Walking Britain Woolsthorpe and Stenwith
Introduction to Walk 3312
County/Area - Lincolnshire
Author - Hugh Marrows
Length - 3.7 miles / 6.1 km
Ascent - nominal or unknown
Time - 1 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy
This Lincolnshire walk follows part of the Viking Way as it runs alongside the Grantham Canal between Woolsthorpe and Stenwith. The rest of the walk is along field paths in the valley of the River Devon. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 247 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 247 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 130 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 130 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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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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