Sabrina Way
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:
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 in Derbyshire and
- 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 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.