Peatlands Way
A 50-mile long-distance path in Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire exploring the Humberhead Peatlands. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SE 682 132
Distance: 50 miles (80 km)
Time: 20–25 hours
Duration: 3–5 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
279 Doncaster, Conisbrough, Maltby and Thorne
280 Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough
291 Goole and Gilberdyke
Summary
The Peatlands Way is a long-distance footpath route designed to link the communities of the Humberhead Peatlands. The walk includes the first permissive paths across the famous Thorne and Hatfield Moors, wildlife sites of national and European importance.
It connects directly with the Trans Pennine Trail at Bramwith and Sykehouse on the New Junction Canal, as well as the Crowle Regeneration Way, Fishlake Heritage Trail, Isle of Axholme Greenway, Thorne Round Walk, and many other trails. From the start at Delves Fishponds, communities and sites of interest visited along the route include Thorne, Moorends, Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve, Crowle, Ealand, Belton, the Isle of Axholme, Epworth, Haxey, Westwoodside, Haxey Turbury Nature Reserve, Epworth Turbury Nature Reserve, Wroot, Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve, Hatfield Woodhouse, Stainforth, Kirk Bramwith, Braithwaite, the New Junction Canal, Fosterhouses, Fishlake, and a final stretch of walking beside the River Don.