List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom explained

There are hundreds of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom designated in publications from public authorities, guidebooks and OS maps. 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.^[1] 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."^[2] They usually follow existing rights of way, often over private land, joined together 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.

England and Wales: National Trails

See 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], there are over 2500miles of trails on seventeen routes. 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. The newest trail is the Coast to Coast Walk which will officially open in 2025. There are 83 million visits to the National Trails each year and over 80,000 people complete a trail.^[8]

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	110miles				Runs around the edge of the North York Moors National Park in a horseshoe configuration.
	102miles	The Cotswolds, Central England			Runs along the Cotswold Edge escarpment of the Cotswold Hills.
Coast to Coast Walk	197miles	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]
	2795miles^†	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.^[10]
	135miles				Runs in an extended loop.
	84miles		Wallsend, Tyne and Wear	Bowness-on-Solway, Cumbria	Runs from the east to west coast along the remains of Hadrian's Wall.
	153miles	South Eastern England	Farnham, Surrey	Dover, Kent	Passes through the areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) of the Surrey Hills and Kent Downs.
	177miles				Follows close to the border near the remnants of Offa's Dyke.
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path^‡	97miles		Knettishall Heath, Knettishall, Suffolk	Cromer, Norfolk	The two paths join at Holme-next-the-Sea.
	186miles	Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales			Has a total of of ascent and descent and lies almost completely within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.^[11]
	205miles	Pennines, Northern England		Ravenstonedale, Cumbria	Runs roughly parallel to the Pennine Way.
	267miles		Edale, Derbyshire		Spans the length of the Pennines, according to the Ramblers, "one of Britain's best known and toughest" trails.^[12]
	87miles	Berkshire Downs, Southern England			Ancient trackway on a chalk ridge described as Britain's oldest road.
	100miles	South Downs in Southern England	Winchester, Hampshire		Within the South Downs National Park.
South West Coast Path (South West Way)	630miles		Minehead, Somerset	Poole Harbour, Dorset	Originated as a route for the Coastguard to walk from lighthouse to lighthouse patrolling for smugglers.^[13]
	184miles	Southern England	Kemble, Gloucestershire	Thames Barrier, Charlton	Follows the River Thames from its source to the Thames Barrier in London.
	79miles	Yorkshire, England			Runs around the Yorkshire Wolds.

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Scotland: Great Trails

See 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.^[14] Scottish Natural Heritage 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.^[15] There are 29 routes, offering 1900miles of trails in total.

Each of the routes is clearly waymarked with a dedicated symbol, and run largely off-road. They range in length from 24to, 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.^[16] One of the trails, the Great Glen Canoe Trail, is designed for canoeists and kayakers.^[17]

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	55miles	Solway Coast, Dumfries and Galloway			Follows the valley of the River Annan from its source in the Moffat Hills to the sea in the Solway Firth.
	66miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route around the coastline of the Isle of Arran.
	100miles			Skelmorlie, North Ayrshire	Runs alongside the coast and forms part of the International Appalachian Trail.^[18]
	28miles	Scottish Borders and Northern England	Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders		Coastal path spanning the Anglo-Scottish border.
	68miles	Scottish Borders	N/A	N/A	Circular route in the Borders passing through the ruins of many abbeys: Kelso – Jedburgh – Hawick – Selkirk – Melrose.
	64miles			N/A	Circular route covering many conditions such as farmland, mountains and forest: Blairgowrie – Kirkmichael – Spittal of Glenshee – Alyth.
	40miles				Runs close to the River Clyde for most of its length.
	57miles				Connects with the West Highland Way.
	52miles	Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders	Little Vantage, near Edinburgh	Hawick	One of the newest trails based on existing routes.^[19]
	24miles				Follows the route of the former Highland Railway which closed in 1965.^[20]
	117miles				When opened it originally ran from North Queensferry to Tayport, but was later extended.
	53miles				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.^[21]
	66miles			Fountainbridge, Edinburgh	Runs between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
Great Glen Canoe Trail	60miles		Banavie, near Fort William		Coast-to-coast canoe trail on Caledonian canal and lochs.
	79miles	Scottish Highlands			Follows the Great Glen.
	28miles				In the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
	134miles	Central Belt	Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute		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.^[22]
	100miles	Argyll and Bute, Argyllshire			On the Kintyre peninsula.^[23]
	50miles			Cullen	Part of the North Sea Trail.
	37miles	Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire			Created and maintained by the Rotary Club of Stranraer.^[24]
	44miles	Southern Scotland		Ayr, South Ayrshire	Mostly follows the River Ayr.
	92miles		Drymen, Stirling	Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross	Takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century.^[25]
	52miles				Mostly follows former Roman roads.
	62miles	Scottish Borders and Northern England	Melrose, Scottish Borders		Named after Cuthbert, a 7th-century saint, a native of the Borders who spent his life in the service of the church.^[26]
	214miles	Southern Uplands			Coast-to-coast walk generally from west to east.
	80miles	Northern Scotland		Buckie, Moray	Follows the River Spey through some of Banffshire, Morayshire and Inverness-shire.
	34miles	Highland Boundary Fault to the Southern Highlands			For much of the way it passes through the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
	96miles		Milngavie, near Glasgow	Fort William, Highlands	Scotland's first and most popular long-distance walking route.^[27]
	30miles				The first waymarked long-distance route on a Scottish island.^[28]

