Hiking
in the journal.
5 best beginner hikes near London by train
Five UK hikes that start and end at a train station from London — no car needed, no overnight kit, all walkable in a…
The North Downs Way Hike
The North Downs Way runs 153 miles from Farnham in Surrey to Dover on the Kent coast, following the chalk escarpment of the North…
The Ridgeway Hike
The Ridgeway is Britain’s oldest road. The line of the 87-mile National Trail from Overton Hill in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire has…
The Snowdonia Way Hike
The Snowdonia Way is a relatively new 97-mile route from Machynlleth in the south of the National Park to Conwy on the north coast.…
The Cotswold Way Hike
The Cotswold Way runs 102 miles along the western edge of the Cotswold escarpment from Chipping Campden to Bath. It opened as a National…
The Pennine Way Hike
The Pennine Way runs 268 miles along the rocky spine of England, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm just over the…
The Coast to Coast Hike
Alfred Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk crosses 192 miles of northern England from St Bees Head on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay…
The South West Coast Path Hike
The South West Coast Path is Britain's longest National Trail — 630 miles of clifftop and beach path tracing the entire peninsula from Minehead…
Glyndwr’s Way Hike
Glyndwr’s Way is a 135-mile National Trail that loops through the remote sheep country of Mid Wales — from Knighton on the English border,…
The West Highland Way Hike
The West Highland Way is Scotland's most-walked long-distance route — 96 miles from Milngavie on the edge of Glasgow to Fort William at the…