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
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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Caution: Walks were originally published in Walk Magazine, so the information contained online may be out of date and the exact routes could have changed or been made impassable on the ground.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.
Southern England – Osmington, Dorset
The South Dorset Ridgeway, 27km/17 miles long, is the new name for what used to be known as the Inland Coast Path. It’s an alternative to a stretch of the South West Coast Path between West Bexington and Osmington Mills, taking an inland route and avoiding the built-up area around Wey- mouth.
Archive for Walks
Northern England: Derwent Water, Cumbria
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The walking sections are a mix of woodland and fields with two notable viewpoints en route, including the rugged Friar’s Crag.
Walking Class Hero: Going Loopy
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Just before reaching Banstead you cross a 25 acre field of organically grown lavender. Mayfield Lavender helpfully provide display boards that highlight the many and varied properties of this plant. At one point they say: “Physically, it is ‘first-aid in a bottle’” – which is funny because I always think of lager that way.
Walking Class Hero: Up the Junction
Friday, April 17th, 2009
Walking brings with it significant health benefits and more people walking more places makes for a better environment. Women make more trips than men (but I don’t know whether that means they walk further) and it is estimated that 20% of walking trips are made for leisure. Oh yes, and as well as it being fun, it’s free.
Get Walking Day 2009
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Ramblers calls Britain to its feet for FREE walks festival…
Ramblers guidebook first
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
A new series of walking guides will reveal the Ramblers’ favourite walks in Britain. All 50 lavishly illustrated routes in the first book, Walk: Britain’s Great Views, were voted for by Ramblers members…
