🥾 The Great UK Walking Trails
The long-distance paths worth building a whole holiday around — each planned stage by stage, with honest day counts and places to stay along the trail.
Cleveland Way
Moors then sea — 109 miles around North Yorkshire from Helmsley to Filey
109 miles 8–9 days 9 stages
Cotswold Way
A hundred miles of honey-stone villages and escarpment views, Chipping Campden to Bath
102 miles 7–10 days 8 stages
Hadrian's Wall Path
Coast to coast along the Roman frontier — 84 miles from Wallsend to the Solway
84 miles 6–7 days 8 stages
Offa's Dyke Path
Along the English–Welsh border earthwork — 177 miles from the Severn to the sea
177 miles 12 days 9 stages
Pennine Way
The backbone of England — 268 hard, glorious miles from the Peak District to Scotland
268 miles 16–19 days (or classic sections) 10 stages
South West Coast Path
England's longest trail — 630 miles of cliff, cove and harbour from Somerset to Dorset
630 miles 6–8 weeks (or a section at a time) 14 stages
West Highland Way
Scotland's original long-distance walk — 96 miles from Glasgow's edge to Fort William
96 miles 6–8 days 10 stages