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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 33 | Causeway Coast Way | 49.1 | 5 | 1,025 | Spectacular rugged coastline with clifs, ruined castles, and the Giants Causeway | ||
| 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 |