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| Region | Star | # | Walk | Km | Effort | Ht. gain | Description | London |
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| West Sussex | 39 | Amberley to Pulborough | 25.7 | 8 | 525 | The South Downs Way up a ridge and then across a couple of hills and through hanging woods in the morning. Then through the quiet West Weald and the Rother Valley with several heathery commons. | CJ EC V | |
| Bedfordshire | 233 | Arlesey to Letchworth Garden City | 25.4 | 4 | 175 | The Hiz (chalk stream), Chilterns views, the Greensand Ridge, the ‘Cathedral of the Chilterns’ in Shillington, and remains of a bailey and an abandoned medieval village in Pirton, the Icknield Way past lavender farms, and a Garden City. | KX | |
| West Sussex | 217 | Arundel to Midhurst via Midhurst Way | 31.8 | 9 | 750 | Long walk though a remote and less visited part of the South Downs National Park | CJ EC V | |
| Surrey | 96 | Ash Vale Circular via North Downs Way | 25.8 | 5 | 375 | A circular walk starting and ending in the rarely visited Ash Ranges and including a section of the North Downs Way through the attractive village of Puttenham. | CJ W | |
| Buckinghamshire | 194 | Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury | 25.9 | 5 | 200 | Quiet hill top villages in eastern Aylesbury Vale. Finishing with a long stretch along the Grand Union Canal. | M | |
| West Sussex | 312 | Balcombe to Horsham | 27.0 | 7 | 425 | Through the Weald to an old market town | LB V | |
| Buckinghamshire | 189 | West Drayton to Cookham | 27.3 | 5 | 200 | Lowland heaths and mature woodland close to London. Can be done as 2 shorter walks. | P | |
| Surrey | 184 | Bentley to Farnham | 26.0 | 7 | 450 | Alice Holt Ancient Forest, Surrey Hills, Scotch Pine Forest, and remote heather filled heathland, Frensham Great and Little Ponds (swimming) | W | |
| Berkshire | 83 | Blackwater to Wokingham | 25.5 | 5 | 200 | A varied walk starting alongside the River Blackwater and taking in meadows, lakes, mixed woodland, pasture and fruit farms before finishing at an attractive market town. | CJ W | |
| Somerset | 284 | Bruton Circular or from Castle Cary | 25.1 | 7 | 675 | Narrow steep-sided valleys with fast flowing streams and rivers, rolling hilltops, Alfred’s Tower, Hauser & Wirth Somerset art gallery | P | |
| East Sussex | 108 | Burgess Hill to Hassocks | 26.7 | 8 | 475 | A long almost circular walk via the Sussex Border Path, Sussex Villages, and the South Downs Way ridge from Ditchling Beacon to Wolstonbury Hill | TL CJ EC StP V | |
| Peak District | 385 | Buxton Circular or to Monsal Dale | 26.0 | 8 | 1,175 | One of the most famous dales of the White Peak: tight gorges, limestone crags, steeping stones, cascades, weirs. Elevated pastures back to Buxton. Or on to Monsal Head with its famous vistas. | ||
| Peak District | 387 | Buxton Circular via Axe Edge Moor and Three Shires Head | 27.0 | 8 | 975 | Vast Axe Edge Moor, the heads of 5 famous Peak District rivers, the popular and scenic Three Shires Head pools and waterfalls, disuesed quarries and far views | ||
| Peak District | 386 | Buxton Circular via the Dragon's Back | 26.1 | 8 | 1,050 | Remote and quiet Upper Dove Valley, combining extreme natural beauty with the more esoteric beauty of industrial sites. Go over or past the Dragon's Back | ||
| Peak District | 389 | Buxton to Macclesfield via the Cat and Fiddle | 25.2 | 8 | 1,025 | From Spa Town to Silk Town via the wild Upper Goyt Valley, Shining Tor, lonely moorlands down the Clough Brook Valley to Macclesfield Forest, then through Tegg's Nose Country Park | ||
| Northern France | 126 | Calais Walking Guide | 26.0 | 1 | 25 | 8 walks between 5 and 16 miles in the Calais area suitable for day trips by ferry. | ||
| West Sussex | 283 | Christs Hospital to Billingshurst via Knepp Castle | 27.1 | 4 | 150 | Long flat walk with an emphasis on fauna in a re-wilding area, and passing several historic buildings. | CJ EC V | |
| Hampshire | 265 | Dean to Mottisfont | 27.4 | 8 | 450 | Remote West Hampshire: varied Woodlands, the scenic valleys of the Wallop Brook and the Dun and Test Rivers and Broughton Down Nature Reserve | W | |
| West Sussex | 27 | East Grinstead to Wivelsfield or Sheffield Park | 31.6 | 8 | 550 | Long walk through area of bluebell-rich woodland then heathery commons, or shorter walk and return by steam train | CJ EC V | |
