Jurassic Way

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.^[1] It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its 88-mile (142 km) route is in Northamptonshire on the Jurassic limestone ridge in the north of that county.^[2][3]

Jurassic Way
A sign near Welford, Northamptonshire
Length	88 mi (142 km)
Location	Midlands of England, United Kingdom
Trailheads	Banbury, Oxfordshire 52.057°N 1.330°W / 52.057; -1.330 Stamford, Lincolnshire 52.6505°N 0.4809°W / 52.6505; -0.4809
Use	Hiking
Season	All year

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,^[4] and Rockingham Castle.^[5]

It connects with these long-distance footpaths:

• Grand Union Canal Walk,^[6]
• Hereward Way,
• Macmillan Ways,^[7]
• Midshires Way,
• Oxford Canal Walk.^[8]

The ancient trackway on which the Jurassic Way is based likely continued at each end, particularly following the Lincoln Cliff towards the Humber estuary.