West Country Way
Route: Padstow to Bristol or Bath (via Saltford)
Distance: 240 miles of which 70 are traffic-free.
From Cornwall to the River Avon the route takes you through the varied landscapes of the West Country. Start with the tranquillity of Padstow harbour and the Camel Trail onto the atmospheric Bodmin Moor. Descend into Devon's rolling countryside and into Somerset across beautiful Exmoor. Along canal towpaths to Taunton and the Somerset levels to Glastonbury before the climb onto the Mendip Hills. The route ends at Bristol or Bath (via the Avon Cycleway from Chew Stoke to Saltford and the Bristol & Bath Railway Path from Saltford into Bath city centre). The route can be ridden and is signed in both directions.
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Out of print: The official Sustrans NN3AA The West Country Way cycle route map is currently out of print.
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We regret that an updated edition of the map won't be available until Summer 2011.
Update slip: Download an Update Slip for route changes to the current West Country Way map.
Links with: the Cornish Way, the Devon Coast to Coast and the Severn and Thames cycle routes.
Download a route overview flyer.