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Samaritans Way South West

Regional route166 km · 103 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Bristol Triangular City Walk 1.7 mi · 2.7 kmExplore Somerset →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J7°2°92
  2. F8°2°64
  3. M10°3°74
  4. A12°4°63
  5. M16°8°70
  6. J18°11°62
  7. J20°13°65
  8. A20°13°74
  9. S18°11°80
  10. O14°8°104
  11. N10°5°94
  12. D7°3°100

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Samaritans Way South West is a regional hiking route of about 166 km (103 mi) in Somerset, United Kingdom. It lies about 2.3 km west of Bristol. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
166 km · 103 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
57 km · 35 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.3 km W of Bristol (City of Bristol, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Somerset
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
Samaritans Way South West Association
From / to
Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol → Lynton, Devon
Route centre
51.2819, -2.8237
Route start
51.4544, -2.6292
OpenStreetMap
relation 1464584
Wikidata
Q23462151
Official info
swsw.bristolramblers.org.uk/
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Bristol Triangular City Walk

1.7 mi · 2.7 km · Bristol

Long Ashton Village Circular Walk

2.3 mi · 3.7 km · North Somerset

Community Forest Path

3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Bristol

Step Free Route, Tyntesfield

3.8 mi · 6.1 km · North Somerset

Tyntesfield Tynings Walk, Tyntesfield

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · North Somerset

Tyntesfield Sidelands Walk, Tyntesfield

4.0 mi · 6.4 km · North Somerset

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