| Midshires Way | |
|---|---|
 Trail marker showing the double-acorn emblem of the Midshires Way | |
| Length | 223.8 miles (360.2 km)[1] |
| Location | England |
| Established | 1994 |
| Trailheads | Bledlow Stockport |
| Use | Hiking Cycling Horse riding |
The Midshires Way is a long-distance footpath and bridleway that runs for 230 miles (370 km) from the Chiltern Hills from near Bledlow in Buckinghamshire, through the Midlands counties of Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, to Stockport, Greater Manchester. It also links several other long-distance walking routes or trackways including The Ridgeway, the Pennine Bridleway and the Trans Pennine Trail.[2]
The route was opened in 1994 as a collaboration between numerous Local Authorities and user groups. It is intended as a multi-user trail but there are places where the recommended route for walkers differs from the route for horse riders and cyclists.
- ^ "Midshires Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "The Midshires Way in Leicestershire". Leicestershire County Council. 20 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2018.