Long Distance Paths
Journeys across the length and breadth of Great Britain and continental Europe. Stage breakdowns, GPX downloads, elevation profiles, and personal expedition diaries.
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🥾 Featured Expeditions & Great Treks
Signature multi-day routes personally hiked, charted, and detailed day by day.
Coast to Coast
192 miles
Alfred Wainwright's masterpiece across the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors.
Great British Walk
1,100+ miles
An epic personal journey on foot linking Britain's greatest landscapes from south to north.
Dales Way
79 miles
Following beautiful river valleys from Ilkley in Yorkshire through to Bowness-on-Windermere.
West Highland Way
96 miles
Scotland's premier long-distance route from Milngavie along Loch Lomond to Fort William.
Cape Wrath Trail
230 miles
Widely regarded as Britain's toughest backpacking expedition across the remote NW Highlands.
Dales Celebration Way
130 miles
A grand circular journey exploring every major dale, fell, and landmark of the Yorkshire Dales.
🏛️ National Trails & Border Paths
Official National Trails celebrated for their heritage, coastal scenery, and ridge navigation.
Hadrian's Wall Path
84 miles
Coast-to-coast route tracking the Roman frontier from Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway.
Offa's Dyke Path
177 miles
Tracing the ancient earthwork boundary between England and Wales from Sedbury to Prestatyn.
South West Coast Path
630 miles
The ultimate coastal challenge across Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, and Dorset cliffs.
South Downs Way
100 miles
Ridge-top chalk walking across the National Park from Winchester to Beachy Head.
The Ridgeway
87 miles
Britain's oldest road, leading past Avebury stone circle along the North Wessex Downs.
Thames Path
184 miles
Following England's most famous river from its Cotswold source to the Thames Barrier.
Cotswold Way
102 miles
Escarpment trails from Chipping Campden down to the Roman Baths of Bath Abbey.
Yorkshire Wolds Way
79 miles
Peaceful chalk valleys and dry dales from the Humber Estuary to Filey Brigg.
🌍 European Long Distance Paths
Iconic long-distance trails, pilgrim paths, and mountain traverses across continental Europe.
Malerweg Trail
70 miles
The Painter's Way through Saxon Switzerland's dramatic sandstone gorges and rock towers.
Adlerweg (Eagle's Walk)
260 miles
Spanning the length of the Austrian Tyrol across six magnificent mountain ranges.
Alta Via 1
74 miles
The classic high-level route crossing the Italian Dolomites from Lake Braies to Belluno.
Carnic High Trail
100 miles
High alpine ridge trek along the Austrian-Italian border through the Carnic Alps.
Westweg
181 miles
Germany's oldest trail crossing the mountain ridge of the Black Forest from north to south.
Pieterpad
312 miles
The Netherlands' most famous long-distance path from Pieterburen down to Maastricht.
Meraner Höhenweg
57 miles
A magnificent circuit of South Tyrol's Texelgruppe massif in northern Italy.
King Ludwig Trail
78 miles
Bavarian foothills route passing Andechs Abbey and Neuschwanstein Castle.
Laugavegur & Fimmvörðuháls
50 miles
Iceland's premier volcanic highland trek and waterfall route from Skógar.
Gudbrandsdalsleden
400 miles
St Olav's Way pilgrimage route crossing Norway from Oslo to Trondheim.
Portuguese Coastal Way
170 miles
Camino de Santiago route from Porto north along the Atlantic coast to Santiago.
Tour de Paris (GR®75)
32 miles
Circular hiking loop encircling Paris and showcasing its green spaces.
Altmühltal Panorama Trail
126 miles
Following the Altmühl River through Bavaria's scenic nature park.
Heidschnuckenweg
129 miles
Traversing the vibrant heather landscapes of the Lüneburg Heath in Germany.
Mullerthal Trail
70 miles
Luxembourg's Little Switzerland loop featuring sandstone gorges and forests.
GR221 Mallorca Dry Stone Route
82 miles
Traversing Mallorca's UNESCO-listed Serra de Tramuntana mountain range.
Coronallacs Trail
57 miles
Circular hut-to-hut Pyrenean trek linking Andorra's four main mountain refuges.
Vogtland Panorama Weg
143 miles
Quality trail through Saxony and Thuringia across river valleys and viaducts.
🗺️ Regional, Heritage & Island Trails
Waymarked paths celebrating local history, coastlines, and ancient walking routes.
St Cuthbert's Way
62 miles
Pilgrim path through the Scottish Borders to the tidal Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
Wales Coast to Coast
180 miles
Traversing Wales from South to North across its highest peaks and mountain passes.
Isle of Wight Coastal Path
70 miles
A complete circular island coastline route with dramatic chalk sea cliffs and bays.
Shropshire Way
200 miles
Exploring the Shropshire Hills, Wenlock Edge, Ironbridge, and quiet border moors.
Sandstone Trail
34 miles
Cheshire's classic ridge route from Frodsham across Beeston Castle to Whitchurch.
Yorkshire Heritage Way
42 miles
Connecting the UNESCO sites of Saltaire and Fountains Abbey across Wharfedale.
Boudicca Way
36 miles
Through rural South Norfolk from Norwich to Diss, passing historic Roman settlements.
Viking Way
147 miles
Linking the Humber Bridge through the Lincolnshire Wolds down to Rutland Water.
Rhine Castles Trail
120 miles
The Rheinburgenweg: trekking through Germany's UNESCO Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
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