| Worcestershire | 323 | Evesham to Pershore via Dumbleton and Bredon Hills | 34.5 | 8 | 600 | Through the Vale of Evesham and over Cotswold Outliers with grand views of the Cotswolds and Malvern Hills | P | |
| Peak District | 350 | Fairholmes Circular | 27.3 | 10 | 1,150 | From a remote bus stop onto one of England’s few great, untamed wildernesses: Bleaklow. Descend either across moors and Derwent River's Head, or Westend Valley. | ||
| Buckinghamshire | 191 | Haddenham Circular via Brill | 27.6 | 8 | 425 | Strenuous walk linking several hill top villages in the rolling landscape of the north westerly Aylesbury Vale, with splendid views throughout. | M | |
| Buckinghamshire | 192 | Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon | 25.3 | 5 | 300 | Tranquil stretches of the Thame Valley, combined with a few energetic climbs and long passages through two magnificent Rothschild estates. | M | |
| Surrey | 377 | Haslemere Outer Orbital Path | 26.8 | 8 | 700 | Orbital route around Haslemere from a rural bus stop, but with plenty of options for connecting routes from the station | CJ W | |
| Hertfordshire | 234 | Hitchin Circular | 25.6 | 6 | 350 | Grassy lanes and woods across the most north easterly Chilterns ridge to Pegsdon Hills and Knocking Hoe. A motte-and-double bailey and an abandoned medieval village, alder and willow woodland, Oughton (chalk river), Hitchin’s old town with Tudor and Georgian buildings | KX | |
| Peak District | 343 | Hope to Hathersage or Bamford | 27.0 | 9 | 900 | Pastures with views, Mam Tor's landslip area, Cave Dale, lunch in Castleton, Hope Cement Works, a large upland moor and a scenic descent to the Derwent River | ||
| Peak District | 304 | Kinder Scout Circuit from Edale | 26.8 | 10 | 1,275 | Strenuous circuit of the Kinder Scout moorland plateau from Edale Station | ||
| Oxfordshire | 341 | Kingham to Charlbury Long | 34.9 | 2 | 350 | to do | P | |
| Peak District | 349 | Ladybower Inn Circular via Alport Castles and Derwent Reservoirs | 26.9 | 8 | 1,225 | A grassy ridge to Britain’s longest inland landslip. Descend to skirt the famous Derwent Reservoirs. Hilly return options across moors or along edges. | ||
| Peak District | 348 | Ladybower Inn Circular via Derwent Edge and Strines | 25.8 | 9 | 1,125 | Famous gritstone formations on Derwent Edge high above the Derwent Reservoirs, wooded Bradfield Dale with its reservoirs and folly tower. Back across moorland to Ladybower. | ||
| Peak District | 381 | Macclesfield Circular via The Dane Valley | 28.9 | 9 | 1,000 | The Dane Valley, pastures and wooded valleys, and ridges with views of the Cheshire Plain, high moors and gritstone ridges | E | |
| Peak District | 383 | Macclesfield to Buxton | 25.2 | 9 | 1,250 | Tegg's Nose Country Park, Macclesfield Forest, lonely moorlands up to Shining Tor, and the wild Upper Goyt Valley to the historic Spa Town | E | |
| Peak District | 380 | Macclesfield to Leek | 27.7 | 9 | 1,200 | Reservoirs, Macclesfield Forest, the 'Cheshire Matterhorn', lonely Wildboarclough, the Dane Valley, Lud's Church chasm and the Roaches gritstone escarpment | E | |
| Gloucestershire | 115 | Moreton-in-Marsh Circular | 25.1 | 5 | 475 | Peaceful walk through the gentle hills of the Cotswolds with great views and charming honey colored villages | P | |
| Gloucestershire | 288 | Moreton-in-Marsh Grand Circular via the Escarpement | 42.6 | 10 | 1,075 | The Cotswold Hills and Escarpment with fine views and bucolic villages - Stanway, Stanton and Snowshill, and optionally, Broadway Tower | P | |
| Norfolk | 70 | Hunstanton to Cromer | 98.0 | 3 | 325 | A quiet coastal path with wide beaches, sand dunes, salt and freshwater marshes, nature reserves, barrier islands, and lots of birds. | ||
| Surrey | 111 | Caterham to Knockholt | 26.2 | 9 | 800 | The North Downs Way through woods with fine views - and within Zone 6 (some road noise). Long, with shorter options. Return by bus. | TL EC LB StP | |
| Wiltshire | 127 | Pewsey Circular | 26.9 | 6 | 450 | North Wessex Downs and the Vale of Pewsey | P | |
| Wiltshire | 255 | Pewsey or Marlborough Circular via Avebury | 36.5 | 10 | 600 | Long walk over Wiltshire downs to Avebury World Heritage Site | P | |
| West Sussex | 294 | Pulborough to Halfway Bridge via Tillington | 26.0 | 8 | 550 | The Rother and Lod valleys, Littleworth and Sutton Common heathlands, South Downs views, Burton Park and three good pubs | CJ EC V | |