Other UK long-distance paths

Those included here meet the definition of a long-distance path as being around 50km (30miles) 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

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	31miles				Commemorates the year 1066 and the Battle of Hastings.
	34miles				Takes its name from the River Avon and passes through the western edge of the New Forest.
	33miles				Follows the path of the 200-year-old Basingstoke Canal.
	23miles				Follows the path of the Blackwater.
	20miles	Dorset and Hampshire			Coastal path connecting the South West Coast Path (via the Sandbanks Ferry) to the Solent Way.
	75miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route through inner London, crossing the Thames at Richmond and Woolwich.
	725miles	Wales and Southwest England			Visits more than 100 pre-historic sites including Stonehenge.^[29]
	50miles			Watchet, Somerset	Connects the English Channel with the Bristol Channel.^[30]
	134miles			N/A	Circular route, originally a 125adj=midNaNadj=mid Millennium Project.^[31]
	51miles				Starts in the Quantock Hills later moving on to the Brendon Hills, within Exmoor National Park.
	95miles		N/A	N/A	In the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon.
	43miles	Devon			West-to-east across Devon, starting in Dartmoor near the Exe Valley.^[32]
	37miles				Heads from the North Downs Way onto the South Downs Way at Steyning.
	38miles	South West England			Runs inland but links with the South West Coast Path at both ends.
	81miles				Crosses Dedham Vale and Constable country to finish at the Stour estuary.
	45miles	Devon and Somerset	River Exe estuary	Exford in Exmoor National Park	Follows the valley of the River Exe from its source to the coast.^[33]
	27miles			N/A	Figure of eight around the Gordano Valley via Clevedon and Abbots Leigh.
	36miles			Salisbury Cathedral	From Barbury Castle to Old Sarum with optional detours to Avebury and Stonehenge.^[34]
	362miles	South and Central England			Follows the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, the Icknield Way Path and the Peddars Way National Trail.
	108miles		Haslemere, Surrey		Follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills.
	29miles				Part of the historical Pilgrims' Trail, a 155-mile long-distance footpath connecting Winchester Cathedral to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy.^[35]
	141miles				A figure-of-eight from Harlow to Cambridge and back again, hence its portmanteau name.^[36]
	220miles			Stinsford, Dorset	Almost circular, the endpoints being a mile apart, and named after the writer Thomas Hardy.^[37]
	90miles				Passes through the landscapes of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
	70miles			N/A	Circular coastal route mainly following public footpaths.
	32miles				Follows the River Itchen from its source.
	88miles	Dorset			Created to celebrate The Ramblers' Association's Diamond Jubilee and passes through many historical sites.^[38]
	45miles	Hampshire			Created by the Ramblers' Association as a memorial to the late Allan King (who formed many local groups in Hampshire).
	303miles	South West Peninsula	Land's End, Cornwall		Links Land's End with many of England's central long-distance trails.^[39]
	28miles	Somerset			Named after the antiquary and poet John Leland.^[40]
	28miles				Based on the route rebels travelled to join the Monmouth Rebellion.^[41]
	36miles		Mendip Hills, Somerset		Connects with the Mendip Way and the Cotswold Way.
London Outer Orbital Path (The LOOP)	150miles	London			Circular route around the edge of Outer London.
