Hiking · Rutland

Hereward Way

A 178.5 km point-to-point route near Oakham, with 402 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 43.2 hours.

Distance178.5 kmClimbing402 mEstimated time43.2 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Hereward Way is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 178.5 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent490 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural55% Paved31% Unknown9% Gravel3% Compacted2%

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