The Viking Way
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Distance
- 150 ml
- Ascent
- 6029 ft
Horncastle LN9 5HP
The Viking Way is a 147-mile long-distance walking route that stretches from the Humber Bridge to Rutland, passing through the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the historic city of Lincoln.
Named the Viking Way because the area it crosses was occupied by Norse invaders in the 9th century, which gave the region the name Danelaw, there have been many interesting remains discovered in the area. Even today you can still see the Norse influence in the names of the villages and towns, those ending with 'by' meaning 'village and 'thorp' meaning 'hamlet'.
The terrain is mainly flat and even and is predominantly on quiet country lanes, wide tracks and footpaths going around and through fields.