	50miles	Somerset			On the Mendip Hills, giving views over the Somerset Levels.
	615miles	Southern England		Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex	Approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.^[42]
	40miles				Passes through Midhurst and Chichester crossing the Western Weald and South Downs.
	350miles		Brixham, Devon	London	Follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London.^[43]
	82miles				Follows the towpath of the Oxford Canal.^[44]
	52miles	Oxfordshire	N/A	N/A	Circular route through the Oxford Green Belt.
	62miles				Passes from the Cotswolds to the Chiltern Hills.
	120miles	South Eastern England		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.^[45]
	37miles	Somerset	N/A	N/A	A figure-of-eight centred on Triscombe in the Quantock Hills.
	50miles	Dorset & Somerset	Chedington		Follows the River Parrett to the coast.
	27miles	Kent and East Sussex			Follows the Royal Military Canal and touches the northern edge of Romney Marsh.
	103miles	South West England			Opened by the Ramblers and the Samaritans in part to help local farmers. Only the section from Bristol to Goathurst is waymarked.^[46]
	32miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route around the city of Salisbury, only partly waymarked.
	163miles	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.^[47]
	64miles	Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex			Designed to join up many of the heathland areas in the western Weald.
	50miles	Hampshire			Traces the route that might have been taken by timber from forest to shipyards for the construction of warships.^[48]
	60miles	Hampshire			Follows the coast of the Solent.
	52miles	Kent			Follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source to its estuary.
	64miles	Dorset and Wiltshire			Follows the River Stour as it winds through the Dorset countryside.
	34miles	Hampshire and Surrey			Named after Swithun, a 9th-century Bishop of Winchester, and roughly follows a short stretch of the Pilgrims' Way.
	138miles	West & East Sussex			Follows the Sussex border with Hampshire, Surrey and Kent.
	42miles	West & East Sussex			Follows the River Ouse from its source to the English Channel.
	180miles			N/A	Two separate circular routes based on the fictional route taken by Tarka the Otter in the book of the same name.
	49miles				Passes through the towns of Romsey and Totton and starts in the Test Valley.
	15miles	London and Surrey			Links the Thames Path and the North Downs Way.
	29miles	Essex	Tilbury Town	Leigh-on-Sea	Along the northern side of the estuary of the River Thames
	60miles	Hampshire and Berkshire			As well as Winchester Castle and Windsor Castle, passes through Odiham Castle; unwaymarked.
	102miles	Devon & Somerset			Across Dartmoor over exposed moorland.
	66miles	Surrey, Kent and East Sussex			Connects Central London with the Wandle Trail along the River Wandle from Croydon.
	70miles	Berkshire and Hampshire			Approximates an ancient route that might have been used by drovers taking cattle to market.
	83miles	Kent and East Sussex			Connects the Thames Estuary with the English Channel and also traverses the Ashdown Forest.
	136miles	Wiltshire and Dorset			One of the four long-distance footpaths referred to as the Greater Ridgeway.
	45miles			N/A	Circular walk in the Vale of Taunton Deane.
	36miles	Devon			Links with the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and the Two Castles Trail to form the 'West Devon Triangle', a 90-mile circuit.^[49]
	32miles	Surrey and West Sussex			Follows the banks of the River Wey and the Wey and Arun Canal.

