Jurassic Way Explained
The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England.[1] It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its 88miles route is in Northamptonshire on the Jurassic limestone ridge in the north of that county.[2] [3]
The trail goes near the Oxford and Grand Union canals, past the Great Central Railway's Catesby Tunnel and viaduct, the River Welland, the 82-arch viaduct at Harringworth,[4] and Rockingham Castle.[5]
It connects with these long-distance footpaths:
The ancient trackway on which the Jurassic Way is based likely continued at each end, particularly following the Lincoln Cliff towards the Humber estuary.
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52.424°N -1.043°W
Notes and References
- http://www.welford.org/jurassicway.html jurassicway
- http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/jurassic.html Ramblers Association – Information – Path – Jurassic Way
- Web site: County paths . Northamptonshire County Council . 20 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130501043917/http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/transport/walking/pages/countypaths.aspx . 1 May 2013 . ; includes downloadable maps as .pdf
- http://www.explorenorthamptonshire.co.uk/exec/112345/5165/ Jurassic Way walking route in Northamptonshire
- http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=233 Jurassic Way – LDWA Long Distance Paths
- http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/grandunioncanal.html Grand Union Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association
- http://www.walkingpages.co.uk/trails_paths/LDP_macmillanway.htm Macmillan Way
- http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/oxfordcanal.html Oxford Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association
