Long Distance Paths

There are many national long distance trails, and many local long distance trails as well, that is, trails marked by chevrons on Ordnance Survey maps.

Below are a selection, each has its route highlighted on an OS map, and a downloadable GPX (GPS route) file.

Many have public transport information for day walkers in order to travel to the start and finish of the walk, or back to your car.

Region Star # Walk Km Effort Ht. gain Description London
Brecon Beacons 21 Beacons Way 149.2 8 6,125 Dramatic traverse of the peaks and remote moorlands of the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons National Park
Channel Islands 8 Jersey Coast Path 82.0 4 2,000 Pretty coast walk based in St Helier, Jersey. Part of the Channel Island Way
East Sussex 20 1066 Country Walk 50.5 3 650 31 mile walk via Rye, Pevensey, Battle, Winchelsea and the River Cuckmere and Rother floodplains.
Essex 32 Hadleigh to Stratford Legacy Walk 121.7 4 875 The best of Essex to commemorate the London Olympics
Hampshire 30 Clarendon Way 42.0 3 700 A Pilgrimage from Salisbury to Winchester
Hampshire 27 Isle of Wight Coastal Path 113.5 4 1,700 Chalk cliffs and channel views
Hampshire 18 Shipwrights Way 73.0 4 525 Step-free walk/cycle path from Farnham to Portsmouth via East Hampshire / South Downs National Park
Hampshire 29 Solent Way 101.7 4 200 Diverse coastal landscapes - tidal harbours, sea front promenades, historic Portsmouth, the Solent Estuary, and Hurst spit and Castle
London 23 Capital Ring 124.2 1 850 Circular walk linking the parks and greenspaces of inner London
London 25 Green Chain Walk 29.6 3 300 Links woods and green spaces of south east London
London 28 Lea Valley Walk 85.4 1 300 The Lea Navigation, from docklands, via the Olympic Park, to the suburbs and the countryside.
London 31 London City Views Ring 166.0 3 1,675 London Ring Walk
London 24 London Loop 244.1 4 1,875 Circular (almost) walk around the greenbelt surrounding London
Midlands 12 Cotswold Way 164.8 4 4,200 The Cotswold hills from Bath to Chipping Campden
Norfolk 17 Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path 150.0 2 475 A gentle inland path, and a coastal path
North 14 Cleveland Way 164.0 9 4,225 The North York Moors National Park - part coastal walk, part remote hills
Northern Ireland 33 Causeway Coast Way 49.1 5 1,025 Spectacular rugged coastline with clifs, ruined castles, and the Giants Causeway
North 16 Hadrian's Wall Path 135.0 6 1,275 Follows the remains of Roman wall along the England/Scotland border
North 13 Pennine Way 429.0 10 10,575 Long moorland walk along England's spine via the Peak District, Yorkshire Dales and Cheviots.
North 7 Wainwright's Coast to Coast 293.0 8 7,550 The Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North York Moors national parks.
North 15 Wolds Way 127.0 3 2,325 Yorkshire
Scotland 6 Kintyre Way 141.0 6 2,875 Forest, moors and coast of the Kintyre peninsular
South East 2 Greensand Way 176.0 4 2,975 Beautiful walk following the Greensand hills across Surrey and Kent
South East 19 High Weald Landscape Trail 152.7 4 2,400 Gentle east west traverse of the Sussex and Kent Weald's rolling hills via forests, heathland, streams and small hamlets
South East 5 North Downs Way 200.0 5 3,575 The North Downs ridge - woooded in the east, open downland in the west. Pilgrims Way to Canterbury, or white cliffs to finish
South East 9 Ridgeway 139.0 3 1,850 Britain's oldest trail. Open downland ridge walk and ancient hill forts in the west. The wooden Chilterns hills in the east.
South East 3 South Downs Way 175.0 4 2,575 Walk along a chalk ridge to the sea finishing along the Seven Sisters cliffs
South East 26 Sussex Border Path 224.7 5 2,450 Beating the bounds of Sussex
South East 10 Thames Path 296.0 1 125 The Thames towpath from quiet rural stream, via Oxford, Windsor and surburbia to Central London and the Thames Barrier.
South East 22 Vanguard Way 107.0 4 1,700 From the London suburbs to the sea through Surrey, Kent and East Sussex.
South West 4 South West Coast Path 1005.0 10 33,275 Spectacular and hilly coast walk along the Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset coasts
Wales 11 Offa's Dyke Path 281.0 9 8,125 Remote path along the England Wales border following the 8th Century Offa's Dyke
Wales 1 Wales Coast Path 1400.0 5 24,000 The entire Welsh coast linking the Glamorgan, Gower, Pembrokeshire, Ceridigan, Llwyn Peninsular and Anglesey coast paths