Midlands and East Anglia

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	92miles				Largely follows the county border; originally 15 miles shorter and ending in Knettishall Heath.
	34miles				Named after William Bennet who carried out detailed surveys of Roman roads in the area.
	36miles				Parallel to the old Roman Pye Road, now the A140 road.
	99miles				Devised to celebrate 100 years of Warwickshire County Council.^[50]
	97miles	Cheshire and Greater Manchester	N/A	N/A	Circular walk alongside six canals, via Dukinfield and Marple.
	40miles			N/A	Circular route around the city of Coventry in West Midlands and Warwickshire.
	48miles				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
	66miles		Wormleighton Reservoir, Warwickshire		Links four long-distance footpaths: Oxford Canal Walk, Thames Path, The Ridgeway and Oxfordshire Way. Follows the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.^[51]
	55miles				Runs around the Derbyshire Dales through Chatsworth, Derbyshire and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.
	50miles	Eastern England			Runs alongside the River Cam and on to the River Great Ouse.
	109miles	West Midlands and South West England			Links a series of geologically and historically important sites.^[52]
	100miles				Routes through the Forest of Dean, Cotswolds and the Severn Plain.
	35miles				Mostly through the western section of the Peak District National Park.
	100miles		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.^[53]
	154miles		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.
	110miles				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.
	194miles		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.
	110miles				Prehistoric pathways passing through many sites of archaeological remains.^[54]
	93miles				Runs through the Shropshire Hills and the Clee Hills including parts of Wenlock Edge.
	88miles		Banbury, Oxfordshire	Stamford, Lincolnshire	Mostly follows a Jurassic limestone ridge, from where its name derives.^[55]
	50miles				Follows the River Lea from its source and along the Lee Navigation to the East India Docks in London.
	50miles				Through the limestone Derbyshire Dales finishing in Dove Valley.
	102miles			Circular	Encircles Leicester, including Foxton Locks, Bosworth Battlefield and Burrough Hill.^[56] ^[57]
	40miles				In the White Peak area in limestone countryside visiting twenty dales.
	24miles				Links six long-distance footpaths, the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail, while travelling through meadows and woodland.^[58]
	230miles				Part of National Cycle Route 4, but also well used by walkers.
	230miles	South-East England, the Midlands and Northern England			Footpath and bridleway linking the Ridgeway with the Pennine Way across Middle England.
	30miles				Runs through the Welsh Marches on the English side of the Anglo-Welsh border and named after the Mortimer family of ruling Marcher Lords.^[59]
	34miles	Norfolk			Through the watershed of the River Nar.^[60]
	110miles	Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire			Follows the course of the River Nene.
	28miles	Hertfordshire and North London			Follows the course of the New River aqueduct.
	35miles				Links four country parks in the north-east area of the historic county.
	150miles	The Midlands and the East of England			Follows the River Great Ouse from its source to the sea.
	46miles	Cambridgeshire	N/A	N/A	Annual circular route around former RAF Pathfinder airfields in Cambridgeshire, held on the Saturday closest to Midsummers Day.
	190miles	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).
	104miles	The Midlands			Commemorates the folklore of Robin Hood.
	203miles	The Midlands and Central England	Hartington, Derbyshire	Great Barrington, Gloucestershire	Bridleway providing a link between the Ridgeway and the Pennine Bridleway.
	70miles	Essex			Traverses the county from the south-east to the north-west.^[61] ^[62]
	60miles				Has eleven sculptures along the route and passes through the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[63]
	32miles	Cheshire and Shropshire			Mostly follows the Mid Cheshire Ridge but in places, also passes through the Cheshire Plain.
	210miles	Mid Wales and Western England			Follows the course of the River Severn from its source to the Severn Estuary.
	146miles	Southern England		Globe Theatre on the South Bank, London	Replicates the route William Shakespeare would take from his home and playhouse.
	53miles		Eckington	N/A	Circular walk around the city boundary.^[64] ^[65]
	202miles	Shropshire			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.^[66]
	32miles	Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire			Connects with several other long-distance paths, including the Maelor Way, the Staffordshire Way and the Sandstone and Gritstone Trails.
	92miles	Staffordshire			Opened in three stages by Staffordshire County Council between 1977 and 1983.^[67]
	60miles				Follows the catchment area of the River Stour and the majority of the route forms part of European Path E2.
	79miles				Follows Stour Valley Path; not waymarked but on OS mapping.^[68]
	95miles	Gloucestershire and Worcestershire			Originally devised by John Price, linking the two places most commonly associated with the legend of St Kenelm.
	45miles	Essex			Runs across the agricultural land of Essex passing Hanningfield Reservoir and the inlets of the Blackwater Estuary going on to reach the coast.^[69]
	50miles				Follows the Heritage coast.
	65miles	Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire			Bridleway forming the Buckinghamshire section of the Midshires Way.
	25miles				Follows the course of the River Tas to the source near New Buckenham.^[70]
	50miles				A waymarked 50-mile route created in 2018 to celebrate Telford's 50th birthday. Many rural sections.^[71]
	60miles			N/A	Circular route through Epping, Hainault and Hatfield forests on the borders of Essex and Greater London.^[72]
	49miles	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.^[73]
	116miles				Follows the River Trent; originally created in 1998.
	147miles				Links other major routes including the Macmillan Way and the Yorkshire Wolds Way; most is designated as part of the European E2 footpath.
	41miles				East–west route across Staffordshire, designed for easy walking.
	61miles	Norfolk			Can be combined with the Peddars Way to make a circuit around Norfolk; links with the North Norfolk Coastal Path and the Angles Way.^[74]
	35miles	Norfolk			Follows the River Yare for the most part.
	49miles	Shropshire			Shares much of its route with the Shropshire Way.
	31miles				When created it was partly into Herefordshire, being 48 miles long (77 km).
	40miles	Worcestershire and Gloucestershire			Originally opened in 1977 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II.^[75]
	37miles			N/A	Circular walk around the heart of the ancient royal forest of Wychwood.
	55miles				Runs from the Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at Monmouth to the Thames Path National Trail at Kemble.

