Vereinigtes Königreich

Hiking, most likely, was invented in the UK. Scores of 19th century romantic novelists described their country through the eyes of their key figures walking the paths of their countryside! Still today, the British Isles are very welcoming to walkers. We admit, it does rain now and again. But such lovely nature is the result, with forever green, lush meadows and hills dotted with sheep. Always keep in mind: bad weather doesn't exist, only bad clothing. So put on your coat and discover the thousands of miles of British long distance footpaths.

All British long distance footpaths are worth walking, but some stand out in popularity. The Coast to Coast Path in the north of England, crossing the famous Lake District and two other national parks, is one of these. Another is the South West Coast Path, almost 600 miles of rugged coast, seagulls and fish'n chips. If you prefer to set out your own trail, Scotland and the Inner and Outer Hebrides are the place to go. The UK is also home to the so-called Peak Baggers, folk who will not rest before they have climbed every hill over 3000 feet (the Munroes).

Some 19 footpaths comprise the so called "National Trails", and you can decide they are more rewarding than others. Bear in mind that this is not the case; other trails can be of equal beauty. The popular Coast to Coast Path has no official status whatsoever! Anyway, here are the 19 National Trails:

South West coast Path, 631 miles, 1016 km, 45 days
Pennine Way, 270 miles, 435 km, 18 days
Thames Path, 183 miles, 294 km, 11 days
North Downs Way, 152 miles, 245 km, 11 days
Pennine Bridleway, 121 miles, 195 km, 7 days
Cleveland Way, 109 miles, 176 km, 9 days
Cotswold Way, 102 miles, 164 km, 7 days
South Downs Way, 101 miles, 163 km, 6 days
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path, 93 miles, 149 km, 7 days
The Ridgeway, 87 miles, 139 km, 6 days
Hadrian's Wall Path, 84 miles, 135 km, 6 days
Yorkshire Wolds Way, 79 miles, 127 km, 6 days

So far England, now Wales:

Pembrokeshire Coast Path, 186 miles, 299 km, 12 days
Offa's Dyke Path, 177 miles, 285 km, 11 days
Glyndwr's Way, 132 miles, 213 km, 9 days

And four so called Long Distance Routes in Scotland:

Southern Upland Way, 212 miles, 341 km, 12 days
West Highland Way, 95 miles, 153 km, 6 days
Speyside Way, 84 miles, 135 km, 6 days
Great Glen Way, 73 miles, 117 km, 6 days

Ordnance Survey publishes maps, and there are trail guidebooks of most footpaths. The guides usually include detailed maps, so you won't have to buy these separately. All footpaths are meticulously waymarked. Although British mountains are not as challenging as the Alps, when walking the mountains of Scotland and Wales be prepared for sudden spells of wind, rain and dropping temperatures during all seasons. Hypothermia and exhaustion are a real danger, so bring proper clothes. When walking more remote trails, also bring a tent and camping gear, including protective measures against the legendary midges; tiny mosquito's that will attack relentlessly during the long summer evenings. In more populated areas you will find lodging at regular intervals, such as B&B's, Youth Hostels and hotels.

Land bewerten8.7 Forum Auf Wunschliste

Bewertung 8.7 | 3 Bewertungen | Nr. 4 in Europa

OliverE
Bewertung 8

Miguel
Bewertung 9
Positiv Scottish Highlands, West Coast and the Isle of Skye are absolutely remarkable and well worth a visit, even for globe trotter-type hikers.
Negativ Don't forget mosquito repellent as the local "midges" are everything but friendly. "Avon Skin so soft" is what all Scots recommend as the only capable deterrent. Rain can be quite abundant.

pc22
Bewertung 9

Weitere Bewertungen…

Sortieren nach:

Link hinzufügen

Fakten

Anthony Dyer's Mountain Pages - hiking in Scotland and Norway

Anthony Dyer does a very good job describing the many hiking possibilities in the UK - especially the Munro's in Scotland - and Norway. He has a good hand of photographing and there is even a section on how to become a good photographer yourself. Recommended.
Isle of Arran Coastal Way, Scotland, UK

Home page of the Arran Coastal Way. Accommodation list. Sketch of trail.
Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pretty complete list of Paths in the United Kingdom.
National Trails

