50 years of the Viking Way (1976 – 2026)
Viking Way walking route
The Viking Way is a 149 mile walking route through Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. It opened in 1976 and its name reflects the influence of Norse settlers in the east of Britain.
The route starts on the banks of the Humber. It then passes through rural Lincolnshire, market towns, the city of Lincoln and a series of villages. It follows an ancient trackway before reaching Oakham in Rutland.
You will see the Viking helmet symbol on yellow discs along the route.
Walking the Viking Way is a great way to enjoy the varied and beautiful Lincolnshire landscape.
For maps, routes and insider tips, click the link Viking Way - Visit Lincolnshire
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We'd love to hear from you if you have walked the Viking Way in the past 50 years.
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Your Viking Way at 50 memories
We would love to hear about your time on the Viking Way. You can share memories, stories and photographs from any point since the route opened in 1976.
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Ran the vikings way!
In August 2024 I ran the Vikings way for charity, we planned it over 4 stages and ran 50+km per day to complete it. It was a challenging but amazing 4 days.
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Main & Regular Walk - very lucky!
Me and the hounds are very lucky to have part of the Viking Way on our doorstep, it's beautiful!
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The Lincoln Edge Viking Way Walk
A great way to start the year and the 50th Birthday Year of the Viking Way was a walk from Wellingore to Lincoln on the Viking Way on frosty, crisp morning which made for great views on this section with the yellowstone buildings a lovely feature on this section.
You are often given a display by the Red Arrows on this section as well.
Photos 1, Boothby Graffoe, 2 Navenby Church, 3 The Red Arrows near Coleby, 4 Towards Coleby
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