Northern England

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	104miles			N/A	Circular route linking three abbeys: Fountains Abbey, Bolton Abbey and Jervaulx Abbey.
	107miles				Classed as a challenging walk on upland and moorland.
	44miles	North & West Yorkshire		N/A	Circular route following the boundaries of the ancient wapentake of The Ainsty.
	43miles				Links places that have strong associations with the writings of the Brontë family.
	56miles			N/A	Circular challenge walk with over 7000feet of accent.^[76]
	40miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route around Burnley, covering a range of terrain from canal towpaths to open moorland.
	50miles			N/A	Ccircular route devised in the 1970s.
	83miles	Yorkshire			Runs across the Howardian Hills and Yorkshire Wolds via Castle Howard and Wharram Percy.
	24miles				Partially waymarked, no longer recognised by Ordnance Survey or the Cumbria County Council.^[77]
	192miles				Passes through three national parks: the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
	185miles	Northern England and the Scottish Borders	Silverdale, Lancashire		Coastal walk established by Cumbria council in the late 1980s.^[78]
	70miles	Cumbria			Passes through Coniston and Keswick.
	90miles	Yorkshire and Cumbria			Runs roughly parallel to the Settle–Carlisle Railway.
	80miles	Yorkshire and Cumbria			Extensions to Leeds, Shipley and Harrogate.
	70miles	Yorkshire			Connects to the Dales Way to the Cleveland Way running through the low-lying vale of York.
	35miles	North Yorkshire			Loops around the North York Moors and then follows the River Esk to the North Sea.
	186miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route around the city-region.
	52miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route through Yorkshire Dales of Wensleydale and Swaledale.^[79]
	30miles	North Yorkshire			Travels through the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[80]
	53miles			N/A	Circular route around Hyndburn.^[81]
	30miles	Greater Manchester, Lancashire			The largest public art scheme in England, its route follows the River Irwell.^[82]
	36miles				Circular route passing through Nenthead and Alston in the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[83]
	72miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route including the upper Colne Valley, Spen Valley and Holme Valley.
	100miles	Cumbria, North Yorkshire			Travels through the Yorkshire Dales and the Upper Eden Valley linking the castles of Lady Anne Clifford.^[84]
	166miles				Links England's largest natural lake and largest man-made lake.^[85]
	66miles	Lancashire			Follows the coast of the county of Lancashire; length quoted as 137 miles by Lancashire County Council.^[86]
	62miles		N/A	N/A	Circular route around Leeds.
	40miles	North York Moors, north-east Yorkshire			Challenge walk with its own associated Lyke Wake Clubs.
Miller's Way	51miles				Celebrates 175 years of Carr's by memorialising the journey of destiny taken by founder JD Carr in 1831.
	52miles				Long-established circular route near the source of the River Nidd.^[87]
	63miles	Northumberland			Coastal route, part of the North Sea Trail.^[88]
	40miles	Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester		N/A	Circular route across Pennine moorland linking both ends of Standedge Tunnel.^[89]
	50miles		Thorne	N/A	Circular route across Thorne and Hatfield Moors in the Humberhead Levels.^[90] ^[91]
	45miles			N/A	Circular route in the Southern Pennines incorporating Pendle Hill.^[92]
	247miles	County Durham Cumbria, Northumberland, North Yorkshire		N/A	Circular route running anti-clockwise up to Hadrian's Wall and back to Settle.^[93]
	150miles				Through the Northumberland National Park and the Cheviot Hills.^[94]
	72miles	Lancashire and Yorkshire			Runs between the Lancashire coast and the Yorkshire Dales National Park following the course of the River Ribble.
	45miles	Rochdale, Greater Manchester		N/A	Circular route around the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale.
	45miles			N/A	Circular high-level route, mostly over 1000 ft, around the Rossendale Valley.^[95]
	38miles	North and West Yorkshire			Takes its name from the six Yorkshire Dales it traverses: Wharfedale, Washburndale, Nidderdale, Colsterdale, Coverdale and Wensleydale.^[96]
	36miles				Links the Norman priory church of St Mary and St Bega at St Bees, through the Lake District.^[97]
	62miles	Scottish Borders and Northumberland			Links Melrose Abbey, where Cuthbert began his religious life, with his burial place on Holy Island.
	97miles				Links places associated with St. Oswald, the king of Northumbria in the early 7th century.
	45miles	West Yorkshire			Links six stones engraved with poems by Simon Armitage^[98]
	48miles	North Yorkshire			Links the Cleveland Way between Helmsley and Scarborough at the southern border of the North York Moors^[99]
	100miles	Cumbria and North Yorkshire			Follows the River Tees as it passes Cumbrian moorlands to Teesside and the coast.
	350miles				Runs coast to coast across northern England, forming part of European walking route E8.
	73miles				Follows the River Wear from the sea to the east Pennines.
	36miles		NA	NA	Circular walking linking four Walkers are Welcome towns: Otley, Burley in Wharfedale, Baildon and Bingley.
	35miles	North Yorkshire			Takes in the highest peaks in the area such as Carlton Moor, Sutton Bank and Urra Moor.
	104miles	Yorkshire			Runs from Leeds to the Yorkshire Coast.
	60miles	Yorkshire			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.
	45miles			N/A	Circular route around Windermere in the Lake District.
	33miles	Lancashire		N/A	Circular route around the West Pennine Moors, Blackburn and Darwen.
	42miles	West and North Yorkshire			Includes World Heritage Sites of Saltaire and Fountains Abbey^[100]
	104miles	North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire			Walk connecting over 25 reservoirs maintained by Yorkshire Water^[101]

