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There are hundreds of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom designated in publications from public authorities, guidebooks and OS maps.[1] They are mainly used for hiking and walking, but some may also be used, in whole or in part, for mountain biking and horse riding. Most are in rural landscapes, in varying terrain, some passing through National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[2] There is no formal definition of a long-distance path, though the British Long Distance Walkers Association defines one as a route "20 miles [32 km] or more in length and mainly off-road."[1] They usually follow existing rights of way, often over private land, linked and sometimes waymarked to make a named route.[3] Generally, the surface is not specially prepared, with rough ground, uneven surfaces and stiles, which can cause accessibility issues for people with disabilities.[4] Exceptions to this can be converted railways, canal towpaths and some popular fell walking routes where stone-pitching and slabs have been laid to prevent erosion.[5] Many long-distance footpaths are arranged around a particular theme such as one specific range of hills or a historical or geographical connection.[3]

England and Wales: National Trails

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Main article: National Trails

National Trails are a network of long-distance paths in England and Wales (plus a small stretch of the Pennine Way in Scotland[6]) funded by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales and maintained by local authorities under a Trail Partnership.[7] As of January 2023, there are over 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of trails on seventeen routes.[7] The longest trail, the England Coast Path, is not complete though more sections are planned to open over the coming months and years, with a planned completion date of around 2024.[8] The newest trail is the Coast to Coast Walk which will officially open in 2025.[9] There are 83 million visits to the National Trails each year and over 80,000 people complete a trail.[10]

  • Ivinghoe Beacon (the eastern trailhead) seen looking north from the Ridgeway
    Ivinghoe Beacon (the eastern trailhead) seen looking north from the Ridgeway
  • The paved surface of the Pennine Way on Black Hill
    The paved surface of the Pennine Way on Black Hill
Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Cleveland Way 110 177 North Yorkshire, England Helmsley Filey Brigg Runs around the edge of the North York Moors National Park in a horseshoe configuration.
Cotswold Way 102 164 The Cotswolds, Central England Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire Bath, Somerset Runs along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills.
Coast to Coast Walk* 197 317 Cumbria and North Yorkshire, Northern England St Bees, Cumbria Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire Devised by Alfred Wainwright and announced to become a National Trail in 2022.[9]
England Coast Path 2,795 4,500† England N/A N/A Will cover the entire coast of England and will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world.[11]
Glyndŵr's Way 135 217 Powys, mid Wales Knighton Welshpool Runs in an extended loop.
Hadrian's Wall Path 84 135 England: Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, Cumbria Wallsend, Tyne and Wear Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria Runs from the east to west coast along the remains of Hadrian's Wall.
North Downs Way 153 246 South Eastern England Farnham, Surrey Dover, Kent Passes through the areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) of the Surrey Hills and Kent Downs.
Offa's Dyke Path 177 285 Wales–England border Sedbury, Gloucestershire Prestatyn, Denbighshire Follows close to the border near the remnants of Offa's Dyke.
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path‡ 97 156 England in Suffolk and Norfolk Knettishall Heath, Knettishall, Suffolk Cromer, Norfolk The two paths join at Holme-next-the-Sea.
Pembrokeshire Coast Path 186 299 Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales Poppit Sands, near St Dogmaels Amroth Has a total of 35,000 feet (11,000 m) of ascent and descent and lies almost completely within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.[12]
Pennine Bridleway 205 330 Pennines, Northern England Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire Ravenstonedale, Cumbria Runs roughly parallel to the Pennine Way.
Pennine Way 267 430 Pennines, Northern England and Southern Scotland Edale, Derbyshire Kirk Yetholm, Scottish Borders Spans the length of the Pennines, according to the Ramblers, "one of Britain's best known and toughest" trails.[13]
The Ridgeway 87 140 Berkshire Downs, Southern England Overton Hill, near Avebury, Wiltshire Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire Ancient trackway on a chalk ridge described as Britain's oldest road.
South Downs Way 100 161 South Downs in Southern England Winchester, Hampshire Eastbourne, East Sussex Within the South Downs National Park.
South West Coast Path (South West Way) 630 1,014 England: Somerset, Devon, Cornwall & Dorset Minehead, Somerset Poole Harbour, Dorset Originated as a route for the Coastguard to walk from lighthouse to lighthouse patrolling for smugglers.[14]
Thames Path 184 296 Southern England Kemble, Gloucestershire Thames Barrier, Charlton Follows the River Thames from its source to the Thames Barrier in London.
Yorkshire Wolds Way 79 127 Yorkshire, England Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire Filey, North Yorkshire Runs around the Yorkshire Wolds.

* Officially opens in 2025[9]
† When complete in around 2024[8]
‡ Treated as one path by National Trails

Scotland: Great Trails

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Main article: Scotland's Great Trails

Scotland's Great Trails are long-distance "people-powered" trails (predominantly hiking trails but including cycling, horse-riding and canoe routes) in Scotland.[15] NatureScot maintains the official list of Scotland's Great Trails and is the custodian of the brand, but responsibility for creating and maintaining each route lies with each local authority through which a route passes, although Scottish Natural Heritage provides some of the finance and publicity.[16] There are 29 routes, offering 1,900 miles (3,000 km) of trails in total.[16]

Each of the routes is clearly waymarked with a dedicated symbol, and run largely off-road. They range in length from 24 to 214 miles (40 to 340 km), and are intended to be tackled over several days, either as a combination of day trips or as an end-to-end expedition. They are primarily intended for walkers, but may have sections suitable for cyclists and horse-riders.[17] One of the trails, the Great Glen Canoe Trail, is designed for canoeists and kayakers.[18]

Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Annandale Way 55 89 Solway Coast, Dumfries and Galloway Moffat Annan Follows the valley of the River Annan from its source in the Moffat Hills to the sea in the Solway Firth.
Arran Coastal Way 66 106 Isle of Arran N/A N/A Circular route around the coastline of the Isle of Arran.
Ayrshire Coastal Path 100 161 Ayrshire Glenapp, Ballantrae Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire Runs alongside the coast and forms part of the International Appalachian Trail.[19]
Berwickshire Coastal Path 28 45 Scottish Borders and Northern England Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland Coastal path spanning the Anglo-Scottish border.
Borders Abbeys Way 68 109 Scottish Borders N/A N/A Circular route in the Borders passing through the ruins of many abbeys: Kelso – Jedburgh – Hawick – Selkirk – Melrose.
Cateran Trail 64 103 Perth and Kinross and Angus Blairgowrie and Rattray N/A Circular route covering many conditions such as farmland, mountains and forest: Blairgowrie – Kirkmichael – Spittal of Glenshee – Alyth.
Clyde Walkway 40 64 South Lanarkshire Glasgow New Lanark Runs close to the River Clyde for most of its length.
Cowal Way 57 92 Cowal Peninsula, Argyll and Bute Portavadie Inveruglas on Loch Lomond Connects with the West Highland Way.
Cross Borders Drove Road 52 84 Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders Little Vantage, near Edinburgh Hawick One of the newest trails based on existing routes.[20]
Dava Way 24 39 Moray Grantown-on-Spey Forres Follows the route of the former Highland Railway which closed in 1965.[21]
Fife Coastal Path 117 188 Fife Kincardine Newburgh When opened it originally ran from North Queensferry to Tayport, but was later extended.
Formartine and Buchan Way 53 85 Aberdeenshire Dyce, near Aberdeen Fraserburgh and Peterhead Follows the track of the former railway line the Formartine and Buchan Railway which closed in 1970. The path branches into two sections at Maud.[22]
Forth and Clyde Canal Pathway 66 106 Central Belt Bowling, West Dunbartonshire Fountainbridge, Edinburgh Runs between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
Great Glen Canoe Trail 60 97 Scottish Highlands Banavie, near Fort William Clachnaharry, near Inverness Coast-to-coast canoe trail on Caledonian canal and lochs.
Great Glen Way 79 127 Scottish Highlands Fort William Inverness Follows the Great Glen.
Great Trossachs Path 28 45 Trossachs Callander, Stirling Inversnaid on the bank of Loch Lomond In the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
John Muir Way 134 216 Central Belt Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute Dunbar, East Lothian Named in honour of the Scottish conservationist John Muir, who was born in Dunbar in 1838 and became a founder of the United States National Park Service.[23]
Kintyre Way 100 161 Argyll and Bute, Argyllshire Tarbert Machrihanish On the Kintyre peninsula.[24]
Moray Coast Trail 50 80 Moray Forres Cullen Part of the North Sea Trail.
Mull of Galloway Trail 37 60 Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire Mull of Galloway Glenapp, Ballantrae Created and maintained by the Rotary Club of Stranraer.[25]
River Ayr Way 44 71 Southern Scotland Glenbuck, East Ayrshire Ayr, South Ayrshire Mostly follows the River Ayr.
Rob Roy Way 92 148 Perthshire and Stirlingshire Drymen, Stirling Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross Takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century.[26]
Romans and Reivers Route 52 84 Southern Uplands Ae Hawick Mostly follows former Roman roads.
St Cuthbert's Way 62 100 Scottish Borders and Northern England Melrose, Scottish Borders Lindisfarne, Northumberland Named after Cuthbert, a 7th-century saint, a native of the Borders who spent his life in the service of the church.[27]
Southern Upland Way 214 344 Southern Uplands Portpatrick Cockburnspath, Berwickshire Coast-to-coast walk generally from west to east.
Speyside Way 80 129 Northern Scotland Aviemore Buckie, Moray Follows the River Spey through some of Banffshire, Morayshire and Inverness-shire.
Three Lochs Way 34 55 Highland Boundary Fault to the Southern Highlands Balloch, West Dunbartonshire Inveruglas, Argyll and Bute For much of the way it passes through the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
West Highland Way 96 154 Scottish Lowlands to the Scottish Highlands Milngavie, near Glasgow Fort William, Highlands Scotland's first and most popular long-distance walking route.[28]
West Island Way 30 48 Isle of Bute Kilchattan Bay Port Bannatyne The first waymarked long-distance route on a Scottish island.[29]

Other UK long-distance paths

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Those included here meet the definition of a long-distance path as being around 50 km (31 miles) or more, particularly that they will take more than one day's walking to complete. Some shorter paths linking between major walks (e.g. Maelor Way) are also included.

