Section 4 of 4, A Coventry Way
Fillongley to Burton Green
8.5 miles (13.7 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SP 289 863. Finish: SP 261 765. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 130 m of climbing and 153 m of descent; highest point 168 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Fillongley.
- Bus stops
- Wood End Lane, 50 m from the start. Directions SP 289 864Hobgoblin Lane, 420 m from the start. Directions SP 286 866Saracens Head, 510 m from the start. Directions SP 293 860
Getting back
The section finishes at Burton Green. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Waste Lane / Bridge, 320 m from the finish. Directions SP 259 767Waste Lane / Nailcote Lane, 350 m from the finish. Directions SP 261 769
Planning the A Coventry Way
- Planning the whole trail: acoventryway.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 41%, paved or flagged 33%, grass 7%, earth, rock and mud 6%.
About 34% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 9 stiles, 32 kissing gates, 7 gates, 4 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 26 m in a kilometre (1 in 38), starting 4.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Red Lion, Corley Moor: 1.2 miles in. Seats outside.Queens Head, Meriden: 4.3 miles in.Bull & Butcher, Corley Moor: 1.1 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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