Wales

Name	Length		Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description
	mi	km
	100miles				An east–west route through the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park
	273miles				An unwaymarked high level route
Cistercian Way	650miles				Circumnavigates Wales via its Cistercian Abbeys
Clwydian Way	151miles				Circular route via Llangollen, Corwen and Denbigh
Dyfi Valley Way	107miles
Heart of Wales Line Trail	142miles				Connects stations of the Heart of Wales Line
Landsker Borderlands Trail	60miles	Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire			Centred on Whitland
Marches Way	200miles
Maelor Way	24miles				Links Offa's Dyke Path, Shropshire Way, Sandstone Trail, Llangollen Canal, South Cheshire Way, and the Marches Way
Monmouthshire Way	116miles				Circular route
Monnow Valley Walk	40miles				Follows the River Monnow
North Wales Path	60miles
North Wales Pilgrims Way	133miles
O Fon i Fynwy	364miles
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk	28miles				Circular walk around the Caerphilly basin
Saint Illtyd's Walk	64miles
	210miles	Mid Wales and Western England			Upper Section lies in Wales.
Snowdonia Slate Trail	83miles			Circular	Waymarked route through the slate areas of Snowdonia National Park^[102]
Taff Trail	68miles			Cardiff
	48miles
Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail	69miles
Wales Coast Path	870miles				Follows the whole of the coastline of Wales. Includes Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail and the following sections:
Anglesey Coastal Path	124miles			Circular
Llŷn Coastal Path	93miles				Also known as The Pilgrim Trail
Ceredigion Coast Path	63miles		Ynyslas		Still being developed, so not all waymarked
Wye Valley Walk	135miles				Passes through England and Wales

Scotland

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^[103] 128 miles,
• Edinburgh the walk, follows paths, green spaces, roads and cycleways through Edinburgh for 69km starting at Edinburgh Castle and finishing at Holyrood Palace.^{[104] [105]}
• 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

• Ulster Way, runs for 1023 km (636 mi), mainly in Northern Ireland, with some sections in the Republic of Ireland

The Macmillan Ways

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
	290miles	Southern England			For the first 30 miles it crosses open fen then it follows the oolitic limestone belt. It is the longest of the Macmillan Ways.
	102miles	Somerset and Devon			Follows the River Cary and then onto the Quantock Hills and to Exmoor.
	280miles	England and Wales			The terrain varies from the flat land of The Fens to the Welsh Berwyn Mountains.
	40miles				Allows walkers to go coast-to-coast from Abbotsbury to Barnstaple, using the Macmillan Way West.
	36miles				Provides links from much of Oxfordshire to the Macmillan Way.^[106]
	21miles	Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire		Banbury Cross	Links to the Cotswold Way National Trail.^[107]

European walking routes

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

• E2 from Stranraer to Dover, with an alternative route to Harwich
• E8 from Liverpool to Hull
• E9 from Plymouth to Dover
• The North Sea Trail covers seven countries with North Sea coastlines.

See also

• Adventure travel for worldwide options
• Backpacking and Ultralight backpacking
• Hiking and Thru-hiking
• Hillwalking
• Land's End to John o' Groats
• List of Conservation topics
• List of long-distance trails
• Long Distance Walkers Association
• Raad ny Foillan, a long-distance path on the Isle of Man
• Ramblers' Association
• Scrambling
• Slow Ways
• Walking in London
• Walking in the United Kingdom

