UK Walking

High up and deep in the Lincolnshire Wolds lies a little-known, ancient and beautiful church dedicated to ramblers. Chris Webber took a walk on the Viking Way and found out why every walker should make a pilgrimage to this special place…

In a previously-unseen interview with Benny Rothman, leader of the 1932 Mass Trespass on Kinder Scout, Rothman regretted that the trespassers did not unite with the official ramblers’ federations…

Not surprisingly, the recollection of the mass trespass by John Watson, head gamekeeper and estate manager on James Watts’s Kinder estate, was quite different from that of the trespassers. He claimed it was an “over-publicised and grossly-exaggerated disturbance”

From isolated hillforts to lochside burial chambers, there’s far more to Britain’s fabulous prehistoric heritage than just Stonehenge. Archaeologist and photographer Bill Bevan shows us his top 10 ancient sites and the best way to reach them on foot…

From the furthest corners of the mainland to the most challenging and remote of footpaths, Mark Rowe investigates Britain’s incredible extremities and the best ways to explore them on foot…

Away from the hordes of monster-spotting tourists, Paul Miles enjoys unhindered views of Loch Ness’ famous Highland scenery from a new trail that explores its less-visited southern shores…

The Ayrshire & Arran coastal paths showcase some of West Scotland’s most beautiful, wild and accessible coastline…

John Manning scours Britain for the best neighbouring peaks: one a testing day out, the other more accessible to all…

Britain has more than 350 National Nature Reserves, protecting some of our most beautiful, wild and diverse habitats. But which ones offer the best walks? Stephen Morris went to find out…

Chris Hatherill explores the Ridgeway’s ‘missing link’ between two of Britain’s most spectacular Neolithic monuments, which will soon be opened up as the newly created Great Stones Way…