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Long-distance paths of the UK

360 waymarked long-distance walking routes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — 41,913 km of path in total. Every distance here is measured from the route line itself rather than copied from a leaflet, and every route page carries the access rights that actually apply along it.

360 routes · 41,913 km · 26,044 miles · 46 officially designated · 28 Scotland's Great Trails · 24 over 250 km · 10 cross a border

Data compiled by Ryan — sources and method

Map of the UK's long-distance footpaths All 360 long-distance walking routes in this database drawn over the outline of the United Kingdom, with the officially designated routes — the National Trails of England and Wales and Scotland's Great Trails — picked out in a stronger colour. 200 km
Every route in the database. officially designated (National Trails, Scotland's Great Trails) · all other long-distance paths. Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); outline from the Office for National Statistics (OGL v3.0).

What counts as a long-distance path here

A named, waymarked walking route of 30 km (about 19 miles) or more, recorded in OpenStreetMap on an international, national or regional walking network. That threshold roughly matches the Long Distance Walkers Association's own working floor of 20 miles.

167 shorter named routes were measured and left out, along with everything in the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man, where different access law applies. The 9 European long-distance paths crossing the UK are also left out: they are designations laid over routes already listed here, so a page for each would describe the same ground twice.

Distances are measured, not quoted

We walk the mapped line point by point and add it up. Published figures for the same route often differ — they may include spurs, round to the nearest mile, or describe an older alignment. Where OpenStreetMap carries an official distance we show it alongside ours on the route page.

