- Start point: The Nags Head pub in Edale
- End point: The Border Inn, Kirk Yetholm
- Distance or area: 268 miles (429km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: East Midlands, North East England and North West England
Enshrined in Ramblers history, the brainchild of the charity’s former Secretary Tom Stephenson and offering the ultimate long distance walking challenge, it’s hard not to eulogise about this iconic path.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/pennineway
- Start point: The cross in Market Square at Helmsley
- End point: Filey Brigg, on the coast, 7 miles (11km) south of Scarborough
- Distance or area: 110 miles (177km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: Yorkshire and Humber
Those of us who like variety on a walk are well served by the ever changing landscape of the Cleveland Way.
It is often described as two walks in one. The first half showcases the North York Moors and the second half brings walkers along a spectacular coastal route.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/clevelandway
- Start point: The Town Clock at Knighton
- End point: The public park next to the canal in Welshpool
- Distance or area: 135 miles (217km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: Mid-Wales
Situated in mid Wales, this scenic path visits many sights associated with the 15th century hero Owain Glyndŵr. The route is shaped roughly like two sides of a triangle, running from Welshpool southwest to Machynlleth, before turning southeast to Knighton.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/glyndwrsway
- Start point: Farnham, A31 junction near station
- End point: Dover Esplanade
- Distance or area: 153 miles (246km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: London and South East England
If you want picture-postcard villages, iconic sites and glorious countryside this is the trail for you. This 153 mile route follows ancient ways along the chalk ridges and wooded downland of Surrey and Kent through Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, touching the southern edge of Greater London and ending at the famous White Cliffs of Dover.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/northdowns
- Start point: Knettishall Heath Country Park, 5 miles (8km) east of Thetford
- End point: Cromer Pier
- Distance or area: 93 miles (150km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: East of England
This is a tale of two routes, linking inland East Anglia with its coastal counterpart. The Peddars Way was deemed too short to be a long distance route so was teamed up with Norfolk’s coastal path and opened in 1986 as the Peddars Way & Norfolk Coast Path.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/peddarsway