Sabrina Way
{{Short description|Long-distance footpath and bridleway in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox hiking trail
| name=Sabrina Way
| photo=Sabrina Way Crossing Nottingham Hill - geograph.org.uk - 79523.jpg
| caption=Sabrina Way crossing Nottingham Hill
| location=Gloucestershire
Derbyshire
Staffordshire
Worcestershire
Wiltshire
Oxfordshire
| designation=Long-distance trail
| length_mi=203
| trailheads= Great Barrington, Gloucestershire
Hartington, Derbyshire
| use=Hiking
Horse riding
| elev_change=
| highest_m=391
| lowest=
| difficulty=Challenging
| season=All year
| sights=
| hazards=
}}
The Sabrina Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath and bridleway in England.
Development
The Sabrina Way was developed by Brenda Wickham for the British Horse Society and local partner authorities,{{cite web | title=Sabrina Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths | website=Long Distance Walkers Association | url=https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Sabrina+Way | access-date=26 December 2022}} and was created in 2000. It is named after Sabrina, river goddess of the Severn.{{cite web | title=New route for National Bridleroute Network | website=Horse & Hound | date=4 October 2000 | url=https://secure.horseandhound.co.uk/news/new-route-for-national-bridleroute-network-38560 | access-date=26 December 2022}}
Distance
It runs for {{convert|203|mi|km|abbr=on|disp=or}}.
The route
The route is primarily designed and intended for horses and riders and links bridleways between the Pennines and the Cotswolds and The Ridgeway.
It runs north–south between Hartington in the Derbyshire Peak District and Great Barrington.
It passes from Derbyshire where it leaves the Pennine Bridleway (and bridleway networks that run north to Cumbria) through Staffordshire heading south through Weston Park and the Wyre Forest in Worcestershire to enter Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire.
It does encompass some tarmac road riding but is mainly on bridleways and paths.
Connecting trails
The Sabrina Way links with the Claude Duval Bridleroute, Cotswold Way, Diamond Way (North Cotswold), Geopark Way, Gloucestershire Way, Jack Mytton Way, Macmillan Way (Boston to Abbotsbury), Manifold Way, Millennium Way, Monarch's Way, Pennine Bridleway, Severn Way, Staffordshire Moorlands Challenge Walk, Staffordshire Way, Teme Valley Way, Three Rivers Ride, Tissington Trail, Two Saints Way, White Peak Rollercoaster, Windrush Way and the Worcestershire Way.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=7033 Sabrina Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths]
- [http://www.bhsaccess.org.uk/ridemaps/westmidlands/Ridingmap.php?file=Westmidlandskey Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network]
- [http://www.horsemagazine.co.uk/news/New_route_for_National_Bridleroute_Network_article_38560.html Horse Magazine News item]
- [http://www.peakdistrictview.com/?page=place&placeid=1421 The Peak District info on the Sabrina Way]
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3295625/Bridleway-to-heaven.html Daily Telegraph feature on the route from 2003]
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Category:Long-distance footpaths in England
Category:Bridleroutes in the United Kingdom
Category:Footpaths in Derbyshire
Category:Footpaths in Gloucestershire
Category:Footpaths in Staffordshire
Category:Footpaths in Worcestershire