Royal Leamington Spa — Rugby
Royrug three
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By mtormey on 16 Oct 2022
Description
Nearly identical to Royrug 2, save for an alternate route between Hunningham and Frankton, the central three-ish miles of the route. Walking from Leamington Spa to Rugby, this route stays up on a ridge out of Frankton, giving fantastic views of the surrounding areas
Nearly identical to Royrug 2, save for an alternate route between Hunningham and Frankton, the central three-ish miles of the route. Walking from Leamington Spa to Rugby, this route stays up on a ridge out of Frankton, giving fantastic views of the surrounding areas
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Royal Leamington Spa
Grid Ref
SP3175065230
Lat / Lon
52.28431° / -1.53598°
Easting / Northing
431,750E / 265,230N
What3Words
asleep.search.copper
Rugby
Grid Ref
SP5032675249
Lat / Lon
52.37300° / -1.26219°
Easting / Northing
450,326E / 275,249N
What3Words
myself.calls.stocks
| Royal Leamington Spa | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP3175065230 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.28431° / -1.53598° |
| Easting / Northing | 431,750E / 265,230N |
| What3Words | asleep.search.copper |
| Rugby | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP5032675249 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.37300° / -1.26219° |
| Easting / Northing | 450,326E / 275,249N |
| What3Words | myself.calls.stocks |
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review
Mtormey
17 Oct 2022I walked this route from Rugby to Leamington Spa. I found it to be the rare countryside walk that was 100% passable! It's hard to know about when crops are grown in some of the fields, of course, and there were a few fields where we just had to cross following the line on the map, but it was overall a well maintained and waymarked route. Overall, a 5 star route if I've ever seen one! An epic adventure I'd highly recommend.
Starting from Rugby, the route makes excellent use of quiet footpaths avoiding roads. The stretch along Dunchurch Road is a bit less pleasant, but the pavement is generous and it's overall quick going. Cock Robin Wood is gorgeous. The stretch through Bilton Grange School, similarly, is perfectly pleasant and lovely.
This route is especially great because it's the perfect mix between settlement and countryside. The longest stretch between villages is Frankton to Hunningham, only a bit more than three miles. It keeps things interesting the whole way. It's very nice.
This route deviates from Royrug two in Frankton, sticking atop a ridge line with just fantastic views of the surroundings. It was absolutely a high point of the walk (literally!). There's a pavement along Oxford Road (the A423), and the rest of the stretch to where the route meets back up with Royrug two in Hunningham is extremely pleasant and easy to follow.
The pub in Hunningham is very nice, a perfect stop on the way.
We walked on a Saturday. The stretch south of Hunningham, you'll encounter HS2 works. When we walked, no one was working, and the footpath was perfectly maintained. Another reviewer on Royrug said someone let him through when he walked during the week. It would seem to me that they're specifically maintaining footpath access here, which is much appreciated.
The stretch beyond Offchurch is lovely, a really cool mix of field and forest. Finally, the parkland approach into Leamington Spa gets you all the way into town before you realise!
This route is epic. It's a true adventure, and it's interesting and engaging the whole way. Full marks!.
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