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The Countryside Commission recognised the significance of the Viking Way as a high-quality long-distance walk linking other major routes in Eastern England, these being the Yorkshire Wolds Way at the northern end, the Hereward Way and Macmillan Way from Oakham and indirectly via the Hereward Way, the Jurassic Way from Stamford and the southern ...
The route begins at Candlesby and runs 14 miles (23 km) northbound to Caistor, following closely an ancient ridge trail across the spine of the wold. It climbs to a height of 98 metres (320 feet) above sea level near Tetford, and, on a fine day, provides a view of the hamlets, fields, hills and landmarks of the area, such as Lincoln Cathedral, Boston Stump and the North Sea.
The Lincolnshire Wolds which also includes the Lincolnshire Wolds National Landscape are a range of low hills in the county of Lincolnshire, England which runs roughly parallel with the North Sea coast, from the Humber Estuary just west of the town of Barton-upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire which then runs in a south easterly direction towards the flat Lincolnshire Fens in the south-east of ...
Viking Way: 147 237: Lincolnshire and Rutland: Barton-upon-Humber: Oakham: Links other major routes including the Macmillan Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way; most is designated as part of the European E2 footpath. Way for the Millennium: 41 66: Staffordshire: Newport, Shropshire: Burton upon Trent: East–west route across Staffordshire ...
Wolds Top, also known as Normanby Hill, [2] is the highest point of the Lincolnshire Wolds.The summit elevation is 168 m (551 ft). [1] It lies just under a mile to the north of the village of Normanby le Wold and three miles to the south of the small market town of Caistor in Lincolnshire.
Entering Lincolnshire. In the parish of Croxton Kerrial at Lings Farm, it meets the Salters Way from the west – a Roman road along the top of the wolds from Six Hills, which eventually reaches Saltersford near Grantham. At this point, Lings Hill, the road is at its highest point of 173 metres.
The Wolds are popular for cycling and walking, with regular events such as the Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival. The city of Lincoln is home to many tourist attractions including Lincoln Castle , Lincoln Cathedral , The Engine Shed , Steep Hill , International Bomber Command Centre and Guildhall and Stonebow among other historical landmarks ...
The Line of the Roman Road Continues to the North, still labelled both Ermine Street and High Dike on the OS maps, as the route of the Viking Way. It is a footpath until it crosses Long Lane on Leadenham Heath at SK991517 , where it becomes a minor road.