To celebrate my first day of partial retirement I decided to go for a hike. I choose the route from Stourport to Worcester, along the Severn Way, a total of 14 miles. Initially I planned to go to worcester by train, catch the 0825 bus to Stourport and walk back to Worcester. Checking before setting out i discovered the train was cancelled due to staff shortages. Plan B was to catch the bus to Worcester, but the one that would have got me there in time had already left, So I drove to Worcester and parked at Croft Street. The bus journey to Stourport Tesco was uneventful if sometimes exciting down the narrow country roads. A meal deal was bought for lunch and the hike began at 0930.
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| Stourport Bridge The route started out on the East Bank. Passing through the funfair storage the bank became undulating and muddy making it challenging. The Telford built bridge was crossed at Holt Fleet and the route continued on the West Bank. |
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| Holt Fleet Bridge At this point the Severn Way leaves the river and goes up and over a hill, the only one of the route |
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| First Sight of the Malverns, from Holt, just before lunch A diversion was in force at Hallow as they were building a new bridge across the River. This adde half a mile to the route |
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| Worcester Bridge |
The Journey ended at Worcester Bridge at 1515. I went into town for a well earned coffee!
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| The Route: 14.03 miles |
