Route plan summary

Planned daily walking stages are listed below, with an example start date of 25th March.
Two significant route variants are included in the list below and will affect the arrival dates:
Chepstow to Coalport and Oykel Bridge to Kinbrace

A table of overnight accommodation for each stage is available on a separate page.

Public holiday periods are highlighted. Rest days not included in this plan. They will happen spontaneously - so check blog for actual progress

The column headed GPX is a link to a downloadable file for the route, suitable for loading into a GPSR device or mapping application such as ViewRanger, Ordnance Survey etc. The route-stages have been plotted using a 1:50K scale map on Memory Map & saved as a GPX-R "Route" or GPX-T "Track".

"Rail Station" names the station at the END of the day listed

Date	Day	From	To	Km	Miles	Ascent/m	Walking Time	GPX-R	GPX-T	Cum dist/miles	Rail station
Sat, Mar 24	0		Lizard Point					Accommodation
Sun, Mar 25	1	Lizard Point	Porthleven	22.7	14.1	859	7:06	010	010T	14
Mon, Mar 26	2	Porthleven	Penzance	22.7	14.1	653	6:45	020	020T	28	Penzance
Tue, Mar 27	3	Penzance	St Just	23.4	14.5	598	6:50	030a	030aT	43
Wed, Mar 28	4	St Just	Zennor	19.1	11.9	811	6:07	040a	040aT	55
Thu, Mar 29	5	Zennor	Gwithian (E of St Ives)	22.4	13.9	383	6:14	050	050T	69	Hayle
Fri, Mar 30	6	Gwithian	St Agnes	27.6	17.1	1081	8:42	060	060T	86
Sat, Mar 31	7	St Agnes	Newquay	21.8	19.4	837	6:50	070a	070aT	105	Newquay
Sun, Apr 01	8	Newquay	Trevone	25	15.5	724	7:27	080a	080aT	121
Mon, Apr 02	9	Trevone	Port Isaac	21.4	13.3	766	6:37	090	090T	134
Tue, Apr 03	10	Port Isaac	Boscastle	20.0	12.4	1170	6:57	100	100T	146
Wed, Apr 04	11	Boscastle	Bude	26.0	16	1440	8:54	110	110T	163
Thu, Apr 05	12	Bude	Stoke	25.0	15.5	1353	8:30	120	120T	178
Fri, Apr 06	13	Stoke	Clovelly	15.0	9	1040	5:29	130	130T	187
Sat, Apr 07	14	Clovelly	Bideford	21.6	13.4	1024	7:06	140	140T	201
Sun, Apr 08	15	Bideford	Barnstaple	16.5	10	117	4:19	150	150T	211	Barnstaple
Mon, Apr 09	16	Barnstaple	Challacombe	21	13.0	750	6:30	160	160T	224
Tue, Apr 10	17	Challacombe	Exford	23.8	14.8	531	6:50	170	170T	239
Wed, Apr 11	18	Exford	Roadwater	24.7	15.3	703	7:20	180	180T	254
Thu, Apr 12	19	Roadwater	Bridgewater	36	22.4	920	10:32	190	190T	277	Bridgewater
Fri, Apr 13	20	Bridgewater	Street	25.5	15.8	282	6:50	200	200T	292
Sat, Apr 14	21	Street	Cheddar	35.5	22.1	821	10:15	220	220T	315
Sun, Apr 15	22	Cheddar	Bristol (Long Ashton)	30.9	19.2	848	9:08	230	230T	334	Bristol
Mon, Apr 16	23	Bristol (Long Ashton)	Chepstow	33	20.5	629	9:17	240	240T	354	Chepstow
	EITHER - Offa's Dyke route
Tue, Apr 17	24	Chepstow	Monmouth	27	16.8	950	8:20	250b	250bT	371
Wed, Apr 18	25	Monmouth	Pandy	25	15.5	608	7:15	260b	260bT	387