External links

• Map of UK Long Distance Walks
• More long-distance trails in Scotland
• Ramblers' Association: Paths and routes
• Scotland's Great Trails
• The Long Distance Walkers Association: Long distance paths database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walking . 22 August 2018 . National Parks.
2. Web site: What is an LDP? [long-distance footpath] ]. Long Distance Walkers Association.
3. Web site: 29 November 2007 . Out in the country . 22 August 2018 . . 12–13.
4. Web site: 29 November 2007 . Out in the country . 22 August 2018 . . 10.
5. Web site: Path Repair Techniques . 22 August 2018 . fixthefells.co.uk.
6. Web site: The Pennine Way - Route Description & Downloads . National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk.
7. Web site: The National Trails . 22 August 2018 . National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk.
8. Web site: National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk . 2023-01-04.
9. Web site: Coast to Coast. National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk. 5 January 2023.
10. Web site: England Coast Path . National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk.
11. Web site: Pembrokeshire Coast Path Statistics . 21 August 2018 . National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk.
12. Web site: Ramblers' Association . Pennine Way National Trail . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060220133545/http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/pennine.html . 20 February 2006.
13. Web site: Heritage . South West Coast Path.
14. Web site: Scotland's Great Trails: the official guide . 11 April 2018 . Scotland's Great Trails.
15. Web site: About Scotland's Great Trails . 11 April 2018 . Scotland's Great Trails.
16. Web site: FAQs . 5 July 2018 . Scotland's Great Trails.
17. Web site: Great Glen Canoe Trail . 5 July 2018 . Scotland's Great Trails.
18. Web site: Scottish walking at its best! . ayrshirecoastalpath.org.
19. Web site: The Cross Borders Drove Road . Walk Across Scotland.
20. Web site: Walking and cycling along the Dava Way . 21 August 2018 . davaway.org.uk/.
21. Web site: The Formartine and Buchan Way . 22 August 2018 . walkhighlands.co.uk.
22. Web site: The John Muir Way . 22 August 2018 . walkhighlands.co.uk.
23. Web site: Route information and maps . Kintyre Way.
24. Web site: Walk the beautiful south-west corner of Scotland . 13 August 2018.
25. Web site: The Rob Roy Way . 22 August 2018 . walkhighlands.co.uk.
26. Web site: St Cuthbert's Way . walkhighlands.co.uk.
27. Web site: Scotland's Great Trails - The West Highland Way . walkhighlands.co.uk.
28. Web site: West Island Way . westislandway.co.uk.
29. Web site: Celtic Way . Long Distance Walkers Association.
30. Web site: Channel to Channel Path . Long Distance Walkers Association.
31. Web site: Chiltern Way . Long Distance Walkers Association.
32. Web site: Devonshire Heartland Way . LDWA. Retrieved 2012
33. Web site: 20 May 2014 . Exe Valley Way . Explore Devon.
34. Web site: Great Stones Way . Long Distance Walkers Association.
35. Web site: Pilgrim's Trail . 21 August 2018 . Hampshire County Council.
36. Web site: Harcamlow Way . 27 September 2021 . ldwa.org.uk . Long Distance Walkers Association.
37. Web site: Hardy Way . Long Distance Walkers Association.
38. Web site: Jubilee Trail (Dorset) . 8 February 2017 . LDWA.
39. Web site: Land's End Trail . 26 February 2012 . LDWA.
40. Web site: Leland Trail . LDWA.
41. Web site: Liberty Trail . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091025190810/http://www.visitsouthsomerset.com/index.jsp?articleid=12643 . 25 October 2009 . 25 October 2009.
42. Web site: Monarch's Way . LDWA.
43. Web site: Orange Way . 26 May 2012 . LDWA.
44. Web site: Oxford Canal Walk . waterscape.com.
45. Web site: Pilgrims Way . LDWA.
46. Web site: Samaritans Way South West . 20 August 2022 . bristolramblers.org.uk . Bristol Ramblers.,
47. Web site: Saxon Shore Way . https://web.archive.org/web/20180822050051/https://www.visitkent.co.uk/saxon-shore-way/ . 22 August 2018 . Visit Kent.
48. Web site: Shipwrights Way . Hampshire County Council.
49. Web site: West Devon Way . 22 August 2018 . The Long Distance Walkers Association.
50. Web site: Ramblers Charity . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604234136/http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/centenarywarwickshire.html . 4 June 2008 . 26 February 2012.
