navigations: Weybridge to Guildford; North Downs Way National Trail: Guildford to Dover.

For updates and diversions to the E2 in the UK view the pages for the constituent trails.

June 2025: A 2km section of this Long Distance Path is scheduled to be closed between SE 021029 (above Chew Brook) and SE 036018 (the south west corner of Chew Reservoir) from 25th May 2025 to 26th January 2026. The path/track may be open outside of work hours and at weekends.

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Details:

Path Type:	E Routes
Attributes:	E Routes Average Gradients Moorland
Start:	NY946251 - Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham
Finish:	TR321412 - Marine Parade, Dover, Kent
Web Sites:	ERA - E2 in Great Britain European Long Distance Path E2 from Stranraer to Dover

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