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Official route · Sustrans

NCN 45 - Mercian Way

428.9 km 0 m climbing About 4 days 0% off road Road cycling Wessex & the South

The Mercian Way runs through the Cotswolds and the North Wessex Downs on roads throughout.

The terrain is flat, with no measurable climbing along the line. The route is entirely on road.

The figures

Distance428.9 km
Climbing0 m
Off road0 km, about 0% of the route
Riding timeabout 20 hours, roughly 4 days at a moderate pace
RegionWessex & the South
Route fromSustrans

Worth knowing before you go

The route passes through the Cotswolds and North Wessex Downs, so towns and villages are reasonably frequent in those sections. At a moderate pace the line takes around four days.

Put your own dates on this and TourTrax splits it into days at your pace, finds somewhere to sleep at the end of each one, estimates what it will cost and gets you to the start without flying.

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NCN 45 - Mercian Way is an official route from Sustrans (their website).