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All 360 UK long-distance paths, longest first
Route Distance Country Passes through Stages
King Charles III England Coast Path National Trail 2282 km · 1418 mi England Exmoor, Lake District +3 109
Ulster Way 1046 km · 650 mi Northern Ireland — 51
South West Coast Path National Trail 1036 km · 644 mi England Exmoor 49
Monarch's Way 922 km · 573 mi England South Downs 45
Cambrian Way 483 km · 300 mi Wales Eryri, Bannau Brycheiniog 24
Trans-Pennine Trail 426 km · 265 mi England Peak District 21
Pennine Way National Trail 411 km · 256 mi England, Scotland Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland +1 20
Macmillan Way 402 km · 250 mi England — 20
Greenwich Meridian Trail 396 km · 246 mi England South Downs 20
The Chiltern Way 367 km · 228 mi England — 18
Midshires Way 364 km · 226 mi England Peak District 18
Southern Upland Way Scotland's Great Trail 348 km · 216 mi Scotland — 17
Wales Coast Path 321 km · 200 mi Wales Eryri 15
Thames Path National Trail 313 km · 194 mi England — 15
Hertfordshire Way 311 km · 193 mi England — 16
Trent Valley Way 311 km · 193 mi England — 16
Coast to Coast Walk National Trail 303 km · 188 mi England North York Moors, Lake District +1 15
Three Choirs Way 301 km · 187 mi England — 15
Offa's Dyke Path National Trail 292 km · 181 mi Wales, England Bannau Brycheiniog 15
Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail 286 km · 177 mi Wales Pembrokeshire Coast 14
Hebridean Way (Hiking) 283 km · 176 mi Scotland Coast 14
The Roman Way 277 km · 172 mi England — 14
Saxon Shore Way 262 km · 163 mi England Coast 13
Herefordshire Trail 252 km · 157 mi England — 13
London LOOP 239 km · 149 mi England — 12
Viking Way 232 km · 144 mi England — 12
Heart of Wales Line Trail 231 km · 143 mi Wales, England Bannau Brycheiniog 12
Sussex Border Path 226 km · 140 mi England South Downs 11
Wye Valley Walk 224 km · 139 mi Wales, England Bannau Brycheiniog 11
Grand Union Canal Walk 223 km · 139 mi England — 11
Harcamlow Way 222 km · 138 mi England — 11
Wessex Ridgeway 221 km · 137 mi England — 11
Glyndŵr's Way National Trail 219 km · 136 mi Wales — 11
Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path 209 km · 130 mi Wales Coast 10
John Muir Way Scotland's Great Trail 205 km · 127 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 10
North Downs Way National Trail 202 km · 126 mi England — 10
Icknield Way Path 199 km · 124 mi England — 10
Norfolk Coast Path National Trail 191 km · 119 mi England The Broads 10
Greensand Way 189 km · 118 mi England — 10
Fife Coastal Path Scotland's Great Trail 187 km · 116 mi Scotland Coast 9
Nene Way 183 km · 114 mi England — 9
Robin Hood Way 180 km · 112 mi England — 10
Geopark Way 179 km · 111 mi England — 9
Hereward Way 179 km · 111 mi England — 9
Rob Roy Way Scotland's Great Trail 176 km · 110 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 9
Cleveland Way National Trail 172 km · 107 mi England North York Moors 9
Shakespeare's Way 172 km · 107 mi England — 9
Heart of England Way 166 km · 103 mi England — 8
Cotswold Way National Trail 165 km · 103 mi England — 8
Leicestershire Round 165 km · 103 mi England — 8
Speyside Way Scotland's Great Trail 165 km · 102 mi Scotland Cairngorms 8
South Downs Way National Trail 163 km · 101 mi England South Downs 8
Llŷn Coastal Path 163 km · 101 mi Wales Coast 8
Kintyre Way Scotland's Great Trail 161 km · 100 mi Scotland — 8
White Horse Trail 161 km · 100 mi England — 8
Centenary Way 160 km · 99 mi England — 8
The Hardy Way 158 km · 98 mi England — 8
Two Moors Way 157 km · 98 mi England Dartmoor, Exmoor 8
Lady Anne's Way 155 km · 97 mi England Yorkshire Dales 8
Beacons Way 155 km · 97 mi Wales Bannau Brycheiniog 8
Kennet and Avon Canal Trail 155 km · 96 mi England — 8
High Weald Landscape Trail 155 km · 96 mi England — 8
Shakespeare's Avon Way 154 km · 96 mi England — 8
Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol 154 km · 96 mi England — 8