| West Sussex | 68 | Rowlands Castle Circular | 25.5 | 7 | 625 | A demanding walk, first through park- and woodland, then through the remote westerly valleys of the South Downs | CJ W | |
| West Sussex | 313 | Rowlands Castle Grand Circular | 37.0 | 10 | 1,625 | Long walk via Kingley Vale SSI, Beacon Hill, and the South Downs ridge | CJ W | |
| Wiltshire | 254 | Salisbury Circular | 32.2 | 7 | 425 | Gentle start via historic Salisbury, the Chalke Valley, pretty villages. Strenuous afternoon via the Downs, a Roman Road, and a noted Water Meadows view of the Cathedral | CJ W | |
| Wiltshire | 67 | Salisbury to Amesbury via Stonehenge | 25.4 | 6 | 325 | A walk up the Avon valley with a magical approach to Stonehenge | CJ W | |
| Peak District | 267 | Sheffield Circular via Porter and Gleadless | 27.8 | 8 | 850 | Strenuous excursion through the south westerly wooded valleys of Sheffield | ||
| Peak District | 266 | Sheffield to Bamford via Stanage Edge | 25.5 | 7 | 850 | From Sheffield's urban centre through narrow valleys and across wild moorland to the Dark Peak's gritstone edges, and a lush finish into the Hope Valley | ||
| Hampshire | 182 | Winchester to West Meon or Hinton Ampner | 26.1 | 7 | 450 | Historic Winchester and the South Downs Way. Shorter (via Hinton Ampner NT) and longer (Beacon Hill, and a railway path) options. Return by bus. | CJ W | |
| Hampshire | 183 | West Meon to Petersfield | 27.5 | 9 | 725 | A railway path, The South Downs Way, Old Winchester Hill, Butser Hill, Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Buriton and The Hangers Way. | CJ W | |
| East Sussex | 25 | Southease to Eastbourne | 27.3 | 8 | 650 | 2 Long Ridge walks over open downs, beautiful Alfriston for lunch, and Eastbourne pier and seafront to finish. | V | |
| Essex | 159 | South Woodham Ferrers to North Fambridge | 25.7 | 5 | 275 | Varied walk out of the Crouch valley through undulating parts of Essex with a serene riverside finish, passing RHS Garden Hyde Hall, some woods and vineyards. | LS | |
| Hertfordshire | 165 | St Margarets Circular | 25.7 | 5 | 225 | Quiet rolling Hertfordshire countryside, a haunted, ruined church and long stretches in scenic river valleys. | LS | |
| Dartmoor | 325 | Ten Tors | 93.0 | 10 | 850 | 2 day challenge event over northern Dartmoor with hills, bogs and river crossings - 35, 45 or 55 miles. | ||
| Oxfordshire | 171 | Goring to Wantage | 29.9 | 5 | 300 | A ridge walk over open downland with good views along a neolithic trail to an ancient hill fort. Very long or short option. Return by bus. | P | |
| Wiltshire | 250 | Tisbury Circular via Alvediston | 26.0 | 7 | 700 | An Iron Age hill fort, pretty coombes, and lots of ascent: the Vale of Wardour and West Wiltshire Downs AONB with views to the Cranborne Chase AONB and all the way to the coast | CJ W | |
| Wiltshire | 251 | Tisbury Circular via Ludwell | 26.3 | 8 | 625 | The Upper Nadder Valley (Wiltshire Downs), Wardour Park and its ruined Castle, steep ascents to Win Green and White Sheet hills and Chalke Valley. | CJ W | |
| Europe | 2 | Via Podiensis | 760.2 | 6 | 14,925 | GR65: Medieval pilgrimage route across France to the Spanish border | ||
| Northamptonshire | 359 | Wellingborough Circular | 28.0 | 4 | 150 | Northamptonshire rivers and lakes, up to four villages and one of England's finest Saxon churches. | TL LB StP | |
| Wiltshire | 286 | Westbury to Warminster via Imber Range | 30.3 | 9 | 750 | Westbury White Horse, 5 hills (3 of which Iron Age Camps), pristine chalk downland on Salisbury Plain, an abandoned village on the rarely open Imber Range | P | |
| Suffolk | 227 | Wickham Market to Felixstowe | 35.1 | 3 | 75 | Long (or 2 day) walk over farms, heathland, then along the Butley river, wild and isolated coastline, and a ferry crossing to Felixstowe. | LS | |
| East Sussex | 316 | Winchelsea to Hastings via Three Oaks | 26.4 | 8 | 550 | The 1066 walk route through pleasant hilly territory from Winchelsea to Icklesham and Three Oaks, then south over a ridge to the sea at Fairlight. A strenuous finish into Hastings. | TL CX StP | |
| Northamptonshire | 356 | Wolverton to Northampton | 30.2 | 5 | 175 | Three rivers, a medieval hunting forest, a War of the Roses battlefield and Britain's newest university campus | CJ E W | |
| Dorset | 346 | Wool Circular | 30.9 | 9 | 1,025 | Thomas Hardy Country, pretty coombes, the Jurassic Coast (Durdle Door, Stair Hole and Lulworth Cove), Lulworth Park with its fantastic Castle, and Coombe Heath | CJ W |
Last Updated : Sep-21