Southern England

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Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
1066 Country Walk 31 50 East Sussex Pevensey Castle near Pevensey Rye Commemorates the year 1066 and the Battle of Hastings.
Avon Valley Path 34 55 Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset Christchurch Salisbury Takes its name from the River Avon and passes through the western edge of the New Forest.
Basingstoke Canal Towpath Trail 33 53 Hampshire and Surrey Penny Bridge, Up Nately, Basingstoke Woodham Follows the path of the 200-year-old Basingstoke Canal.
Blackwater Valley Path 23 37 Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey Rowhill Nature Reserve, Aldershot Swallowfield Follows the path of the Blackwater.
Bournemouth Coast Path 20 32 Dorset and Hampshire Sandbanks Milford on Sea Coastal path connecting the South West Coast Path (via the Sandbanks Ferry) to the Solent Way.
Capital Ring 75 121 London N/A N/A Circular route through inner London, crossing the Thames at Richmond and Woolwich.
Celtic Way 725 1,167 Wales and Southwest England Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire St Michael's Mount, Cornwall Visits more than 100 pre-historic sites including Stonehenge.[30]
Channel to Channel Path 50 80 South West Peninsula Seaton, Devon Watchet, Somerset Connects the English Channel with the Bristol Channel.[31]
Chiltern Way 134 216 Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Oxfordshire Hemel Hempstead railway station N/A Circular route, originally a 125-mile-long (201 km) Millennium Project.[32]
Coleridge Way 51 82 Somerset and Devon Nether Stowey Lynmouth Starts in the Quantock Hills later moving on to the Brendon Hills, within Exmoor National Park.
Dartmoor Way 95 153 Dartmoor N/A N/A In the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon.
Devonshire Heartland Way 43 69 Devon Okehampton Stoke Canon, Exeter West-to-east across Devon, starting in Dartmoor near the Exe Valley.[33]
Downs Link 37 60 Surrey and West Sussex St. Martha's Hill near Guildford Shoreham-by-Sea Heads from the North Downs Way onto the South Downs Way at Steyning.
East Devon Way 38 61 South West England Exmouth, East Devon Lyme Regis, West Dorset Runs inland but links with the South West Coast Path at both ends.
Essex Way 81 130 Essex Epping Harwich Crosses Dedham Vale and Constable country to finish at the Stour estuary.
Exe Valley Way 45 72 Devon and Somerset River Exe estuary Exford in Exmoor National Park Follows the valley of the River Exe from its source to the coast.[34]
Gordano Round 27 43 North Somerset Roath Road, Portishead N/A Figure of eight around the Gordano Valley via Clevedon and Abbots Leigh.
Great Stones Way 36 58 Wiltshire Coate Water Country Park, Swindon Salisbury Cathedral From Barbury Castle to Old Sarum with optional detours to Avebury and Stonehenge.[35]
Greater Ridgeway 362 583 South and Central England Lyme Regis, Dorset on the English Channel Hunstanton on The Wash Follows the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, the Icknield Way Path and the Peddars Way National Trail.
Greensand Way 108 174 Home counties Haslemere, Surrey Hamstreet, Kent Follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills.
Hampshire Millennium Pilgrims Trail 29 47 Hampshire Winchester Portsmouth Part of the historical Pilgrims' Trail, a 155-mile long-distance footpath connecting Winchester Cathedral to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy.[36]
Harcamlow Way 141 227 Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Harlow Cambridge A figure-of-eight from Harlow to Cambridge and back again, hence its portmanteau name.[37]
Hardy Way 220 354 West Country Hardy's Cottage, Higher Bockhampton Stinsford, Dorset Almost circular, the endpoints being a mile apart, and named after the writer Thomas Hardy.[38]
High Weald Landscape Trail 90 145 West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent Horsham Rye Passes through the landscapes of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Isle of Wight Coastal Path 70 113 Isle of Wight Ryde N/A Circular coastal route mainly following public footpaths.
Itchen Way 32 51 Hampshire Hinton Ampner near Alresford Sholing Follows the River Itchen from its source.
Jubilee Trail 88 142 Dorset Forde Abbey Bokerley Dyke Created to celebrate The Ramblers' Association's Diamond Jubilee and passes through many historical sites.[39]
King's Way 45 72 Hampshire Winchester Portchester Created by the Ramblers' Association as a memorial to the late Allan King (who formed many local groups in Hampshire).
Land's End Trail 303 488 South West Peninsula Land's End, Cornwall Avebury, Wiltshire Links Land's End with many of England's central long-distance trails.[40]
Leland Trail 28 45 Somerset King Alfred's Tower, Brewham Ham Hill Named after the antiquary and poet John Leland.[41]
Liberty Trail 28 45 Somerset and Dorset Ham Hill Lyme Regis Based on the route rebels travelled to join the Monmouth Rebellion.[42]
Limestone Link 36 58 South West England Mendip Hills, Somerset Cold Aston, Gloucestershire Connects with the Mendip Way and the Cotswold Way.
London Outer Orbital Path (The LOOP) 150 241 London Erith Rainham Circular route around the edge of Outer London.
Mendip Way 50 80 Somerset Uphill near Weston-super-Mare Frome On the Mendip Hills, giving views over the Somerset Levels.