West Highland Way Scotland's Great Trail 153 km · 95 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 8
Dartmoor Way 152 km · 94 mi England Dartmoor 8
Orange Way 151 km · 94 mi England — 8
Two Saints Way 151 km · 94 mi England — 8
Ayrshire Coastal Path Scotland's Great Trail 150 km · 93 mi Scotland Coast 8
Angles Way 149 km · 93 mi England The Broads 8
Tarka Trail 149 km · 93 mi England Exmoor, Dartmoor 8
Teesdale Way 148 km · 92 mi England — 8
Jubilee Trail (Dorset) 145 km · 90 mi England — 7
Dales High Way 144 km · 89 mi England Yorkshire Dales 7
Jurassic Way 143 km · 89 mi England — 7
St Patrick's Way: The Pilgrim Walk 143 km · 89 mi Northern Ireland — 7
Cheshire Circuit 141 km · 88 mi England — 7
The Ridgeway National Trail 139 km · 86 mi England — 7
Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail 138 km · 86 mi England Northumberland 7
John Bunyan Trail 138 km · 86 mi England — 7
Wealdway 136 km · 85 mi England South Downs 7
Snowdonia Slate Trail 135 km · 84 mi Wales Eryri 7
Centenary Way 135 km · 84 mi England — 7
The Inn Way 133 km · 83 mi England North York Moors 7
Oxford Canal Walk 133 km · 82 mi England — 7
Essex Way 132 km · 82 mi England — 7
Pewsey Vale Circular Walk 132 km · 82 mi England — 7
Millennium Way (Warks) 132 km · 82 mi England — 7
E2 hiking trail Birmingham 131 km · 81 mi England — 7
St Edmund Way 130 km · 81 mi England — 7
Dales Way 129 km · 80 mi England Yorkshire Dales, Lake District 7
Skye Trail 129 km · 80 mi Scotland Coast 7
Gloucestershire Way 128 km · 79 mi England — 7
East Highland Way 125 km · 78 mi Scotland Cairngorms 7
Weardale Way 125 km · 78 mi England — 6
Wakefield Way 124 km · 77 mi England — 6
Great Glen Way Scotland's Great Trail 124 km · 77 mi Scotland — 7
Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail 123 km · 77 mi England — 6
Ebor Way 123 km · 76 mi England North York Moors 6
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan 123 km · 76 mi Scotland — 6
Kirklees Way 123 km · 76 mi England Peak District 6
National Forest Way 122 km · 76 mi England — 6
Capital Ring 122 km · 76 mi England — 6
Cumbria Way 119 km · 74 mi England Lake District 6
North Cheshire Way 117 km · 73 mi England Peak District 6
Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury 117 km · 73 mi Wales, England — 6
Via Beata 115 km · 72 mi England The Broads 6
Ceredigion Coast Path 115 km · 72 mi Wales Coast 6
Isle of Wight Coastal Path 114 km · 71 mi England Coast 6
Wayfarers Walk 114 km · 71 mi England South Downs 6
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) 114 km · 71 mi Scotland — 6
Cape Wrath Trail (Kinlochewe → Inchnadamph) 113 km · 70 mi Scotland — 6
Ribble Way 113 km · 70 mi England Yorkshire Dales 6
North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail 112 km · 70 mi England — 6
Oxfordshire Way 109 km · 68 mi England — 6
Vanguard Way 108 km · 67 mi England South Downs 6
D'Arcy Dalton Way 108 km · 67 mi England — 6
Borders Abbeys Way Scotland's Great Trail 108 km · 67 mi Scotland — 6
Cumbria Coastal Way 108 km · 67 mi England Lake District 6
Annandale Way Scotland's Great Trail 107 km · 67 mi Scotland — 6
St James' Way 107 km · 67 mi England South Downs 6
Diamond Way 107 km · 66 mi England — 6
Rutland Round 107 km · 66 mi England — 6
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich) 107 km · 66 mi Scotland — 6
Stour Valley Way 106 km · 66 mi England — 6
Cateran Trail Scotland's Great Trail 106 km · 66 mi Scotland Cairngorms 6
Solent Way 105 km · 65 mi England New Forest 5
Mary Michael Pilgrims Way 105 km · 65 mi England Dartmoor 6
Northumberland Coast Path 105 km · 65 mi England Coast 6
Augustine Camino 105 km · 65 mi England — 6
Jorvic Way 104 km · 65 mi England — 6
Saint Cuthbert's Way Scotland's Great Trail 104 km · 65 mi Scotland, England Northumberland 5
Arran Coastal Way Scotland's Great Trail 104 km · 65 mi Scotland Coast 5
Wales Coast Path (Meirionnydd) 104 km · 64 mi Wales Eryri 5
