Jurassic Way
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The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England.<ref>jurassicway</ref> It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its Template:Convert route is in Northamptonshire on the Jurassic limestone ridge in the north of that county.<ref>Ramblers Association – Information – Path – Jurassic Way Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} ; includes downloadable maps as .pdf</ref>
The trail goes near the Oxford and Grand Union canals, past the Great Central Railway's Catesby Tunnel and viaduct, the River Welland, the 82-arch viaduct at Harringworth,<ref>Jurassic Way walking route in Northamptonshire Template:Webarchive</ref> and Rockingham Castle.<ref>Jurassic Way – LDWA Long Distance Paths</ref>
It connects with these long-distance footpaths:
- Grand Union Canal Walk,<ref>Grand Union Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Hereward Way,
- Macmillan Ways,<ref>Macmillan Way Template:Webarchive</ref>
- Midshires Way,
- Oxford Canal Walk.<ref>Oxford Canal Walk – Paths Routes and Trails – Information – Ramblers' Association Template:Webarchive</ref>
The ancient trackway on which the Jurassic Way is based likely continued at each end, particularly following the Lincoln Cliff towards the Humber estuary.
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