Monarch's Way 615 990 Southern England Worcester Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex Approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.[43]
New Lipchis Way 40 64 Hampshire and West Sussex Liphook West Wittering Passes through Midhurst and Chichester crossing the Western Weald and South Downs.
Orange Way 350 563 Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Brixham, Devon London Follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London.[44]
Oxford Canal Walk 82 132 Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands Oxford Coventry Follows the towpath of the Oxford Canal.[45]
Oxford Green Belt Way 52 84 Oxfordshire N/A N/A Circular route through the Oxford Green Belt.
Oxfordshire Way 62 100 Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire Bourton-on-the-Water Henley-on-Thames Passes from the Cotswolds to the Chiltern Hills.
Pilgrims' Way 120 193 South Eastern England Winchester Shrine of Thomas Becket, Canterbury Historical route taken by pilgrims to and from the shrine of Thomas Becket. An ancient trail of which perhaps two-thirds is still identifiable, much of it now incorporated into the North Downs Way National Trail.[46]
Quantock Greenway 37 60 Somerset N/A N/A A figure-of-eight centred on Triscombe in the Quantock Hills.
River Parrett Trail 50 80 Dorset & Somerset Chedington Bridgwater Bay, Bristol Channel Follows the River Parrett to the coast.
Royal Military Canal Path 27 43 Kent and East Sussex Seabrook Pett Level Follows the Royal Military Canal and touches the northern edge of Romney Marsh.
Samaritans Way South West 103 166 South West England Clifton Suspension Bridge Lynmouth Opened by the Ramblers and the Samaritans in part to help local farmers. Only the section from Bristol to Goathurst is waymarked.[47]
Sarum Way 32 51 Wiltshire N/A N/A Circular route around the city of Salisbury, only partly waymarked.
Saxon Shore Way 163 262 South East England Gravesend, Kent Hastings, East Sussex, Traces the shoreline as it was in Roman times and visits many historical sites of the period.[48]
Serpent Trail 64 103 Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex Haslemere Petersfield Designed to join up many of the heathland areas in the western Weald.
Shipwrights Way 50 80 Hampshire Alice Holt Forest Portsmouth Traces the route that might have been taken by timber from forest to shipyards for the construction of warships.[49]
Solent Way 60 97 Hampshire Milford on Sea Emsworth Follows the coast of the Solent.
Stour Valley Walk 52 84 Kent Pegwell Bay Lenham Follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source to its estuary.
Stour Valley Way 64 103 Dorset and Wiltshire Stourton with Gasper Hengistbury Head Follows the River Stour as it winds through the Dorset countryside.
St. Swithun's Way 34 55 Hampshire and Surrey Winchester Cathedral Farnham Named after Swithun, a 9th-century Bishop of Winchester, and roughly follows a short stretch of the Pilgrims' Way.
Sussex Border Path 138 222 West & East Sussex Thorney Island Rye Follows the Sussex border with Hampshire, Surrey and Kent.
Sussex Ouse Valley Way 42 68 West & East Sussex Lower Beeding Seaford Follows the River Ouse from its source to the English Channel.
Tamara Coast to Coast Way 87 140 Cornwall Cremyll Morwenstow Mostly follows the River Tamar and the boundary between Cornwall and Devon.
Tarka Trail 180 290 Devon Barnstaple N/A Two separate circular routes based on the fictional route taken by Tarka the Otter in the book of the same name.
Test Way 49 79 Berkshire and Hampshire Walbury Hill Totton and Eling Passes through the towns of Romsey and Totton and starts in the Test Valley.
Thames Down Link 15 24 London and Surrey Kingston Bridge Box Hill Station Links the Thames Path and the North Downs Way.
Thames Estuary Path 29 47 Essex Tilbury Town Leigh-on-Sea Along the northern side of the estuary of the River Thames
Three Castles Path 60 97 Hampshire and Berkshire Winchester Castle Windsor Castle As well as Winchester Castle and Windsor Castle, passes through Odiham Castle; unwaymarked.
Two Moors Way 102 164 Devon & Somerset Ivybridge, Dartmoor National Park Lynmouth, North Devon Coast Across Dartmoor over exposed moorland.
Vanguard Way 66 106 Surrey, Kent and East Sussex East Croydon Newhaven Connects Central London with the Wandle Trail along the River Wandle from Croydon.
Wayfarers Walk 70 113 Berkshire and Hampshire Walbury Hill Emsworth Approximates an ancient route that might have been used by drovers taking cattle to market.
Wealdway 83 134 Kent and East Sussex Gravesend Eastbourne Connects the Thames Estuary with the English Channel and also traverses the Ashdown Forest.
Wessex Ridgeway 136 219 Wiltshire and Dorset Marlborough Lyme Regis One of the four long-distance footpaths referred to as the Greater Ridgeway.
West Deane Way 45 72 Taunton Deane area of Somerset Taunton N/A Circular walk in the Vale of Taunton Deane.
West Devon Way 36 58 Devon Okehampton Radford Castle, Hooe Lake, Plymouth Links with the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and the Two Castles Trail to form the 'West Devon Triangle', a 90-mile circuit.[50]
Wey South Path 32 51 Surrey and West Sussex Guildford Houghton Bridge Follows the banks of the River Wey and the Wey and Arun Canal.

