improving the environment, promoting wildlife conservation, encouraging community awareness
in and around Burton-upon-Trent and further afield

Affiliated to BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers)

Our BCV long-distance walk in 2010 was a relatively unknown route called the Samaritans Way (devised by the Bristol Ramblers) which runs from Bristol to Lynton, a distance of 100 miles. The walk took us through a wonderful variety of landscapes including rolling hills, rivers, woodland and moorland, and lots of pretty villages and towns along the way. And of course copious cider stops as most of the route is in Somerset.

Apart from a couple of damp mornings the weather was fine, and it became incredibly warm towards the end of the week when we were on some of the more challenging sections over the Quantock and Brendon hills.


Links

There is a detailed day-by-day account of the walk, plus more pictures, on Shaun's website.

You can see more of Richard's photos by following this link.

There is a Samaritans Way website which includes pictures of the route and also an online version of the guide book. And it even has links to our pictures now! Incidentally, the name of the walk is not because it is suicidal; it means that all proceeds from guide books go to the Samaritans. 

Finally, here is a link to the Bristol Evening Post article at the start of the walk.

Start of walk, Clifton Suspension Bridge

The top of a long ascent