{"id":43,"date":"2021-11-18T12:01:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T12:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:33:43","slug":"the-trail","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/the-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/the-trail\/#Map\" >Map<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/the-trail\/#Book\" >Book<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/the-trail\/#Videos\" >Videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Map\"><\/span>Map<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is an interactive map of the route, taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walkingenglishman.com\/index.html\">The Walking Englishman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1At5QZ1AvLsB2g77zVGVCy_pEbCW18lTb\" name=\"search_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>The gpx of the route can be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpilgrimage.org\/download-gpx?name=st-kenelms-way-and-trail\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Rf1vR4_MMTA\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Book\"><\/span>Book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:31% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Guide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-252 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Guide.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Guide-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>   This is the Guide to the route written by myself in 2007 so is now a little out of date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A copy can be obtained from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnmerrillbooks.online\/pilgrim-guides\">John Merrill Books<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:marathonhiker@aol.com\">marathonhiker@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The route make extensive use of existing trails, notably the North Worcestershire path, the Worcester Birmingham Canal and the Wychavon Way These are the different phases of the walk, using mileages from the book. I understand that the route of the Wychavon Way has since been changed, so much of this no longer applies. Never mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>St Kenelm\u2019s Church to Walton Hill<\/td><td>0.2 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Walton Hill to Lickey Hill Visitor Centre \u2013 all on North Worcestershire Way<\/td><td>7.0 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Lickey Hills Visitor Centre to Worcester Birmingham Canal<\/td><td>3.4 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Follow Worcester Birmingham Canal, including diverting past tunnels<\/td><td>10.5 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Follow Wychavon Way<\/td><td>3.0 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Shell to Flyford Flavell<\/td><td>8.3 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Follow Wychavon Way<\/td><td>11.8 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Salt Way to Ashton under hill<\/td><td>3.8 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td>Follow Wychavon Way<\/td><td>5.2 miles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td>To Winchcombe <\/td><td>3.6 miles<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Videos\"><\/span>Videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There now follows three videos of the route largely shot from drones. These were created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polarsteps.com\/TimShepherd\/3505848-the-long-way-down\">Tim Shepherd.<\/a> They do not concentrate on sites connected with Kenelm and the third video takes a rather different route, I think just following the old Wychavon Way to Winchcombe, thereby missing out, for instance, St Kenelm&#8217;s Well and Sudeley Castle. Seems a shame to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oMTMgzdQpGA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NZ_9vFQBIpQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rf1vR4_MMTA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Map This is an interactive map of the route, taken from The Walking Englishman The gpx of the route can be downloaded here Book This is the Guide to the route written by myself in 2007 so is now a little out of date. A copy can be obtained from John Merrill Books or by &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/the-trail\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Trail<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"","site-content-layout":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PdF2vD-H","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":907,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenelmwalks.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}