Midlands and East Anglia

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Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Angles Way 92 148 Norfolk and Suffolk Great Yarmouth Barnhamcross Common, Thetford Largely follows the county border; originally 15 miles shorter and ending in Knettishall Heath.
Bishop Bennet Way 34 55 Southwest Cheshire Beeston Wirswall Named after William Bennet who carried out detailed surveys of Roman roads in the area.
Boudica's Way 36 58 East Anglia Diss railway station, Diss Norwich railway station, Norwich Parallel to the old Roman Pye Road, now the A140 road.
Centenary Way 99 159 Warwickshire Kingsbury Water Park Lower Quinton Devised to celebrate 100 years of Warwickshire County Council.[51]
Cheshire Ring 97 156 Cheshire and Greater Manchester N/A N/A Circular walk alongside six canals, via Dukinfield and Marple.
Coventry Way 40 64 Coventry Meriden, West Midlands N/A Circular route around the city of Coventry in West Midlands and Warwickshire.
Dane Valley Way 48 77 Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire Buxton, Derbyshire Northwich, Cheshire Along or near the course of the River Dane, past its source at Dane Head in Derbyshire and down to its end at its confluence with the River Weaver in Cheshire
D'Arcy Dalton Way 66 106 Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire Wormleighton Reservoir, Warwickshire Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow Links four long-distance footpaths: Oxford Canal Walk, Thames Path, The Ridgeway and Oxfordshire Way. Follows the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.[52]
Derwent Valley Heritage Way 55 89 Derbyshire Ladybower Reservoir, north of Bamford Shardlow Runs around the Derbyshire Dales through Chatsworth, Derbyshire and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
Fen Rivers Way 50 80 Eastern England Cambridge King's Lynn, Norfolk Runs alongside the River Cam and on to the River Great Ouse.
Geopark Way 109 175 West Midlands and South West England Bridgnorth Castle Gloucester Cathedral Links a series of geologically and historically important sites.[53]
Gloucestershire Way 100 161 Gloucestershire Tutshill Tewkesbury Routes through the Forest of Dean, Cotswolds and the Severn Plain.
Gritstone Trail 35 56 Cheshire East and Staffordshire Disley railway station, Disley Mow Cop, Kidsgrove Mostly through the western section of the Peak District National Park.
Heart of England Way 100 161 Midlands Milford, Staffordshire Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire Links the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; officially recognised by the four councils it passes through.[54]
Herefordshire Trail 154 248 Herefordshire Ledbury, Herefordshire N/A Circular route linking the market towns of Leominster, Bromyard, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Kington. Waymarks planned but not yet in place.
Hereward Way 110 177 East Anglia Oakham East Harling Through Thetford Forest linking the Viking Way and the Peddars Way long-distance footpaths. The Stamford to Peterborough section is not fully waymarked, but walkers travelling between those two places can follow the waymarked Torpel Way.
Hertfordshire Way 194 312 Hertfordshire N/A N/A Circular walk in open countryside, although some parts are within 20 miles of London. Passes through the county town of Hertford and the towns of Royston and Bishop's Stortford.
Icknield Way Path 110 177 Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk Ivinghoe Beacon Knettishall Heath Prehistoric pathways passing through many sites of archaeological remains.[55]
Jack Mytton Way 93 150 Shropshire Bridgnorth Much Wenlock Runs through the Shropshire Hills and the Clee Hills including parts of Wenlock Edge.
Jurassic Way 88 142 The Midlands Banbury, Oxfordshire Stamford, Lincolnshire Mostly follows a Jurassic limestone ridge, from where its name derives.[56]
Lea Valley Walk 50 80 South East England Leagrave, Bedfordshire Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, East London Follows the River Lea from its source and along the Lee Navigation to the East India Docks in London.
Limestone Way 50 80 Derbyshire, Staffordshire Castleton Rocester Through the limestone Derbyshire Dales finishing in Dove Valley.
Leicestershire Round 102 164 Leicestershire, Rutland Bradgate Park Circular Encircles Leicester, including Foxton Locks, Bosworth Battlefield and Burrough Hill.[57][58]
Limey Way 40 64 Derbyshire Castleton Dovedale In the White Peak area in limestone countryside visiting twenty dales.
Maelor Way 24 39 Shropshire, Cheshire and into Wrexham, Wales Grindley Brook Bronygarth Links six long-distance footpaths, the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail, while travelling through meadows and woodland.[59]
Mercian Way 230 370 The Midlands and Northern England Salisbury Chester Part of National Cycle Route 4, but also well used by walkers.
Midshires Way 230 370 South-East England, the Midlands and Northern England Chiltern Hills near Bledlow, Buckinghamshire Stockport, Greater Manchester Footpath and bridleway linking the Ridgeway with the Pennine Way across Middle England.
Mortimer Trail 30 48 Shropshire and Herefordshire Ludlow Kington Runs through the Welsh Marches on the English side of the Anglo-Welsh border and named after the Mortimer family of ruling Marcher Lords.[60]
Nar Valley Way 34 55 Norfolk King's Lynn Gressenhall Through the watershed of the River Nar.[61]
Nene Way 110 177 Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire Badby Lincolnshire Follows the course of the River Nene.
New River Path 28 45 Hertfordshire and North London New Gauge, Hertford New River Head, Islington Follows the course of the New River aqueduct.
North Worcestershire Path 35 56 Worcestershire Kinver Major's Green Links four country parks in the north-east area of the historic county.