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk 104 km · 64 mi England — 5
Fife Pilgrim Way 104 km · 64 mi Scotland — 5
Wychavon Way 103 km · 64 mi England — 5
The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail 102 km · 63 mi England — 5
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Scotland's Great Trail 101 km · 63 mi Scotland — 5
The Serpent Trail 101 km · 63 mi England South Downs 5
Taff Trail 101 km · 63 mi Wales Bannau Brycheiniog 5
Llwybr Clawdd Wat 101 km · 62 mi Wales, England — 5
Three Castles Path 99 km · 62 mi England South Downs 5
Weavers’ Way 99 km · 61 mi England The Broads 5
Suffolk Coast Path 99 km · 61 mi England Coast 5
Bernwood Jubilee Way 99 km · 61 mi England — 5
Sussex Diamond Way 98 km · 61 mi England South Downs 5
Three Forests Way 98 km · 61 mi England — 5
Macmillan Way West 97 km · 60 mi England Exmoor 5
North Wales Path 97 km · 60 mi Wales Eryri 5
Three Saints Way 97 km · 60 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 5
Oftord to Canterbury Cathedral 95 km · 59 mi England — 5
Wilberforce Way 93 km · 58 mi England — 5
Whithorn Way - b Barrhill to Whithorn) 93 km · 58 mi Scotland — 5
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester 93 km · 58 mi England — 5
Oxford Green Belt Way 91 km · 57 mi England — 5
Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Scotland's Great Trail 91 km · 56 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 5
Sandlings Walk 91 km · 56 mi England — 5
Nev Cole Way 90 km · 56 mi England — 5
Landsker Borderlands Trail 90 km · 56 mi Wales Pembrokeshire Coast 5
Sheffield Country Walk 89 km · 55 mi England Peak District 5
The Wokingham Way 88 km · 55 mi England — 5
Coleridge Way 88 km · 55 mi England Exmoor 5
Nidderdale Way 88 km · 55 mi England — 5
Stour Valley Walk 87 km · 54 mi England — 5
River Parrett Trail 87 km · 54 mi England — 5
Tandridge Border Path 87 km · 54 mi England — 5
Cape Wrath Trail (Inchnadamph → Cape Wrath) 87 km · 54 mi Scotland Coast 5
Formartine and Buchan Way Scotland's Great Trail 87 km · 54 mi Scotland — 5
Stour Valley Path part 2 87 km · 54 mi England — 5
Outer Aylesbury Ring 86 km · 54 mi England — 5
Cross Borders Drove Road Scotland's Great Trail 86 km · 53 mi Scotland — 5
Minster Way 84 km · 52 mi England — 5
Exe Valley Way 84 km · 52 mi England Exmoor 5
Lecale Way 84 km · 52 mi Northern Ireland Coast 5
Derwent Valley Heritage Way 84 km · 52 mi England Peak District 4
Chiltern Heritage Trail 82 km · 51 mi England — 4
Calderdale Way 82 km · 51 mi England — 4
Trail of the 7 Lochs 82 km · 51 mi Scotland — 4
Ouse Valley Way 3 81 km · 50 mi England — 4
Sarsen Way 81 km · 50 mi England — 4
Romans and Reivers Route Scotland's Great Trail 80 km · 50 mi Scotland — 5
Herriot Way 80 km · 50 mi England Yorkshire Dales 4
Lea Valley Walk 80 km · 50 mi England — 4
West Sussex Literary Trail 80 km · 49 mi England South Downs 4
Tabular Hills Walk 79 km · 49 mi England North York Moors 4
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase) 79 km · 49 mi England — 4
Three Shires Way 79 km · 49 mi England — 4
Rochdale Way 78 km · 49 mi England — 4
Dane Valley Way 78 km · 48 mi England Peak District 4
Airedale Way 77 km · 48 mi England Yorkshire Dales 4
Derby Nomad Way 76 km · 47 mi England — 4
Affric Kintail Way 75 km · 47 mi Scotland — 4
Limestone Way 75 km · 47 mi England Peak District 4
Peddars Way National Trail 75 km · 47 mi England — 4
Test Way 75 km · 46 mi England — 4
Moray Coast Trail Scotland's Great Trail 74 km · 46 mi Scotland Coast 4
The Butcombe Trail 74 km · 46 mi England — 4
Way of Light 74 km · 46 mi England — 4
The Shipwrights Way 73 km · 45 mi England South Downs 4
The Mendip Trail 73 km · 45 mi England — 4
Two Counties Way 73 km · 45 mi England — 4
East Deane Way 73 km · 45 mi England — 4
Sussex Ouse Valley Way 72 km · 45 mi England South Downs 4
Greensand Ridge Walk 72 km · 45 mi England — 4
Mary Towneley Loop 72 km · 45 mi England — 4
