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Regional walking route · England

Trent Valley Way

311 km (193 miles), in England.

Data compiled by Ryan — sources and method

Map of the Trent Valley WayThe Trent Valley Way runs 311 kilometres through England.50 km
Route from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Coastline, borders and national park boundaries from the Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits from the Database of British & Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0).
Distance
310.9 km
In miles
193.2 mi
Day stages
16 at ~20 km
Typical trip
12–16 days
Countries
England
Listed summits within 2.5 km
0
Managed by
Trent Rivers Trust

How long it really is

We measure Trent Valley Way at 310.9 km (193.2 miles), computed by walking the OpenStreetMap route geometry point by point. The route is tagged in OpenStreetMap as 304; where that differs from our figure, the difference is usually alternative sections, spurs, or a published distance that rounds.

No ascent in this figure

This is horizontal distance only. Our trail dataset carries no elevation profile, so we will not quote a total climb or a confident walking time — on hill routes ascent can add hours a day. A flat-ground pace gives roughly 74 h 41 min of walking for the whole route, which is a floor, not an estimate. Add your own ascent figure in the walking-time calculator for something usable.

Access rights along the way

The route stays within England, so one access regime applies along its length.

England

Conditional Right to roam: Right to roam only on mapped CRoW open access land.

Conditional Wild camping: Permission needed — except on the Dartmoor commons.

Full access rules for England

A waymarked route is a route you may walk — it does not follow that you may camp beside it, leave it, or take a dog on it. Long-distance paths cross farmland, estates and access land in turn, and byelaws and seasonal restrictions override the general position. This is general information, not legal advice. Check a specific spot with the access checker.

The route in day stages

Trent Valley Way cut into 16 stages of roughly 20 km, measured along the line itself. These are equal-distance splits computed from the geometry, not an official itinerary — they will not always land on a village, a bunkhouse or a station, and the real day you walk should be set by where you can sleep.

This route is mapped in 3 separate pieces

OpenStreetMap does not hold Trent Valley Way as one continuous line, so the stages below run through the pieces in order of length and the joins between them are not walking distance. Treat the stage boundaries as approximate, and check the official route for the sections between them.

Day stages of the Trent Valley Way at roughly 20 km each
StageDistanceCumulativeStarts nearEnds nearFlat-ground time
121 km21 kmSE 8808 2173SE 8293 08094 h 37 min
220.1 km41 kmSE 8293 0809SK 7555 98104 h 25 min
320.2 km61.2 kmSK 7555 9810SK 8084 85724 h 27 min
420.2 km81.4 kmSK 8084 8572SK 8165 72494 h 27 min
520 km101.4 kmSK 8165 7249SK 8007 58834 h 24 min
620.4 km121.8 kmSK 8007 5883SK 7315 49464 h 29 min
720.5 km142.3 kmSK 7315 4946SK 6176 39064 h 31 min
820.2 km162.5 kmSK 6176 3906SK 4854 31154 h 27 min
920.1 km182.6 kmSK 4854 3115SK 3340 27044 h 25 min
1020.2 km202.8 kmSK 3340 2704SK 2263 20934 h 27 min
1120.1 km222.9 kmSK 2263 2093SK 1350 17414 h 25 min
1220.1 km243 kmSK 1350 1741SJ 9950 23074 h 25 min
1320.1 km263.1 kmSJ 9950 2307SJ 8993 35344 h 25 min
1420.1 km283.2 kmSJ 8993 3534SJ 8859 46394 h 25 min
1520.1 km303.3 kmSJ 8859 4639SJ 8949 59274 h 25 min
162.2 km305.5 kmSJ 8949 5927SK 2044 182129 min

Positions are 8-figure (100 m) OS grid references for points on the line, computed from WGS84 coordinates. Flat-ground times are Naismith at 5 km/h with a 6 min/hour rest allowance and no ascent — add the climb in the walking-time calculator before you plan around them.

Conditions on the route

Weather at the route midpoint live

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Forecast for the midpoint of the Trent Valley Way, at MET Norway's own ground level — we hold no elevation profile for this route, so nothing here is altitude-adjusted, and conditions vary considerably end to end on a route this long. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Daylight at the midpoint today

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Computed astronomically for 52.867, -1.353. Set a turnaround with the daylight safety planner.

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Sources for this route

  • Route geometry, name, waymark and operator: OpenStreetMap relation 162862 — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
  • Distance, stages, country crossings, park crossings and summit proximity: computed by OpenFell from that geometry.
  • Boundaries: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0). Summits: Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0).
  • Official route website: www.trentriverstrust.org

OpenStreetMap data is licensed under the Open Database Licence. Our derived trail measurements are published under the same terms — see data sources.