Walking Britain River Severn & Apperley from Tewkesbury
Introduction to Walk 2676
County/Area - Gloucestershire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Ascent - 300 feet / 91 metres
Time - 2 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
The River Severn provides a focus for this walk which starts from the attractive town of Tewkesbury with its wonderful Abbey. The outward route follows the Severn Way following the river to reach Apperley. Here the walk turns inland and continues across fields to Deerhurst and back to the start. The walk also offers good views to the Malvern Hills which line the western skyline. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 190 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 190 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 179 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 179 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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