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St Bernard's Way

Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Gtr London, Kent, Medway, N Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, S Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

756 km / 470 miles
St. Bernard's Way is a 1573.4 km / 977.7 mile long distance walking route from Rievaulx Abbey, North Yorkshire, England to Citeaux Abbey, south of Dijon in France. It has been created in recognition of monastic travels that were undertaken in the 12th to 14th centuries, and of St. Bernard of Clairvaux who was instrumental in the development and expansion of the Cistercian Order. St. Bernard's Way follows the popular pilgrim route 'Via Francigena' between Canterbury and Beaujeu, France, where the St. Bernard's Way then continues on its own route to Citeaux Abbey. This is the route that the Abbot of Rievaulx Abbey and his companions will have taken each year in order to attend their General Chapter meeting at Citeaux Abbey on Holy Day, 11 September.

The full route is covered on the Abbey Walks website below that provides detailed route descriptions and background to the abbeys and other useful information for walkers. On this LDWA website summary details are shown for the route within England only. The walk named Shining Lights of the North is the first three sections of the St Bernard's Way - see link below under 'Other Paths'.

SEPTEMBER 2023: The footway alongside the M2 across the Medway Bridge, near Rochester, Kent, was closed for safety improvements from June 2023 until the end of the year. While the closure is in place there is an hourly shuttle bus between 6am and 7pm (going south to north; 6.30am to 7.30pm the other way) which takes walkers across the bridge.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Average Gradients
Pilgrimage
Religious
Start: SE611839 - Helmsley, N Yorkshire View on StreetMap
Finish: TR319414 - Dover, Kent View on StreetMap
Open Date: 2015
Web Sites: St Bernard's Way Joanne's Long Walks blog

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
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OS Landranger 99, 100, 104, 110, 111, 120, 129, 130, 141, 152, 153, 165, 166, 176, 177, 178, 179, 188, 189
OS Landranger Active 99, 100, 104, 110, 111, 120, 129, 130, 141, 152, 153, 165, 166, 176, 177, 178, 179, 188, 189
OS Explorer 26, 137, 138, 148, 149, 150, 161, 162, 163, 173, 181, 182, 192, 207, 208, 223, 224, 233, 234, 247, 248, 260, 270, 278, 279, 288, 289, 297, 298, 299
OS Explorer Active 26, 137, 138, 148, 149, 150, 161, 162, 163, 173, 181, 182, 192, 207, 208, 223, 224, 233, 234, 247, 248, 260, 270, 278, 279, 288, 289, 297, 298, 299

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Connected Paths:

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Route Profile:

756.2 km (469.9 miles)
8,957 m (29,386 ft) ascent
275 m (902 ft)  maximum height

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