Ouse Valley Way 150 241 The Midlands and the East of England Syresham, Northamptonshire The Wash Follows the River Great Ouse from its source to the sea.
Pathfinder March 46 74 Cambridgeshire N/A N/A Annual circular route around former RAF Pathfinder airfields in Cambridgeshire, held on the Saturday closest to Midsummers Day.
Peak District Boundary Walk 190 306 Derbyshire, Cheshire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire Buxton Market Place Buxton Market Place A circular walking trail, broadly following the boundary of the Peak District national park. The route was developed by the Friends of the Peak District (a branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England).
Robin Hood Way 104 167 The Midlands Nottingham Castle Edwinstowe, Sherwood Forest Commemorates the folklore of Robin Hood.
Sabrina Way 203 327 The Midlands and Central England Hartington, Derbyshire Great Barrington, Gloucestershire Bridleway providing a link between the Ridgeway and the Pennine Bridleway.
Saffron Trail 70 113 Essex Southend-on-Sea Saffron Walden Traverses the county from the south-east to the north-west.[62][63]
Sandlings Walk 60 97 Suffolk Ipswich Southwold Has eleven sculptures along the route and passes through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[64]
Sandstone Trail 32 51 Cheshire and Shropshire Frodsham Whitchurch Mostly follows the Mid Cheshire Ridge but in places, also passes through the Cheshire Plain.
Severn Way 210 338 Mid Wales and Western England Plynlimon, the Cambrian Mountains Bristol Follows the course of the River Severn from its source to the Severn Estuary.
Shakespeare's Way 146 235 Southern England Stratford-Upon-Avon Globe Theatre on the South Bank, London Replicates the route William Shakespeare would take from his home and playhouse.
Sheffield Country Walk 53 85 City of Sheffield Eckington N/A Circular walk around the city boundary.[65][66]
Shropshire Way 202 325 Shropshire Shrewsbury Whitchurch Re-waymarked in 2017 to 2019, the Main Route South (122 miles) and Main Route North (70 miles) are circulars from Shrewsbury, with a further 10-mile northern spur to Whitchurch.[67]
South Cheshire Way 32 51 Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire Grindley Brook Mow Cop Connects with several other long-distance paths, including the Maelor Way, the Staffordshire Way and the Sandstone and Gritstone Trails.
Staffordshire Way 92 148 Staffordshire Mow Cop Kinver Edge Opened in three stages by Staffordshire County Council between 1977 and 1983.[68]
Stour Valley Path 60 97 East Anglia Newmarket Cattawade, Manningtree Follows the catchment area of the River Stour and the majority of the route forms part of European Path E2.
St Edmund Way 79 127 Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk Manningtree Brandon Follows Stour Valley Path; not waymarked but on OS mapping.[69]
St. Kenelm's Trail 95 153 Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Clent Hills Winchcombe Originally devised by John Price, linking the two places most commonly associated with the legend of St Kenelm.
St Peter's Way 45 72 Essex Chipping Ongar Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea Runs across the agricultural land of Essex passing Hanningfield Reservoir and the inlets of the Blackwater Estuary going on to reach the coast.[70]
Suffolk Coast Path 50 80 Suffolk Felixstowe Lowestoft Follows the Heritage coast.
Swan's Way 65 105 Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Salcey Forest, Milton Keynes Goring-on-Thames Bridleway forming the Buckinghamshire section of the Midshires Way.
Tas Valley Way 25 40 Norfolk Cringleford Attleborough Follows the course of the River Tas to the source near New Buckenham.[71]
Telford T50 50 80 Telford Telford Town Park n/a A waymarked 50-mile route created in 2018 to celebrate Telford's 50th birthday. Many rural sections.[72]
Three Forests Way 60 97 Essex and Hertfordshire Harlow N/A Circular route through Epping, Hainault and Hatfield forests on the borders of Essex and Greater London.[73]
Three Shires Way 49 79 East Anglia Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire Tathall End, Milton Keynes Bridleway through rural landscape and ancient woodland. It originally ended in Salcey Forest but the Grafham Water Circular Ride, of 12.4 miles around the reservoir, has now been added to the route.[74]
Trent Valley Way 116 187 Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire Trent Lock Alkborough Follows the River Trent; originally created in 1998.
Viking Way 147 237 Lincolnshire and Rutland Barton-upon-Humber Oakham Links other major routes including the Macmillan Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way; most is designated as part of the European E2 footpath.
Way for the Millennium 41 66 Staffordshire Newport, Shropshire Burton upon Trent East–west route across Staffordshire, designed for easy walking.
Weavers Way 61 98 Norfolk Cromer Great Yarmouth Can be combined with the Peddars Way to make a circuit around Norfolk; links with the North Norfolk Coastal Path and the Angles Way.[75]
Wherryman's Way 35 56 Norfolk Norwich Great Yarmouth Follows the River Yare for the most part.
Wild Edric's Way 49 79 Shropshire Church Stretton Ludlow Shares much of its route with the Shropshire Way.
Worcestershire Way 31 50 Worcestershire Bewdley Malvern When created it was partly into Herefordshire, being 48 miles long (77 km).
Wychavon Way 40 64 Worcestershire and Gloucestershire Droitwich Spa Winchcombe Originally opened in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.[76]
Wychwood Way 37 60 Oxfordshire Market Street, Woodstock N/A Circular walk around the heart of the ancient royal forest of Wychwood.
Wysis Way 55 89 Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire Monmouth Kemble station Runs from the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at Monmouth to the Thames Path National Trail at Kemble.