Thu, Apr 19	26	Pandy	Hay-on-Wye	25.5	15.8	730	7:35	270b	270bT	402
Fri, Apr 20	27	Hay-on-Wye	Kington	23	14.3	710	6:56	280b	280bT	417
Sat, Apr 21	28	Kington	Knighton	22	13.7	780	6:48	290b	290bT	430
Sun, Apr 22	29	Knighton	Craven Arms	23	14.3	700	6:55	300b	300bT	445	Craven Arms
Mon, Apr 23	30	Craven Arms	Much Wenlock	29	18.0	600	8:15	310b	310bT	463
Tue, Apr 24	31	Much Wenlock	Coalport	10.6	6.6	196	2:58	320b	320bT	469
	OR Severn Valley Route
Tue, Apr 17	24	Chepstow	Parkend	19.2	11.9	568	5:44	255a	255aT	366	Parkend
Wed, Apr 18	25	Parkend	Newent	26.9	16.7	778	8:01	265a	265aT	383
Thu, Apr 19	26	Newent	Malvern Wells	21.4	13.3	718	6:32	270a	270aT	396	Malvern
Fri, Apr 20	27	Malvern Wells	Berrow Green	23.6	14.7	726	7:06	280a	280aT	411
Sat, Apr 21	28	Berrow Green	Bewdley	26	16.2	773	7:47	290a	290aT	427	Bewdley
Sun, Apr 22	29	Bewdley	Coalport	34.3	21.3	235	8:58	300a	300aT	448
	THEN
Wed, Apr 25	32	Coalport	Penkridge	37	23.0	380	9:53	330	330T	492	Penkridge
Thu, Apr 26	33	Penkridge	Abbots Bromley	26	16.2	290	6:59	340	340T	508
Fri, Apr 27	34	Abbots Bromley	Ilam Hall	35.9	22.3	630	10:01	350	350T	531	Uttoxeter
Sat, Apr 28	35	Ilam Hall	Youlgreave	27.1	16.8	753	8:01	360	360T	548
Sun, Apr 29	36	Youlgreave	Hathersage	29.1	18.1	888	8:45	370	370T	566	Hathersage
Mon, Apr 30	37	Hathersage	Langsett	31.2	19.4	1092	9:37	380	380T	585
Tue, May 01	38	Langsett	Marsden	28.3	17.6	833	8:27	390	390T	603	Marsden
Wed, May 02	39	Marsden	Mankinholes	23	14.3	879	7:12	400	400T	617
Thu, May 03	40	Mankinholes	Haworth (Stanbury) via Hebden Bridge	20.7	12.9	883	6:38	410	410T	630	Hebden Bridge & Haworth
Fri, May 04	41	Haworth (Stanbury)	Gargrave	26.5	16.5	814	7:58	420	420T	646	Gargrave
Sat, May 05	42	Gargrave	Horton in Ribblesdale	30.4	18.9	844	9:00	430	430T	665	H-I-R
Sun, May 06	43	Horton in Ribblesdale	Hawes	22	13.7	520	6:22	440	440T	679
Mon, May 07	44	Hawes	Tan Hill Inn	25.7	16.0	988	8:04	450	450T	695
Tue, May 08	45	Tan Hill Inn	Middleton-in-Teesdale	33	20.5	800	9:35	460	460T	715
Wed, May 09	46	Middleton-in-Teesdale	Langdon Beck YH	13.1	8.1	318	3:48	470	470T	723
Thu, May 10	47	Langdon Beck YH	Dufton	20.1	12.5	417	5:43	480	480T	736	Appleby
Fri, May 11	48	Dufton	Alston	31	19.3	1070	9:32	490	490T	755
Sat, May 12	49	Alston	Greenhead	26	16.2	600	7:30	500	500T	771	Haltwhistle
Sun, May 13	50	Greenhead	Bellingham	34	21.1	940	10:04	510	510T	792
Mon, May 14	51	Bellingham	Byrness	24.7	15.3	563	7:06	520	520T	808
Tue, May 15	52	Byrness	Jedburgh	32.4	20.1	821	9:28	530	530T	828
Wed, May 16	53	Jedburgh	Melrose	28.2	17.5	605	8:03	540	540T	845
Thu, May 17	54	Melrose	Traquair	26.7	16.6	978	8:18	550	550T	862
Fri, May 18	55	Traquair	Peebles	14.9	9.3	506	4:34	560	560T	871
Sat, May 19	56	Peebles	West Linton	20	12.4	750	6:15	570	570T	884
Sun, May 20	57	West Linton	Broxburn	30	18.6	590	8:29	580	580T	902	Uphall