Official website of all national trails in England and Wales.
Walking Places - Walking Journals & Diaries

Great place for hikers: "your place on the web to store and publish your walking journals, diaries and guides". Special sections on the Coast to Coast walk. Opportunity to add your own microsite.
Fellwalker: Landscape Photos Walking books

Information on hiking in Britain; a bit unordered.
Ramblers | Paths by region | Paths and routes: Regions

Comprehensive list of all footpaths in the United Kingdom.
Skye Trail - week hike in Scotland | report - map

Detailed hiking report and open source map (camping sites), foto gallery and film.
The Walking Englishman

The Walking Englishman does a good job in collecting information on British trails.
Walks & Walking-Routes : A directory of UK online walks, walking directions, walking routes, route maps etc

A large web directory of walking links, organised by region.

Berichte

A blog of my travels » Walks

The "I" in this blog keeps a good record of quit some UK walks.
Annierak - Home Page

Annierak? "That's Me That Is!". She's collecting trails like you and me collect stamps. Follow this sunspectacled girl "busy trying to do as many National Trails, LDPs, Regional Routes and Local walks as possible."
BritishWalks.org Walks Index

"Since the beginning of 1999 I have made over 800 walks throughout the UK, totalling over 14,000 miles. This website details all of these walks". David Coton maintains a great hiking page! The word "details" above is an understatement...
Tim Bertuchi ~ Walking Website

"My name is Tim Bertuchi and one of my favourite pastimes is walking / hiking": Tim describes some 20 long distance walks he has made in the UK.
Trail walking: across the nations

The walking website of the Aylmer Family, describing the crossing of Scotland, Wales and England by foot, including some better known long distance trails.
A Walker's Ramblings

David Cotton is a real British trailblazer and some of the finest texts on the internet are his. He also keeps a blog, with some hiking, but mostly more general observations: "Thoughts on the state of the world".
Backpacking in Britain

This site is about backpacking mainly in mountainous and remote regions of England, Wales and Scotland, but also covers a few low-level routes and day walks. The backpack routes are mostly self-designed and exclusively wild-camped. The Trips&Photos section lists all the routes by date and area.
Brilwalks

Reports of walks made since 2001 in different part of the UK: Cotswolds, Eastern England, Midlands, Peak District, West Penines, Yorkshire Dales, Snowdonia and South Wales. With pictures.
Gregg Neilson's Homepage on Walking Places

Gregg chooses to start his homepage with "How I Started This Madness!". Many of us have a little man in their brains saying the same thing. He describes his UK walks.
Ian Fisk's Homestead about Tramping (Hiking)

Ian Fisk lives in New Zealand and on his home page he describes walkes in his own country and in England and Scotland.
Janice and Alastair Lightlys Walking Page

with some well known long distance paths in the UK.
Lonewalker on Walking Places

Lonewalker keeps a walking blog, records some of the popular long distance ways, tells you about his gear, and more..
Long Distance Walking

Sergio blogs some long distance hiking in the UK. You can follow him.
Pete's Trip Reports

Pete Lockey shares his enthusiasm for British (and some other) long distance walks.
Rambling Pete's Journal

Rambling Pete offers his journals of several UK long distance hikes, and many day hikes.
Walking and camping the West Highland Way and other Long Distance Paths in Scotland

A personal account of some well known trails in Scotland.

Führer und Karten

Happy Hiker

The Happy Hiker website provides simple to follow directions for various walking routes, including GPS downloads and gives basic advice on a variety of walking issues.

Übernachtung

Organisationen

Long Distance Walkers’ Association

As they write: "The LDWA is an Association of people with the common interest of walking long distances in rural, mountainous or moorland areas." The Long Distance Walking Association is member of the European Ramblers' Association.
Ramblers’ Association

In their own words: "We are Britain's biggest walking charity. We've been working for over 70 years to promote walking and to improve conditions for everyone who walks in England, Scotland and Wales."

Reisebüros

GPS

GPS Waypoints + Routes for Walking UK Mountains Munros Wainwrights

Huge resource, mainly UK.
Trail Routes

Database of Trail magazine's archive of over 500 trails in the UK. The majority are day-hikes, but some are long distance. Some are free, some are not.

Sonstiges

Walking Places Forum

Drop your questions here.