As any experienced walkers knows, the easiest way to find your way around is using a map – so we thought we'd add walk's ever-growing selection of walking routes around Britain to a handy Google Map for you to browse. We've also hidden a few features around the British Isles, so have fun exploring!
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in your selected area. Our archive
includes all walking routes published
in Walk magazine.
Scotland
Northern England
Central England
Wales
Southern England
Caution: Walks were originally published in Walk Magazine, so the information contained online may be out of date and the exact routes could have changed or been made impassable on the ground. Please check the publication date at the bottom of each post and make reasonable allowances for this when following them.
Scotland – Pentland Hills, Edinburgh, Lothian
The Pentland Hills run southwest for some 32km/20 miles from the outskirts of edinburgh towards the Scottish Borders, and provide some remarkable walking and great wildlife – as well as exquisite views over the city.
Archive for Central England
Central England – Shrewsbury
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
In one of those pleasing historical symmetries, 2009 is both the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his work, On the Origin of Species.
Central England – Dragons Back
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
This particularly undulating walk traverses some of the Peak District’s few actual peaks, where Dragon & Earl meet above the River Dove’s tranquil headwaters.
Central England: Sarehole Mill, Birmingham
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
This remarkably green circular walk ascends by Coldbath Valley to the former common lands of Swanshurst and Billesley, then descends by Chinn Brook and the River Cole, through the secretive Dingle Nature Reserve.
Central England: Hartington, Derbyshire
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The struggle between the mountains of England’s north and the Midland lowlands reaches a climax in the Derbyshire Dales.
Central England: Ludlow, Shropshire
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Ludlow was described as “the loveliest town in England” by the late Poet Laureate, Sir John Betjeman, and for many this still holds true today.
Central England: British Camp, Worcestershire
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
This classic walking route, popular since the spa boom of Victorian times, is the traverse between the two highest summits in the south…
