Green walks in England: East Midlands (south-east)

This area comprises that part of the East Midlands region which lies to the south and east of the River Trent.

Neighbouring areas and regions are

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

  • Beacon Way
    A 37km walk between Sandwell Park Farm and Gentleshaw.
  • Brampton Valley Way
    A 23km route on the trackbed of the railway between Chapel Brampton and Little Bowden.
  • Chiltern Railway Walk
    A 238km station-to-station walk between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street.
  • Cross Britain Way
    A 449km walk between Boston and Barmouth.
  • Grand Union Canal Walk
    A 227km walk along the towpath of the canal between the River Thames at Brentford and Birmingham’s famous Gas Street Basin.
  • Jurassic Way
    A walk of 144km between Banbury and Stamford.
  • Leicestershire Round
    A 167km circuit in Leicestershire taking in Burrough Hill, Frolesworth, Mountsorrel and Frisby-on-the-Wreake.
  • Macmillan Way
    A 474km walk between Boston and Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury.
  • Midshires Way
    A 361km walk between Princes Risborough and Stockport.
  • Millennium Way
    A walk of 168km between Middleton Cheney and Pershore, via Meriden.
  • National Forest Way
    A walk of 120km through the area of the National Forest between Beacon Hill (Charnwood) and the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas.
  • Oxford Canal Path
    A walk of 129km between Oxford and Hawkesbury Junction, on the north-eastern tip of Coventry.
  • Shakespeare’s Avon Way
    A walk of 151km following the Warwickshire Avon from its source at Naseby to its outflow into the Severn at Tewkesbury.
  • Viking Way
    A 236km walk between Barton-upon-Humber and Oakham.

Hubs

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

  • Boston
    Boston is a good local hub for coast and country in the south-east of the area, and also for local walks to the south of the region.
  • Burton-on-Trent
    Burton is the natural hub for much of the south-west of the area.
  • Leicester
    Leicester is the principal hub for much of the area.
  • Northampton
    Northampton is a good hub for the south of the area.
  • Uttoxeter
    Uttoxeter is a useful local hub for the far west of the area, supplemented by Lichfield to the south.

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