Pendle Way 72 km · 45 mi England — 4
Devonshire Heartland Way 71 km · 44 mi England — 4
Bronte Way 71 km · 44 mi England — 4
Thames & Severn Way 71 km · 44 mi England — 4
West Deane Way 70 km · 43 mi England — 4
Allan King Way 69 km · 43 mi England South Downs 4
South Cheshire Market Towns Trail 69 km · 43 mi England — 4
Winchcombe Way 69 km · 43 mi England — 4
Mid Wilts Way 67 km · 42 mi England — 4
Rossendale Way 67 km · 42 mi England — 4
St Peter's Way 67 km · 42 mi England — 4
Monaghan Way 67 km · 42 mi Northern Ireland Coast 4
Chalkland Way 67 km · 41 mi England — 4
Wherryman's Way 66 km · 41 mi England The Broads 4
River Ayr Way Scotland's Great Trail 66 km · 41 mi Scotland — 4
St Frideswide’s Way 66 km · 41 mi England — 4
Burnley Way 65 km · 41 mi England — 4
A Coventry Way 65 km · 40 mi England — 4
Lyke Wake Walk 65 km · 40 mi England North York Moors 4
Barnsley Boundary Walk 65 km · 40 mi England — 4
Saints Way 65 km · 40 mi England — 4
Way of Learning 64 km · 40 mi England — 4
Lancashire Coastal Way 64 km · 40 mi England Coast 4
Limestone Link 64 km · 40 mi England — 4
Tamar Valley Discovery Trail 63 km · 39 mi England — 4
Ouse Valley Way 1 63 km · 39 mi England — 4
Monmouth Rebellion Walk 63 km · 39 mi England — 4
Weaver Way 63 km · 39 mi England — 3
South Loch Ness Trail 63 km · 39 mi Scotland — 3
Saint Conan Coastal Route 63 km · 39 mi Scotland Coast 4
Clyde Walkway Scotland's Great Trail 62 km · 39 mi Scotland — 3
East Devon Way 62 km · 39 mi England — 3
Wirral Circular Trail 62 km · 39 mi England Coast 4
North Sperrins Way 62 km · 39 mi Northern Ireland — 4
New Lipchis Way 61 km · 38 mi England South Downs 3
The Way for the Millennium 61 km · 38 mi England — 3
Esk Valley Walk 61 km · 38 mi England North York Moors 3
Isaac's Tea Trail 61 km · 38 mi England — 3
Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South) 61 km · 38 mi England — 3
West Devon Way 60 km · 37 mi England Dartmoor 3
The Brenda Parker Way 60 km · 37 mi England — 3
Stour & Orwell Walk 60 km · 37 mi England Coast 3
Downs Link 60 km · 37 mi England South Downs 3
Ivanhoe Way 60 km · 37 mi England — 3
Basingstoke Canal 59 km · 37 mi England — 3
6 Dales Trail 59 km · 37 mi England Yorkshire Dales 3
Columba Way on North FCP 59 km · 37 mi Scotland Coast 3
Mid Sussex Link 59 km · 37 mi England South Downs 3
Walsingham Way 59 km · 37 mi England — 3
Wysis Way 58 km · 36 mi England — 3
North Worcestershire Path 58 km · 36 mi England — 3
Wychwood Way 58 km · 36 mi England — 3
Wey-South Path 58 km · 36 mi England South Downs 3
Avon Valley Path 57 km · 36 mi England New Forest 3
Samaritans Way South West 57 km · 35 mi England — 3
Ouse Valley Way 2 57 km · 35 mi England — 3
The Gower Way 56 km · 35 mi Wales — 3
Gustav Holst Way 56 km · 35 mi England — 3
South Cheshire Way 56 km · 35 mi England — 3
Irwell Sculpture Trail 55 km · 34 mi England — 3
North Bucks Way 55 km · 34 mi England — 3
Fen Rivers Way 55 km · 34 mi England — 3
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring 55 km · 34 mi England — 3
St Swithun's Way 54 km · 34 mi England South Downs 3
Sandstone Trail 54 km · 34 mi England — 3
Three Lochs Way Scotland's Great Trail 54 km · 34 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 3
Nar Valley Way 54 km · 34 mi England — 3
Boudicca Way 54 km · 33 mi England — 3
Dales Way Link 53 km · 33 mi England — 3
North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) National Trail 52 km · 32 mi England — 3
John Musgrave Heritage Trail 52 km · 32 mi England — 3
Itchen Way 52 km · 32 mi England South Downs 3
Old Sarum Way 52 km · 32 mi England — 3
Aylesbury Ring 51 km · 32 mi England — 3
The Angel's Way 51 km · 32 mi England — 3
Purbeck Way 51 km · 32 mi England — 3
1066 Country Walk 51 km · 32 mi England — 3
North Wales Pilgrim's Way 51 km · 32 mi Wales Eryri 3
Pilgrims' Trail 51 km · 32 mi England South Downs 3
New River Path 50 km · 31 mi England — 3
Worcestershire Way 50 km · 31 mi England — 3