Mon, May 21	58	Broxburn	Linlithgow	13.9	8.6	150	3:43	590	590T	911	Linlithgow
Tue, May 22	59	Linlithgow	Kilsyth	32.1	19.9	303	8:31	600	600T	931
Wed, May 23	60	Kilsyth	Drymen	36	22.4	389	9:38	610	610T	953
Thu, May 24	61	Drymen	Callander	32.1	19.9	653	9:06	620	620T	973
Fri, May 25	62	Callander	Killin	33.8	21.0	515	9:18	630	630T	994
Sat, May 26	63	Killin	Bridge of Balgie	18.7	11.6	494	5:29	640	640T	1,006
Sun, May 27	64	Bridge of Balgie	Bridge of Gaur	18.7	11.6	534	5:33	650	650T	1,018
Mon, May 28	65	Bridge of Gaur	Loch Ossian	20.6	12.8	305	5:39	660	660T	1,030	Corrour
Tue, May 29	66	Loch Ossian	Spean Bridge	25.4	15.8	858	7:46	670	670T	1,046	Spean Bridge
Wed, May 30	67	Spean Bridge	Loch Arkaig	12.3	7.6	207	3:25	680	680T	1,054
Thu, May 31	68	Loch Arkaig	Poulary (non-flood)	16.7	10.4	741	5:24	690	690T	1,064
Fri, Jun 01	69	Poulary	Cluanie	17.6	10.9	720	5:36	700	700T	1,075
Sat, Jun 02	70	Cluanie	Falls of Glomach	22.5	14.0	560	6:33	710	710T	1,089
Sun, Jun 03	71	Falls of Glomach	Bendronaig Lodge	22	13.7	708	6:40	720	720T	1,103
Mon, Jun 04	72	Bendronaig Lodge	Craig (via Bealach Bhearnais)	17	10.6	560	5:11	730	730T	1,113	Achnashellach
Tue, Jun 05	73	Craig	Kinlochewe	16.5	10.3	554	5:02	740	740T	1,124
Wed, Jun 06	74	Kinlochewe	Shenavall	27.5	17.1	945	8:27	750	750T	1,141
Thu, Jun 07	75	Shenavall	Inverlael	18.7	11.6	799	6:00	760	760T	1,152
Fri, Jun 08	76	Inverlael	Oykel Bridge	34.4	21.4	975	10:13	770	770T	1,174
	EITHER via Lairg
Sat, Jun 09	77	Oykel Bridge	Lairg	26.8	16.7	493	7:31	780	780T	1,190	Lairg
Sun, Jun 10	78	Lairg	Loch Choire	28.7	17.8	608	8:11	790	790T	1,208
Mon, Jun 11	79	Loch Choire	Kinbrace	29.1	18.1	278	7:44	800	800T	1,226
	OR Via Crask
Sat, Jun 09	77	Oykel Bridge	Glen Cassley	29.3	18.2	707	8:30	780a	780aT	1,192
Sun, Jun 10	78	Glen Cassley	Crask	25.7	16.0	571	7:22	790a	790aT	1,208
Mon, Jun 11	79	Crask	Gearnsary	25.3	15.7	366	6:56	800a	800aT	1,223
Tue, Jun 12	80	Gearnsary	Kinbrace	15.4	9.6	196	4:10	800	800T	1,233
	THEN
Tue, Jun 12	80	Kinbrace	Dail Righe	25.8	16.0	429	7:09	810	810T	1,242
Wed, Jun 13	81	Dail Righe	Watten	33.5	20.8	140	8:36	820	820T	1,263
Thu, Jun 14	82	Watten	Keiss	18	11.2	70	4:37	830	830T	1,274
Fri, Jun 15	83	Keiss	Gills Bay	25.8	16.0	515	7:18	840	840T	1,290
Sat, Jun 16	84	Gills Bay	Dunnet Head	19.2	11.9	409	5:28	850	850T	1,302
			Totals stage	2,333	1,450	61,916	686
Sat, Jun 16	84	Dunnet Head	Dunnet	9.8	6.1	476	3:14	860	860T	1,308
Sun, Jun 17	85	Dunnet	Thurso	15.2	9.4	196	4:07	860	860T	1,318	Thurso
			Total	2,358	1,465	62,588	693
				Steps @5500/hour			3,811,500

Distance totals and the route on the map show the Offa's Dyke and Lairg variants

The route from Lizard Point, showing Offa's Dyke and Lairg variants

Alternatively view the zoomable Google Maps route.