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[[File:Sabrina Way Crossing Nottingham Hill - geograph.org.uk - 79523.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Sabrina Way Crossing Nottingham Hill]]
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The '''Sabrina Way''' is a waymarked long-distance footpath and bridleway running for 203 miles from the [[Pennines]] to the [[River Severn]], and then out to the [[Cotswolds]], running through six counties:

*[[Derbyshire]]
*[[Staffordshire]]
*[[Shropshire]]
*[[Worcestershire]]
*[[Herefordshire]]
*[[Gloucestershire]]

The route is named after the [[River Severn]] along which the middle section runs, from the Latin name of that river.

The trailheads are:

*[[Hartington, Derbyshire|Hartington]] in [[Derbyshire]] and
*[[Great Barrington, Gloucestershire|Great Barrington]] in [[Gloucestershire]]

The route is primarily designed and intended for horses and riders]] and links numerous bridleways between the [[Pennines]], the [[Cotswolds]] and [[The Ridgeway]].

==The route==
The Sabrina Way begins at [[Hartington, Derbyshire|Hartington]] in [[Derbyshire]]'s [[Peak District]] and runs generally south.

In Derbyshire, the route leaves the [[Pennine Bridleway]], passing through the length of [[Staffordshire]] and after crossing through [[Cannock Chase]] it enters [[Shropshire]].  It crosses the Severn at [[Broseley]] and headings south parallel to the river.  It runs through [[Weston Park]] and into the [[Wyre Forest]] in northern [[Worcestershire]], then through that county, west of the [[Malvern Hills]] to skirt into [[Herefordshire]].

The route then turns south-east through Worcestershire to enter [[Gloucestershire]], at [[Tewkesbury]].  It runs south-east through the latter county to Great Barrington, closed to the border with [[Oxfordshire]].

The route does encompass some tarmac road riding but is mainly on bridleways and paths.

==Connecting trails==
The Sabrina Way links with numerous other paths: the Claude Duval Bridleroute, [[Cotswold Way]], Diamond Way (North Cotswold), [[Geopark Way]], [[Gloucestershire Way]], [[Jack Mytton Way]], [[Macmillan Ways]] - Boston to Abbotsbury, Manifold Way, Millennium Way, [[Monarch's Way]], [[Pennine Bridleway]], [[Severn Way]], Staffordshire Moorlands Challenge Walk, [[Staffordshire Way]], Teme Valley Way, Three Rivers Ride, Tissington Trail, [[Two Saints Way]], White Peak Rollercoaster, [[Windrush Way]] and the [[Worcestershire Way]].

==Outside links==
*[http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_id=7033 Sabrina Way] – Long Distance Walking Association
*[http://www.bhsaccess.org.uk/ridemaps/westmidlands/Ridingmap.php?file=Westmidlandskey Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network]
* [http://www.horsemagazine.co.uk/news/New_route_for_National_Bridleroute_Network_article_38560.html Horse Magazine News item]
* [http://www.peakdistrictview.com/?page=place&placeid=1421 The Peak District info on the Sabrina Way]
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3295625/Bridleway-to-heaven.html Daily Telegraph feature on the route from 2003]

[[Category:Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Bridleroutes in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Derbyshire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Shropshire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Herefordshire]]
[[Category:Footpaths in Gloucestershire]]