Mortimer Trail 50 km · 31 mi England — 3
Great Trossachs Path Scotland's Great Trail 49 km · 30 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 3
Way of Love 48 km · 30 mi England — 3
Berwickshire Coastal Path Scotland's Great Trail 48 km · 30 mi Scotland, England Coast 3
Thames Path - northern bank 47 km · 30 mi England — 3
St Illtyd's Walk 47 km · 29 mi Wales — 3
West Island Way Scotland's Great Trail 47 km · 29 mi Scotland Coast 3
Medway Valley Walk 47 km · 29 mi England — 3
Miner's Way Trail 47 km · 29 mi England — 3
West Mendip Way 47 km · 29 mi England — 3
Foss Walk 46 km · 29 mi England — 3
Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk 45 km · 28 mi Wales — 3
Maelor Way 45 km · 28 mi Wales, England — 3
Camino Ingles to Santiago 45 km · 28 mi England — 3
Deeside Way 44 km · 28 mi Scotland Cairngorms 3
Clarendon Way 44 km · 27 mi England South Downs 3
Arden Way 44 km · 27 mi England — 3
Channel to Channel 44 km · 27 mi England — 3
River Avon Trail 42 km · 26 mi England — 2
Mary Queen of Scots Way 42 km · 26 mi Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs 3
Newcastle Way 41 km · 26 mi Northern Ireland — 2
Newcastle Way 41 km · 26 mi England — 2
Cotswold Link 41 km · 26 mi England — 3
Tas Valley Way 41 km · 25 mi England — 2
Cross Bucks Way 40 km · 25 mi England — 2
Mull of Galloway Trail Scotland's Great Trail 40 km · 25 mi Scotland Coast 2
Forest Way 40 km · 25 mi England — 2
Glevum Way 40 km · 25 mi England — 2
Salford Trail 40 km · 25 mi England — 3
Blackwater Valley Path 39 km · 25 mi England — 2
Carleton Trail 39 km · 25 mi Northern Ireland — 2
Marriott's Way 39 km · 24 mi England — 2
Two Castles Trail 39 km · 24 mi England Dartmoor 2
Three Peaks Walk 38 km · 24 mi England Yorkshire Dales 2
Cape Wrath Trail (Bendronaig → Strathcarron → Kinlochewe) 38 km · 24 mi Scotland — 2
Dava Way Scotland's Great Trail 38 km · 24 mi Scotland Cairngorms 2
Exeter to Honiton Way 38 km · 23 mi England — 2
Beacon Way 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
South Bucks Way 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
Southwark Cathedral to Otford 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
Bollin Valley Way 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
Frith-Rathad na Hearadh 37 km · 23 mi Scotland Coast 2
Paston Way 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
Watership Down Trail 37 km · 23 mi England — 2
The Mid Suffolk Footpath 36 km · 22 mi England — 2
Two Bays Way 36 km · 22 mi England Coast 2
Jubilee Greenway 36 km · 22 mi England Coast 2
Antrim Hills Way 36 km · 22 mi Northern Ireland — 2
South Tyne Trail 35 km · 22 mi England — 2
Abbot's Way 35 km · 22 mi England Dartmoor 2
Elham Valley Way 35 km · 22 mi England — 2
Cape Wrath Trail (Letterewe - Carnmore - Larachantivore) 35 km · 22 mi Scotland — 2
Spires and Steeples Trail 35 km · 21 mi England — 2
Three Ridings on Foot 34 km · 21 mi England North York Moors 3
Wyre Way 34 km · 21 mi England — 2
Centenary Circle 34 km · 21 mi England — 2
Delamere Way 34 km · 21 mi England — 2
Shropshire Way - Whitchurch to Ellesmere 34 km · 21 mi England, Wales — 2
Two Rivers Way 34 km · 21 mi England — 2
Hangers Way 33 km · 21 mi England South Downs 2
Cape Wrath Trail (Bendronaig → Craig → Kinlochewe) 33 km · 21 mi Scotland — 2
Gritstone Trail (Disley - River Dane) 33 km · 21 mi England Peak District 2
Sperrins Challenge Walk 2011 33 km · 20 mi Northern Ireland — 2
East Mendip Way 32 km · 20 mi England — 2
Ouse Valley Way 4 32 km · 20 mi England — 2
Hanslope Circular Ride 32 km · 20 mi England — 2
Newry Canal Way 31 km · 20 mi Northern Ireland — 2
Brenig Way 31 km · 19 mi Wales — 2
River Teign Walk 31 km · 19 mi England Dartmoor 2
Mourne Wall Challenge 31 km · 19 mi Northern Ireland — 2
Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail 31 km · 19 mi England — 2
Clyde Coastal Path 31 km · 19 mi Scotland — 2
Cape Wrath Trail (Morvich → Bendronaig) 30 km · 19 mi Scotland — 2

