| Limestone Link | |
|---|---|
Footpath waymark sign for the Limestone Link | |
| Length | 58 km (36 mi) |
| Location | South West England |
| Trailheads | Mendip Hills /Cotswolds |
| Use | Hiking |
| Difficulty | Moderate to strenuous |
| Sights | Mendip Hills |

TheLimestone Link is a 58-kilometre (36 mi)long-distance footpath in England, from theMendip Hills inSomerset toCold Ashton inGloucestershire. It is marked by anammonite waymarker.
The Mendip section starts betweenChurchill andRowberrow, nearDolebury Warren and travels roughly west to east, passing above the villages ofBlagdon andCompton Martin, close to the northern boundary of the MendipArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty; it then passes throughWest Harptree. It passes throughTemple Cloud,Hallatrow andCamerton before turning north throughDunkerton andSouthstoke, south ofBath.
The path then followsCam Brook toMidford and then followsMidford Brook before joining theAvon Walkway at theDundas Aqueduct. It continues north alongside theRiver Avon and theKennet and Avon Canal, pastClaverton and theClaverton Pumping Station toBathampton. Here it crosses theA4 and goes throughBatheaston and then, following a stream, throughNorthend andSt Catherine. The final part of the path goes pastMonkswood reservoir and alongside St Catherines Brook to reach Cold Ashton.
The footpath connects with theMendip Way and theCotswold Way.
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