Monarch's Way

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Monarch's Way
Waymark on a Public Footpath
Waymark on a Public Footpath
Length 615 miles (990 km)
Location Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Sussex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Devon and Dorset, England.
Trailheads Worcester - Shoreham-by-Sea
Use Hiking
Sights Cotswolds, Mendip Hills
Waymark on a Public Bridleway
Waymark on a Public Bridleway

The Monarch's Way is a 615 miles (990 km) [1] long-distance footpath in England that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.

Most of the footpath is waymarked. The waymark shows a picture of the ship The Surprise, the Prince of Wales crown and the Royal Oak tree at Boscobel House.

This route is shown as a series of green diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps and as a series of red diamonds on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps.

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  1. ^ "The Monarch's Way", The Monarch's Way Association, February 2, 2006.