Heart of England Way
Waymarked Way · West Midlands
2,500
XP
a 6-day route
600 m
300 m
0 m
Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1622 m
Drop
1630 m
Highest
263 m
Lowest
27 m
Walking time
about 35 h 57 min
A 6-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 13% for 420 m midway, comes down 11% for 400 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 11% for 400 m early on, comes down 13% for 420 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
How the 166.3 km splits
Flat
125.1 km
Climbing
18.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.9 km
Descending
20.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.9 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
E2 hiking trail Birmingham
Shares 104.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.5, 2.0…130.74 km
Two Saints Way
Shares 13.8 km of path · meets at km 129.9, 137.4, 138.7…150.59 km
Arden Way
Shares 9.0 km of path · meets at km 18.3, 18.7, 19.4…43.77 km
Monarch's Way
Shares 5.8 km of path · meets at km 26.4, 27.1, 28.1…920.73 km
Diamond Way
Shares 4.8 km of path · meets at km 55.4, 56.7, 58.8…106.71 km
The Tame Way
Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 107.2, 108.7, 108.9…48.89 km
A Coventry Way
Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 83.3, 83.5, 85.1…64.74 km
Rail Trail: Henley-in-Arden Circular
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 18.0, 18.7, 19.48.16 km
ACW Circular Walk 20A (short-cut for C20)
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 85.6, 85.7, 86.0…9.13 km
North Arden Heritage Trail
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 92.3, 92.9, 94.213.8 km