Worcestershire Way

When launched back in 1989 the Worcestershire Way was {{convert|48|mi|km|}} long and ran partly into Herefordshire. The route and its length were modified in 2004 and it now runs wholly within Worcestershire.{{cite web |url=http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/name/w/worcestershire.htm |title=Worcestershire Way |publisher=Ramblers Association |access-date=30 October 2012}}

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The Worcestershire Way begins in the Georgian town of Bewdley. The official start/end point can be found as a finger post and information board at the side of the River Severn, next to Dog Lane car park.

The route then runs south to Ribbesford and Heightington before passing through woodland on narrow winding lanes down to Abberley Hill. From Abberley Hill the route goes south and up the steep Walsgrove Hill with views over the Teme Valley before continuing south to Ankerdine Hill and the Suckley Hills. From the Suckely Hills the Worcestershire Way heads south-east towards the Malvern Hills. The route over the northern Malvern Hills is way-marked with stone direction markers which can be difficult to find.{{cite news |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/leisure/walks/3999111.Malvern___The_Worcestershire_Way/ |title=Malvern - The Worcestershire Way |newspaper=Worcester News |date=23 December 2008 |access-date=30 October 2012}}

The route circles North Hill before making its final descent past St. Ann's Well and finishing in Great Malvern.

The official start/end point can be found as an information board opposite the Post Office on Abbey Road.

The Worcestershire Way passes numerous places of interest, including St Leonard's church in Ribbesford, Abberley Clock Tower, Birchwood Common (where Sir Edward Elgar composed much of his music), the Malvern Hills'{{cite book |title=Worcestershire Way Walker’s Guide |publisher=Hereford & Worcester County Council |isbn=1-85301-019-7}} and St. Ann's Well.

Official circular walks along the Worcestershire Way include:

[http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/countryside/explore-the-countryside/short-distance-trails/ribbesford-circular-trail.aspx Ribbesford Circular Trail]

[http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/countryside/explore-the-countryside/short-distance-trails/abberley-circular-walk.aspx The Abberley Circular Walk]

[http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/countryside/explore-the-countryside/short-distance-trails/the-martley-circular-walk.aspx The Martley Circular Walk]

[http://www.malvernhills.org.uk/content/documents/walks_on_northern_hills.pdf Walks on the Northern Malvern Hills]

The Way links with the North Worcestershire Path in the north — which in turn links to the Staffordshire Way.

It also overlaps with the Geopark Way at several points and meets with the Three Choirs Way at Knightwick.

• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

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• [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/worcestershire.html Info from the Ramblers Association]
• [http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=537 Worcestershire Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths]
• [http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/countryside/explore/circular-trails.aspx Off-site Waymarked Circular Walks]
• [https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3758679 Photos of the Worcestershire Way on geograph.org.uk]
• [http://www.geopark.org.uk/ Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark]

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