Hutchison Way
Wellington
to Newport
30km/18.5 miles
Signed EASY
West Midlands
A fascinating route linking two historic towns and the base of celebrated hill the Wrekin via Telford new town, combining modern developments with lanes, trackways, woodlands and open spaces created from old industrial sites.
Created by Telford & Wrekin council as a millennium project and named in honour of late former Chief Executive of the council David Hutchison, the original inspiration of the route.
Accessibility
Includes
some surfaced sections but also some muddy and unsurfaced paths. Contact the
council countryside service (see below) for more details.
Public Transport
Stations at Wellington and Telford Central. Regular buses link Newport to the town centre. Buses also serve Wellington and many other parts of the route.
Maps
- Explorer 242
- More about maps
Publications
- The Hutchison Way: a guided walk. Free leaflet from Telford council..
Connecting routes
- Ironbridge Way
- Shropshire Way (via short link)
- Silkin Way
- Way for the Millennium (Staffordshire)
Parks and countryside
- Granville Country Park
- Shropshire Hills AONB
Contacts
- Telford council