Northern England

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Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Abbeys Amble 104 167 North Yorkshire Ripon N/A Circular route linking three abbeys: Fountains Abbey, Bolton Abbey and Jervaulx Abbey.
Abbott's Hike 107 172 Cumbria, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Ilkley Pooley Bridge Classed as a challenging walk on upland and moorland.
Ainsty Bounds Walk 44 71 North & West Yorkshire Tadcaster N/A Circular route following the boundaries of the ancient wapentake of The Ainsty.
Brontë Way 43 69 West Yorkshire and Lancashire Birstall Padiham Links places that have strong associations with the writings of the Brontë family.
Bullock Smithy Hike 56 90 Central England, Northern England and the Peak District Hazel Grove, Greater Manchester N/A Circular challenge walk with over 7,000 feet (2,100 m) of accent.[77]
Bullock Smithy Hike 40 64 Lancashire N/A N/A Circular route around Burnley, covering a range of terrain from canal towpaths to open moorland.
Calderdale Way 50 80 Calderdale, West Yorkshire Greetland N/A Ccircular route devised in the 1970s.
Centenary Way 83 134 Yorkshire York Filey Brigg Runs across the Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Wolds via Castle Howard and Wharram Percy.
Cistercian Way 24 39 Cumbria Grange-over-Sands Roa Island Partially waymarked, no longer recognised by Ordnance Survey or the Cumbria County Council.[78]
Coast to Coast Walk 192 309 Cumbria and North Yorkshire St. Bees Robin Hood's Bay Passes through three national parks: the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
Cumbria Coastal Way 185 298 Northern England and the Scottish Borders Silverdale, Lancashire Gretna Green, Dumfries and Galloway Coastal walk established by Cumbria council in the late 1980s.[79]
Cumbria Way 70 113 Cumbria Ulverston Carlisle Passes through Coniston and Keswick.
Dales High Way 90 145 Yorkshire and Cumbria Saltaire Appleby-in-Westmorland Runs roughly parallel to the Settle–Carlisle Railway.
Dales Way 80 129 Yorkshire and Cumbria Bowness-on-Windermere Ilkley Extensions to Leeds, Shipley and Harrogate.
Ebor Way 70 113 Yorkshire Ilkley Helmsley Connects to the Dales Way to the Cleveland Way running through the low-lying vale of York.
Esk Valley Walk 35 56 North Yorkshire Castleton Whitby Loops around the North York Moors and then follows the River Esk to the North Sea.
GM Ringway 186 299 Greater Manchester N/A N/A Circular route around the city-region.
Herriot Way 52 84 Wensleydale and Swaledale, North Yorkshire N/A N/A Circular route through Yorkshire Dales of Wensleydale and Swaledale.[80]
Howardian Way 30 48 North Yorkshire Coxwold Kirkham Priory Travels through the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[81]
Hyndburn Clog 53 85 Lancashire Stanhill N/A Circular route around Hyndburn.[82]
Irwell Sculpture Trail 30 48 Greater Manchester, Lancashire Salford Quays Bacup, Rossendale The largest public art scheme in England, its route follows the River Irwell.[83]
Isaac's Tea Trail 36 58 Northumberland Isaac's Well, Allendale Ninebanks Circular route passing through Nenthead and Alston in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[84]
Kirklees Way 72 116 Kirklees, West Yorkshire N/A N/A Circular route including the upper Colne Valley, Spen Valley and Holme Valley.
Lady Anne's Way 100 161 Cumbria, North Yorkshire Skipton Penrith Travels through the Yorkshire Dales and the Upper Eden Valley linking the castles of Lady Anne Clifford.[85]
Lake to Lake Walk 166 267 Cumbria, Northumberland Windermere Kielder Water Links England's largest natural lake and largest man-made lake.[86]
Lancashire Coastal Way 66 106 Lancashire Silverdale Freckleton Follows the coast of the county of Lancashire; length quoted as 137 miles by Lancashire County Council.[87]
Leeds Country Way 62 100 Leeds metropolitan district, West Yorkshire N/A N/A Circular route around Leeds.
Lyke Wake Walk 40 64 North York Moors, north-east Yorkshire Scarth Wood Moor, Osmotherley Ravenscar Challenge walk with its own associated Lyke Wake Clubs.
Miller's Way 51 82 Cumbria Kendal Carlisle Celebrates 175 years of Carr's by memorialising the journey of destiny taken by founder JD Carr in 1831.
Nidderdale Way 52 84 Nidderdale, North Yorkshire Ripley Pateley Bridge Long-established circular route near the source of the River Nidd.[88]
Northumberland Coast Path 63 101 Northumberland Cresswell Berwick-upon-Tweed Coastal route, part of the North Sea Trail.[89]
Oldham Way 40 64 Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester Dove Stone Reservoir N/A Circular route across Pennine moorland linking both ends of Standedge Tunnel.[90]
Peatlands Way 50 80 South Yorkshire Thorne N/A Circular route across Thorne and Hatfield Moors in the Humberhead Levels.[91][92]
Pendle Way 45 72 Lancashire Barley N/A Circular route in the Southern Pennines incorporating Pendle Hill.[93]
Pennine Journey 247 398 County Durham Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire Settle N/A Circular route running anti-clockwise up to Hadrian's Wall and back to Settle.[94]
Reiver's Way 150 241 Northumberland Corbridge Alnmouth Through the Northumberland National Park and the Cheviot Hills.[95]
Ribble Way 72 116 Lancashire and Yorkshire Longton Ribblehead Runs between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park following the course of the River Ribble.
Rochdale Way 45 72 Rochdale, Greater Manchester Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre, Littleborough N/A Circular route around the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale.
Rossendale Way 45 72 Lancashire Sharneyford N/A Circular high-level route, mostly over 1000 ft, around the Rossendale Valley.[96]
Six Dales Trail 38 61 North and West Yorkshire Jubilee Tower, Otley Market Cross, Middleham Takes its name from the six Yorkshire Dales it traverses: Wharfedale, Washburndale, Nidderdale, Colsterdale, Coverdale and Wensleydale.[97]
St Bega's Way 36 58 Cumbria St Bees Priory St Bega's, Bassenthwaite Links the Norman priory church of St Mary and St Bega at St Bees, through the Lake District.[98]
St. Cuthbert's Way 62 100 Scottish Borders and Northumberland Melrose Lindisfarne Links Melrose Abbey, where Cuthbert began his religious life, with his burial place on Holy Island.
St Oswald's Way 97 156 Northumberland Lindisfarne Heavenfield Links places associated with St. Oswald, the king of Northumbria in the early 7th century.
Stanza Stones Trail 45 72 West Yorkshire Marsden Ilkley Links six stones engraved with poems by Simon Armitage[99]
Tabular Hills Walk 48 77 North Yorkshire Helmsley Scarborough Links the Cleveland Way between Helmsley and Scarborough at the southern border of the North York Moors[100]
Teesdale Way 100 161 Cumbria and North Yorkshire Dufton Warrenby Follows the River Tees as it passes Cumbrian moorlands to Teesside and the coast.
Trans Pennine Trail 350 563 Lancashire, Greater Manchester, East Yorkshire and Derbyshire Southport Hornsea Runs coast to coast across northern England, forming part of European walking route E8.
Weardale Way 73 117 County Durham, Tyne and Wear Sunderland Wearhead Follows the River Wear from the sea to the east Pennines.
Welcome Way 36 58 West Yorkshire NA NA Circular walking linking four Walkers are Welcome towns: Otley, Burley in Wharfedale, Baildon and Bingley.
White Rose Walk 35 56 North Yorkshire Kilburn White Horse Roseberry Topping Takes in the highest peaks in the area such as Carlton Moor, Sutton Bank and Urra Moor.
The White Rose Way 104 167 Yorkshire Leeds Scarborough Runs from Leeds to the Yorkshire Coast.
Wilberforce Way 60 97 Yorkshire Kingston-upon-Hull York Waymarked route marking the bicentenary of the abolition of the British Transatlantic slave trade in the 1807 Act of Parliament introduced by Hull-born William Wilberforce.
Windermere Way 45 72 Cumbria Bowness-on-Windermere N/A Circular route around Windermere in the Lake District.
Witton Weavers Way 33 53 Lancashire Witton Park N/A Circular route around the West Pennine Moors, Blackburn and Darwen.
Yorkshire Heritage Way 42 68 West and North Yorkshire Bradford Ripon Includes World Heritage Sites of Saltaire and Fountains Abbey[101]
Yorkshire Water Way 104 167 North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire Kettlewell Langsett Reservoir Walk connecting over 25 reservoirs maintained by Yorkshire Water[102]