51. Web site: Darcydalton . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080505093343/http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/darcydalton.html . 5 May 2008 . 26 February 2012 . The Ramblers.
52. Web site: Geopark Way . 19 August 2018 . LDWA.
53. Web site: About the Route . 18 August 2018 . heartofenglandway.org.
54. Web site: Icknield Way Path . icknieldwaypath.co.uk.
55. Web site: Jurassic Way . Long Distance Walkers Association.
56. Web site: 28 November 2009 . The Leicestershire Round . 21 May 2020 . Leicestershire Footpath Association.
57. Book: The Leicestershire Round: A 100 Mile Circular Walk . 2017 . Leicestershire Footpaths Association . 978-1-5272-0622-9.
58. Web site: The Guide to the Maelor Way . 21 August 2018.
59. Web site: Mortimer Trail . LDWA.
60. Web site: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415215314/http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=21716 . 15 April 2008 . 28 February 2012.
61. Web site: Saffron Trail . essexwalks.com. 12 October 2021 .
62. Web site: LDWA Saffron Trail . Long Distance Walker's Association.
63. Web site: Sandlings Walk . LDWA.
64. Web site: Sheffield Country Walk . ldwa.org.uk.
65. Web site: SCW Historical Notes . ldwa.org.uk.
66. Web site: Shropshire Way Association . shropshireway.org.uk.
67. Web site: The Staffordshire Way - Official Guide . Staffordshire County Council.
68. Web site: St Edmund Way . 8 February 2017 . LDWA.
69. Web site: The St Peter's Way . 21 August 2018 . Essex Highways.
70. Web site: Tas Valley Way . LDWA.
71. Web site: Telford T50 50 Mile Trail . telfordt5050miletrail.org.uk.
72. Web site: Three Forests Way . LDWA.
73. Web site: Three Shires Way . Long Distance Walkers Association .
74. Web site: About Weavers' Way and points of interest . Norfolk County Council.
75. Web site: Wychavon Way . LDWA.
76. Web site: The New Bullock Smithy Hike . LDWA.
77. Web site: missing . 26 February 2012 . LDWA.
78. Web site: The Cumbria Coastal Way . Visit Cumbria.
79. Web site: The Herriot Way . 5 August 2021.
80. Web site: Howardian Way . 8 February 2017 . LDWA.
81. Web site: Hyndburn Borough Council: Hyndburn Clog Trail . hyndburnbc.gov.uk . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613202341/http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=398&pageNumber=1 . 13 June 2011 . 26 February 2012.
82. Web site: About the Irwell Sculpture Trail . irwellsculpturetrail.co.uk.
83. Web site: Isaacs Tea Trail . Northpennines.org.uk.
84. Web site: Gordon . Sheila . 2015 . Lady Anne's Way . 16 July 2018.
85. Web site: Lake to Lake Walk . 26 February 2012 . LDWA.
86. Web site: Trails and Long Routes: Lancashire Coastal Way . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100222050635/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/walking/wcoastal.asp . 22 February 2010 . 30 March 2010 . Lancashire Countryside Service.
87. Web site: Nidderdale Way . LDWA.
88. Web site: Northumberland Coast Path . 28 February 2012 . LDWA.
89. Web site: Oldham Way . 26 May 2012 . LDWA website.
90. Web site: The Peatlands Way . thepeatlandsway.com . 19 August 2024.
91. Web site: Peatlands Way . www.ldwa.org.uk . Long Distance Walkers Association . 19 August 2024.
92. Web site: www.pendle.gov.uk: title missing . pendle.gov.uk.
93. Web site: A Pennine Journey – 'My escape to the hills' ….. Alfred Wainwright . penninejourney.org . 15 February 2023.
94. Web site: Reiver's Way . LDWA.
95. Web site: Rossendale Way . Long Distance Walkers Association .
96. News: 5 February 2010 . BBC - Otley has warm welcome to walkers . news.bbc.co.uk . 10 January 2017.
97. Web site: St Bega's Way . LDWA.
98. Web site: Stanza Stones Trail . 15 September 2019 . LDWA.
99. Web site: The Tabular Hills Walk . 23 August 2020 . National Trails. nationaltrail.co.uk.
100. News: Harrison . Janet . 22 March 2022 . Yorkshire Heritage Way to link Ripon with Bradford . en . Harrogate Advertiser .
101. Web site: Yorkshire Water Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths . 22 August 2019 . ldwa.org.uk.
102. Web site: Snowdonia Slate Trail . 21 November 2018 . Long Distance Walkers Association.
103. Web site: Coast to Coast (Scotland) . 17 July 2009 . Long Distance Walker's Association. – includes links to guidebooks
104. Web site: Edinburgh THE WALK. 2022-10-04.
105. Web site: Edinburgh's new walking route reveals the city's quieter side. 8 August 2022 . 2022-10-04.
106. Web site: Macmillan Way - Cross Cotswold Pathway . Long Distance Walkers Association.
107. Web site: Macmillan Way - Cotswold Link - Chipping Campden to Banbury . Long Distance Walkers Association.