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UK 001

Pennine Way

The Pennine Way was the first of Britain's National Trails. The route was approved in July 1951, and the finished trail was opened on 24 April 1965 with a ceremony on Malham Moor.

Its history, facts, map and all 11 sections

Written up so far

47 trails. More are added as their histories are researched.

  1. UK 001Pennine Way256 miles, 11 sections. East Midlands.
  2. UK 002Cleveland Way106 miles, 3 sections. Yorkshire and the Humber.
  3. UK 003Pembrokeshire Coast Path178 miles, 15 sections. Wales.
  4. UK 004Offa's Dyke Path177 miles, 12 sections. South West.
  5. UK 005South Downs Way102 miles, 9 sections. South East.
  6. UK 006The Ridgeway86.5 miles, 6 sections. South West.
  7. UK 007South West Coast Path644 miles, 52 sections. South West.
  8. UK 008North Downs Way158 miles. South East.
  9. UK 009Ulster Way414 miles. Northern Ireland.
  10. UK 010West Highland Way95.5 miles, 8 sections. Scotland.
  11. UK 011Speyside Way89.5 miles, 6 sections. Scotland.
  12. UK 012Yorkshire Wolds Way77.4 miles, 2 sections. Yorkshire and the Humber.
  13. UK 013Southern Upland Way217 miles, 3 sections. Scotland.
  14. UK 014Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path165 miles. East of England.
  15. UK 015St Cuthbert's Way64.6 miles, 2 sections. Scotland.
  16. UK 016Thames Path187 miles, 15 sections. South West.
  17. UK 017Cateran Trail65.8 miles, 5 sections. Scotland.
  18. UK 018Loch Lomond & Cowal Way56.3 miles, 5 sections. Scotland.
  19. UK 019West Island Way29.3 miles. Scotland.
  20. UK 020Glyndŵr's Way136 miles, 9 sections. Wales.
  21. UK 021Fife Coastal Path117 miles, 8 sections. Scotland.
  22. UK 022Rob Roy Way79.8 miles, 7 sections. Scotland.
  23. UK 023Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath63.1 miles. Scotland.
  24. UK 024Great Glen Way76.8 miles, 6 sections. Scotland.
  25. UK 025Arran Coastal Way64.6 miles, 8 sections. Scotland.
  26. UK 026Hadrian's Wall Path85.7 miles, 6 sections. North East.
  27. UK 027Clyde Walkway38.6 miles, 5 sections. Scotland.
  28. UK 028Dava Way23.6 miles. Scotland.
  29. UK 029Cross Borders Drove Road53.5 miles, 3 sections. Scotland.
  30. UK 030Romans and Reivers Route49.6 miles. Scotland.
  31. UK 031Borders Abbeys Way67.1 miles. Scotland.
  32. UK 032River Ayr Way40.8 miles. Scotland.
  33. UK 033Kintyre Way100 miles, 7 sections. Scotland.
  34. UK 034Cotswold Way103 miles, 15 sections. South West.
  35. UK 035Ayrshire Coastal Path93.2 miles. Scotland.
  36. UK 036Annandale Way53.5 miles, 4 sections. Scotland.
  37. UK 037Three Lochs Way33.1 miles, 4 sections. Scotland.
  38. UK 038Mull of Galloway Trail37.4 miles, 2 sections. Scotland.
  39. UK 039Wales Coast Path871 miles, 9 sections. Wales.
  40. UK 040Pennine Bridleway177 miles. East Midlands.
  41. UK 041John Muir Way133 miles, 10 sections. Scotland.
  42. UK 042Great Trossachs Path30.3 miles. Scotland.
  43. UK 043King Charles III England Coast Path1489 miles, 48 sections. North West.
  44. UK 044Coast to Coast Path189 miles, 3 sections. North West.
  45. UK 045Berwickshire Coastal Path29.8 miles, 4 sections. Scotland.
  46. UK 046Moray Coast Trail46.1 miles. Scotland.
  47. UK 047Formartine and Buchan Way53.9 miles. Scotland.

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