St James' Way

Hampshire, Reading, Southampton, W Berkshire

106 km / 66 miles

The Confraternity of St James has created a route called the St James' Way, linking the Jacobean shrine at Reading Abbey, associated with St James in the Middle Ages, with the major south coast port of Southampton, where pilgrims embarked for France and Spain. As ferries no longer sail from Southampton, a possibility for pilgrims wishing to continue their journey in France is to use the Pilgrims' Trail from Winchester to Portsmouth. Between Alresford and Winchester it uses the St Swithun's Way.

Detailed Maps and other downloads are available from the website.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Easy Pilgrimage
Start:	SU720736 - St James Church, Reading, Reading
Finish:	SU420109 - God's House Tower, Southampton, Southampton
Web Sites:	St James' Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Pilgrim Guide to St James Way (Confraternity of St James - 2020 )
E-Book	St James Way: A pilgrim way from Reading to Southampton 2018/19 (Amazon Media Group - 2018 )

Maps:

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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.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	175, 185, 196
OS Landranger Active	175, 185, 196
OS Explorer	22, 32, 144, 159
OS Explorer Active	22, 32, 144, 159

Connected Paths:

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

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GPX Route File

St James Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 29/01/2021 17:06:00 - Slight amendments to start/finish of route

MemoryMap Route File

St James Way Memory Map Route File
Last Updated 29/01/2021 17:06:00 - Slight amendments to start/finish of route

Tracklogs Route File

St James Way Tracklogs Route File
Last Updated 29/01/2021 17:06:00 - Slight amendments to start/finish of route

Route Profile:

106.4 km (66.1 miles)
973 m (3,192 ft) ascent
182 m (597 ft) maximum height

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St James' Way

Hampshire, Reading, Southampton, W Berkshire

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