Nev Cole Way
A 58-mile long-distance walk in Lincolnshire celebrating the life of Nev Cole, one of the region’s most popular ramblers. Following paths walked by Nev and his friends in the Lincolnshire countryside. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SE 870 178
Distance: 58 miles (93 km)
Time: 24–30 hours
Duration: 4–6 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
281 Ancholme Valley
282 Lincolnshire Wolds North, Louth and Market Rasen
284 Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham
291 Goole and Gilberdyke
Summary
The Nev Cole Way is a long-distance walk in the north of Lincolnshire, created as a tribute to one of the region’s most popular ramblers. It was devised by the Wanderlust Rambling Club, which was formed in 1932 by Nev Cole. As the Wanderlust membership attests: “It celebrates his life, the creation of the club, and Nev’s friends in the Ramblers Association groups, but not least, the Wanderlust Rambling Club of Grimsby.”
The route starts at Burton upon Stather, where it includes the beautiful scarp slope of the Jurassic Ridge overlooking the River Trent before joining the River Humber. It then follows the south bank of the Humber through Barton-upon-Humber to North Killingholme Haven, passing through a mixture of wild shoreline and countryside. From East Halton, it takes a more inland route to the outskirts of Grimsby, turning inland along the River Freshney. Finally, it passes through low-lying farmland and moves gently into the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, passing through small Wolds villages to Nettleton.