Celtic Way
A long-distance walk of around 700 miles which travels through the heartlands of Celtic Britain. Starting on the Welsh coast at Strumble Head and finishing at St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall, it visits many prehistoric and cultural sites along the way. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SM 895 412
Distance: 700 miles (1,125 km)
Time: 300–360 hours
Duration: 45–70 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL12 Brecon Beacons / Bannau Brycheiniog: Western Area
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
OL15 Purbeck and South Dorset
OL28 Dartmoor
OL35 North Pembrokeshire / Gogledd Sir Benfro
OL44 Torquay and Dawlish
102 Land’s End, Penzance and St Ives
103 The Lizard, Falmouth and Helston
104 Redruth and St Agnes
105 Falmouth, Mevagissey, Truro and St Mawes
106 Newquay, Padstow, Wadebridge, Port Isaac and St Columb Major
107 St Austell, Liskeard, Fowey, Looe and Lostwithiel
108 Lower Tamar Valley, Plymouth Map, Tavistock and Callington
109 Bodmin Moor, Bodmin, Camelford and Liskeard
112 Launceston, Holsworthy and Roadford Lake
115 Exmouth and Sidmouth
116 Lyme Regis and Bridport
117 Cerne Abbas and Bere Regis
129 Yeovil and Sherborne
130 Salisbury, Stonehenge, Wilton and Market Lavington
141 Cheddar Gorge, Mendip Hills, Wells and Glastonbury
142 Shepton Mallet, Mendip Hills East, Frome and Midsomer Norton
143 Warminster and Trowbridge
151 Cardiff and Bridgend, Caerdydd a Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
152 Newport and Pontypool / Casnewydd a Pont-y-pŵl
154 Bristol West and Portishead
155 Bristol and Bath
156 Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon
157 Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Avebury and Devizes
165 Swansea / Abertawe
166 Rhondda, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly and Pontypridd
167 Thornbury, Dursley and Yate
169 Cirencester, Swindon, Fairford and Cricklade
177 Carmarthen and Kidwelly / Caerfyrddin a Cydweli
185 Newcastle Emlyn / Castell Newydd Emlyn
186 Llandeilo and Brechfa Forest / Fforest Brechfa
Summary
The Celtic Way is a long-distance walk which begins in Pembrokeshire in West Wales, traveling through South Wales and into the West of England. It purposefully links prehistoric sites associated with the era of the Celts and other ancient monuments along the way. The Celtic Way includes visits to Carn Ingli, Pentre Ifan, the Gwal y Filiast burial chamber, Avebury, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Exmoor, and St Michael’s Mount. In all, over 100 sites of importance in Celtic Britain and prehistory are visited.