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Shakespeare's Way

Regional route235 km · 146 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Cotswold Link 3.0 mi · 4.8 kmExplore Oxfordshire →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°58
  2. F7°1°42
  3. M10°3°50
  4. A12°4°50
  5. M16°7°59
  6. J18°10°52
  7. J21°12°54
  8. A20°12°61
  9. S18°10°60
  10. O14°8°66
  11. N9°4°62
  12. D7°2°62

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.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
235 km · 146 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
172 km · 107 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Oxfordshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
51.8443, -1.0663
Route start
52.1091, -1.6234
OpenStreetMap
relation 71448
Wikidata
Q7462776
Official info
shakespearesway.org/
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

Cotswold Link

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Cotswold Way

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Cross Cotswold Pathway

9 mi · 14 km · Oxfordshire

ACW Circular Walk 06

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ACW Circular Walk 08

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