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This is East Lincolnshire's longest described walk, passing through 96 miles of the most scenic countryside in the east of the county. The walk forms a figure of 8 and is centred on the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. During the walk the market towns of Market Rasen, Caistor, Louth, Alford, Spilsby and Horncastle are visited as well as a number of villages.
This second edition includes several updates to the route. Also, for the final section an alternative to the original Donington on Bain to Louth is offered. This is Donington on Bain to Market Rasen which makes the route a true figure of eight.
The booklet is a 66 page spiral bound publication (ISBN 1-901184-13-7) which describes the route in 8 sections. Sketch maps of the route are included. Relevant Ordnance Survey Explorer maps for this walk are numbers 282 Lincolnshire Wolds North, 273 Lincolnshire Wolds South and 274 Skegness, Alford and Spilsby.
This publication can be obtained from bookshops for £5.95 or direct from Miriam Smith, 2 Belgravia Close, Lincoln LN6 0QJ, phone 01522 682479, e-mail colin.colinjsmith@gmail.com for the same price plus postage.
A circular walk around the city of Lincoln with the cathedral in view for much of the route. It links many villages following paths and green lanes across the flat, drained arable land and along the banks of the River Witham.
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Maps: Landranger 121, Explorers 271, 272
Book: 'The Plogsland Round' by Brett Collier ISBN1901184412
This publication can be obtained from bookshops for £5.50 or direct from Miriam Smith, 2 Belgravia Close, Lincoln LN6 0QJ, phone 01522 682479, e-mail colin.colinjsmith@gmail.com for the same price plus postage.
The route is a linear walk of 60 miles starting at Lincoln and heading south to Stamford. In some respects it is an alternative to the Viking Way but the route ends in Stamford rather than Oakham. The book of the Danelaw Way is available in bookshops or by post for £5.95 plus postage. Further details from Tony Broad, 39 Fiskerton Rd, Reepham, Lincoln LN3 4EF, phone 01522 751226.
This is a 25 mile walk around Grantham divided into easy stages. The route was devised by members of Grantham RA and a booklet is available. Please contact the Group secretary for details.
This Way is an elongated circuit passing through attractive small villages and across the woods and farmlands of the undulating Lincolnshire Wolds in the north of the county. From the Wolds there are views across the Humber Estuary.
Walk length 20 miles. Start and finish Bradley Woods, N E Lincs. (Grid Ref. TA 242059) Landranger map 113. Leaflet, badge and certificate from Alec Malkinson Grimsby/Louth RA group.
The Way passes from the Jurassic scarp overlooking the River Trent in the north of the county via the south bank of the Humber to Immingham and Grimsby. Here it turns inland into the gently sloping Lincolnshire Wolds, passing through several villages to Nettleton which provides a link with the Viking Way and which could be used to return north to Burton on Humber.
Walk length 58 miles (linear). Start Burton on Stather, Lincs (Grid Ref. SE870178),Finish Nettleton, Lincs (Grid Ref. TA112001). Maps Landranger 112, 113, Explorer 281,284.
Booklet:Nev Cole Way (Wanderlust Rambling Club)1991 ISBN 0951109227.
The Macmillan Way is a route devised to raise funds for the Macmillan Cancer Relief fund. It starts in Boston and runs south west for 290 miles to finish in Abbotsbury, Dorset. The Lincolnshire section runs along sea banks and river banks across the Fens to Stamford and thence on into Northamptonshire.
Book 'The Macmillan Way' by Peter Titchmarsh (Macmillan Way Association) 2000. Also various other booklets and leaflets.
This is a meandering linear route from the north of the county south to Lincoln city. Where possible the route avoids the Viking Way and links 40 churches along the way. In addition to the Viking Way there are connections to the Wanderlust and Nev Cole Ways and to the Lindsey Loop.
Length 100 miles, Start point Barton on Humber, Lincs (Grid Ref. TA032218), finish Lincoln city. (Grid Ref. SK978719)
Maps: Landranger 112, 113, 121. Explorer 272, 281, 282, 284.
Leaflet: The Towers Way by Alan & Janet Nash and Tony Broad (Lincoln Group RA). Contact Tony Broad for details.
A circular route to the south of Grantham taking in a sculpture trail, the Grimsthorpe Castle Estate, an 11th century castle mound, a chestnut avenue and lakes at Hollywell Hall.
Distance: 20 miles, Start and Finish Bourne Woods Car park Lincs (Grid Ref. TF077202).