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The Severn Way [266868] is a waymarked [266869] long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom

following the course of the River Severn [266870] in the West Country of England

.

Distance

The Severn Way runs for 210 miles (337 km) along the River Severn between the mouth of the Severn at Bristol

, England, and its source at Plynlimon

, Wales.

The Route

The route can be walked in either direction of course.

The source of the River Severn is high on Plynlimon

[266871] in upland Mid Wales

[266872] from where both river and walk descend [266873] into Llanidloes

, Newtown, Powys

[266874], Welshpool

, then along the towpath of the Montgomeryshire Canal passing the Wrekin

and into Shrewsbury

and the Severn Gorge

, the cradle of the Industrial Revolution at Ironbridge

before passing through Bridgnorth

[266875] in Worcestershire and Stourport-on-Severn

, Upton-upon-Severn

, Gloucestershire

itself and then past Berkeley Castle

and into the Severn Estuary [266876] passing Slimbridge

[266877] and the mouth of the Severn [266878]. Originally the path finished at Severn Beach. It has recently been extended to Bristol via Lawrence Weston, Shirehampton and through the Avon Gorge.

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