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Thames & Severn Way

Regional route70 km · 43 miBest Mar–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 10–21 °C (50–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°75
  2. F8°2°52
  3. M10°3°57
  4. A13°5°56
  5. M16°8°61
  6. J19°11°54
  7. J21°13°54
  8. A21°13°60
  9. S18°11°65
  10. O14°8°86
  11. N10°5°77
  12. D7°2°77

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

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
70 km · 43 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
71 km · 44 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
2.4 km N of Frampton on Severn (Gloucestershire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Gloucestershire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
T&S W
Operator (OSM)
Cotswold Canals Trust
Route centre
51.7171, -2.0280
Route start
51.7919, -2.3622
OpenStreetMap
relation 14569697
Official info
ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=
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.

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distance from the trail start

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7 mi · 12 km · Gloucestershire

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

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Three Choirs Way (Malvern Hills)

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