This area comprises that part of the East Midlands region which lies to the south and east of the River Trent.
Neighbouring areas and regions are
- England: East and East Anglia
- England: East Midlands
- England South-east
- England: West Midlands
- England: Yorkshire and Humberside
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
Beacon Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 37km walk between Sandwell Park Farm and Gentleshaw.
Brampton Valley Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 23km route on the trackbed of the railway between Chapel Brampton and Little Bowden.
Chiltern Railway Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 288km walk between London Marylebone and Kidderminster.
Image: Denham
Grand Union Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 227km walk along the towpath of the canal between the River Thames at Brentford and Birmingham’s famous Gas Street Basin.
Image: Norwood Green
Leicestershire Round
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 167km circuit in Leicestershire taking in Burrough Hill, Frolesworth, Mountsorrel and Frisby-on-the-Wreake.
Macmillan Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 474km walk between Boston and Chesil Beach at Abbotsbury.
Midshires Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 361km walk between Princes Risborough and Stockport.
Millennium Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 168km between Middleton Cheney and Pershore, via Meriden.
National Forest Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 120km through the area of the National Forest between Beacon Hill (Charnwood) and the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas.
Image: The Old Man of Charnwood
Oxford Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 129km between Oxford and Hawkesbury Junction, on the north-eastern tip of Coventry.
Image: Braunston Junction, where the Oxford Canal (right) meets the Grand Union Canal
Shakespeare’s Avon Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 151km following the Warwickshire Avon from its source at Naseby to its outflow into the Severn at Tewkesbury.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
| Boston | Boston is a good local hub for coast and country in the south-east of the area, and also for local walks to the south of the region. |
| Burton-on-Trent | Burton is the natural hub for much of the south-west of the area. |
| Leicester | Leicester is the principal hub for much of the area. |
| Northampton | Northampton is a good hub for the south of the area. |
| Uttoxeter | Uttoxeter is a useful local hub for the far west of the area, supplemented by Lichfield to the south. |
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