The National Trails — 18 in this database

The statutory long-distance routes of England and Wales, designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, waymarked with the acorn and maintained to a national standard. Two of them are mapped in more than one piece and so appear twice below: the Peddars Way and the Norfolk Coast Path are one trail, as are the North Downs Way and its Canterbury loop.

Scotland's Great Trails — 28 in this database

Routes designated by NatureScot as Scotland's Great Trails: largely off-road, signposted and mapped end to end. Twenty-nine are designated; the one missing here is the Great Glen Canoe Trail, which is a paddling route rather than a footpath.

Browse by country

The longest routes in each country, counted once under the country holding most of their length. The 10 routes that cross a border appear under their larger share — every route is in the full table above, which filters by any country it touches.

England — 273 routes · 31,460 km

Longest 25 of 273 shown — the rest are in the full table, filtered to England.

Scotland — 52 routes · 5,124 km

Longest 25 of 52 shown — the rest are in the full table, filtered to Scotland.

Wales — 24 routes · 3,716 km

Northern Ireland — 11 routes · 1,613 km

How this list is built

Route lines come from OpenStreetMap relations tagged as walking routes on an international, national or regional network. OpenStreetMap frequently splits a long trail across many relations — the South West Coast Path is mapped in dozens — so those are merged back into single routes before anything is measured. Everything else on a route page is computed here from the resulting line: distance, day stages, which countries and national parks it crosses, how much of it runs along the coast, and which listed summits lie within 2.5 km of it.

Two honest limits. First, coverage follows OpenStreetMap: a route that is not mapped there, or is mapped without a network tag, will not appear here. Second, we hold no elevation data for these routes, so no page quotes total ascent, and every walking time shown is a flat-ground floor rather than an estimate — use the walking-time calculator with your own ascent figure instead.

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