Walking the Severn Way

A guidebook to walking the Severn Way between the River Severn’s source at Powys and Bristol. Covering 344km (215 miles), this long-distance walk through the counties of Powys, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire takes around 3 weeks to hike and is suitable for all reasonably fit walkers.

The route is described from north to south in 22 stages, each between 6 and 23km (4–15 miles) in length. A variant route to the source of the river via Plynlimon and a link route from Severn Beach to Bristol city centre are also included.

1:50,000 OS mapsincluded for each stageDetailed information onfacilities and accommodationon routeAdvice onplanning and preparationHighlights includeHafren Forest