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Shakespeare's Avon Way

Regional route142 km · 88 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J6°1°60
  2. F6°1°46
  3. M9°2°50
  4. A11°3°53
  5. M15°7°58
  6. J18°10°58
  7. J20°12°59
  8. A20°12°66
  9. S17°10°66
  10. O13°7°68
  11. N9°4°64
  12. D6°1°59

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

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
142 km · 88 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
153 km · 95 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Warwickshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
SAW
Route centre
52.2066, -1.5760
Route start
52.3974, -0.9887
OpenStreetMap
relation 721956
Wikidata
Q133853248
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

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