Wales

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  • Pembrokeshire Coast
    Pembrokeshire Coast
  • Wye Valley Walk
    Wye Valley Walk
  • Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
    Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail
Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Beacons Way 100 161 Brecon Beacons Abergavenny Llangadog An east–west route through the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park
Cambrian Way 273 439 Cardiff Conwy An unwaymarked high level route
Cistercian Way 650 1,046 Circumnavigates Wales via its Cistercian Abbeys
Clwydian Way 151 243 Clwyd Prestatyn Circular route via Llangollen, Corwen and Denbigh
Dyfi Valley Way 107 172 West Wales Aberdyfi Ynyslas
Heart of Wales Line Trail 142 229 South Wales Craven Arms Llanelli Connects stations of the Heart of Wales Line
Landsker Borderlands Trail 60 97 Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire Centred on Whitland
Marches Way 200 322 Welsh Marches Chester Cardiff
Maelor Way 24 39 Wrexham Bronygarth Grindley Brook Links Offa's Dyke Path, Shropshire Way, Sandstone Trail, Llangollen Canal, South Cheshire Way, and the Marches Way
Monmouthshire Way 116 187 Monmouthshire Circular route
Monnow Valley Walk 40 64 South Wales Monmouth Hay-on-Wye Follows the River Monnow
North Wales Path 60 97 North Wales Bangor Prestatyn
North Wales Pilgrims Way 133 214 North Wales Holywell Bardsey Island
O Fon i Fynwy 364 586 Holyhead Chepstow
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk 28 45 South Wales Rhymney Circular walk around the Caerphilly basin
Saint Illtyd's Walk 64 103 Carmarthenshire Pembrey Country Park Margam Abbey
Severn Way 210 338 Mid Wales and Western England Plynlimon, the Cambrian Mountains Bristol Upper Section lies in Wales.
Snowdonia Slate Trail 83 134 Snowdonia Bangor Circular Waymarked route through the slate areas of Snowdonia National Park[103]
Taff Trail 68 109 South Wales Brecon Cardiff
Usk Valley Walk 48 77 South Wales Caerleon Brecon
Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail 69 111 Vale of Glamorgan St Fagans Peterston-super-Ely
Wales Coast Path 870 1,400 Chepstow Queensferry Follows the whole of the coastline of Wales. Includes Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail and the following sections:
Anglesey Coastal Path 124 200 Anglesey St Cybi's Church Circular
Llŷn Coastal Path 93 150 Gwynedd Caernarfon Porthmadog Also known as The Pilgrim Trail
Ceredigion Coast Path 63 101 Ceredigion Ynyslas Cardigan Still being developed, so not all waymarked
Wye Valley Walk 135 217 Chepstow Plynlimon Passes through England and Wales

Scotland

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See also: Long-distance footpaths in Scotland
  • Cape Wrath Trail, runs around 300 km (186 mi) from Fort William to Cape Wrath; as the route is unwaymarked, different guides to it suggest slightly different routes.
  • Central Scottish Way, 251 km (156 mi) from Milngavie to Byrness (just over the border in Northumberland, England)
  • Coast to Coast, 205 km (128 mi), Oban to St Andrews[104] 128 miles, ISBN 978-0-9526900-8-5
  • Edinburgh the walk, follows paths, green spaces, roads and cycleways through Edinburgh for 69 km starting at Edinburgh Castle and finishing at Holyrood Palace.[105][106]
  • John o' Groats Trail, 231 km (145 mi) from Inverness to John o' Groats
  • Sir Walter Scott Way from Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway to Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders
  • The East Highland Way, runs from Fort William to Aviemore

Northern Ireland

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The Macmillan Ways

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See also: Macmillan Ways

The Macmillan Ways are a set of paths that promotes and raises money for the Macmillan Cancer Relief charity.

Name Length Region Endpoint one Endpoint two Description
mi km
Macmillan Way 290 467 Southern England Abbotsbury in Dorset Boston, Lincolnshire For the first 30 miles it crosses open fen then it follows the oolitic limestone belt. It is the longest of the Macmillan Ways.
Macmillan Way West 102 164 Somerset and Devon Castle Cary Barnstaple Follows the River Cary and then onto the Quantock Hills and to Exmoor.
Cross Britain Way 280 451 England and Wales Boston, Lincolnshire Barmouth, Gwynedd The terrain varies from the flat land of The Fens to the Welsh Berwyn Mountains.
Macmillan Abbotsbury Langport Link 40 64 South West England Abbotsbury Langport Allows walkers to go 126 miles (203 km) coast-to-coast from Abbotsbury to Barnstaple, using the Macmillan Way West.
Macmillan Cross Cotswold Pathway 36 58 Cotswolds Banbury Cross Bath, Somerset Provides links from much of Oxfordshire to the Macmillan Way.[107]
Cotswold Link 21 34 Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Chipping Campden Banbury Cross Links to the Cotswold Way National Trail.[108]

European walking routes

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Several European walking routes pass through the United Kingdom. They all use sections of UK long-distance paths.

See also

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References

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