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camdenlock-(2).jpgOnce you have joined and logged-in to Walkingworld you have the opportunity to print out some free sample walks. Each walk comes with an easy-to-follow photographic guide and high resolution Ordnance Survey map to print out, plus files to import into digital mapping applications and handheld GPS.

Currently we have sample walks all around the country, listed below by county. To access these walks first join Walkingworld and then come back to this page. Then click on the walk of your choice from the list below. On the summary page click to get the full details for the walk; the step-by-step guide, map and digital mapping files. 

Some of the walks featured below are the ones in the 'Pathways' book, all twenty of which are available for free download.

You can also view this listing with short summaries - note that it makes it a much longer page and there will be a lot of scrolling to the bottom!

Aberdeenshire

750 - Footdee - Seaton Park - Old Aberdeen - Footdee

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Angus

4215 - Dundee Waterfront - McGonagall's Walk

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 3.7 Miles

Ayrshire and Arran

3627 - Tam o'Shanter Trail

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.1 Miles

Berkshire

83 - Pangbourne - Greenmoor Hill - Mapledurham - Pangbourne

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 11.2 Miles

714 - Windsor Castle, the River Thames and Eton College

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Scottish Borders

463 - Eildon Hills Circuit

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Brecon

1153 - Llangynidr - Llangynidr Mountain - Chartist Cave - Llangynidr

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 8.1 Miles

1290 - The Beacons Horseshoe

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.8 Miles

1761 - Blaenavon - Carreg Maen Taro - Blaenavon

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Bristol

258 - Eastville Park - Snuff Mills - Oldbury Court - Eastville Park

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Buckinghamshire

1 - Hambleden - Skirmett - Hambleden

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 10 Miles

Caernarfonshire

204 - The Miners' Track and the Three Lakes of Snowdon

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

947 - Pen-y-Pass - Snowdon - Llanberis

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 10 Miles

1120 - Ogwen Cottage - Llyn Bochlwyd - Glyder Fach - Glyder Fawr - Devil's Kitchen

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 5 Miles

Cambridgeshire

6065 - Aldreth Causeway

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Cardiff

646 - Sights of Cardiff

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Carmarthenshire

2630 - Fan Foel - Bannau Sir Gaer - Llyn y Fan Fach

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.8 Miles

2718 - Laugharne - Dylan's Way - Laugharne

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Cheshire

2788 - Anderton and the Trent and Mersey Canal

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 11.2 Miles

3326 - Port Sunlight

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 1.9 Miles

Clackmannan

1727 - Ochil Hills: Dollar Glen

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Conwy

2817 - Conwy Mountain by Groesffordd

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 7.5 Miles

Cornwall

129 - St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 10 Miles

4471 - Tintagel - Trebarwith - Barras Nose - Tintagel

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

4549 - Holywell Bay to Penhale Sands and the Lost Church

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

5487 - Perranuthnoe - Kenneggy - Prussia Cove - Perranuthnoe

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Cumbria

277 - Seathwaite - Scafell Pike - Seathwaite

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 9.3 Miles

280 - Haweswater - Mosedale - Swindale Head - Haweswater

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.7 Miles

283 - Wild Boar Fell

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.2 Miles

850 - Grasmere - The Langdales - Elterwater - Grasmere

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 14.9 Miles

883 - Hawes End - Cat Bells - Black Crag - Hawes End

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 3.1 Miles

891 - Grasmere - Loughrigg Terrace - Loughrigg Fell

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 7.5 Miles

1386 - Elterwater - Lingmoor Fell - Little Langdale - Elterwater

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.8 Miles

1400 - Buttermere - Haystacks - Red Pike - Buttermere

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 11.2 Miles

1901 - Coniston - Tarn Hows - Coniston

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

1903 - The Gables from Honister Pass

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.2 Miles

2618 - Howtown - Patterdale - Glenridding

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

3277 - Hawkshead, Blelham Tarn and Wray Castle

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

3375 - Smardale Wildlife Reserve

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 4.4 Miles

4155 - Kirkby Lonsdale and Barbon Fell

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 10 Miles

4384 - Ullock Pike - Longside Edge - Skiddaw

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 5.6 Miles

4580 - Honister Slate Mine to Buttermere

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 5 Miles

4780 - The Fairfield Horseshoe

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 10.6 Miles

5081 - Little Salkeld, Lacy's Caves and Long Meg

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles

5776 - A Four Wainwright Day - Castlerigg to Watendlath

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.2 Miles

5899 - Great Langdale and Blea Tarn

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Denbighshire

312 - Llangollen, Canal and Castle

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles

Derbyshire

675 - A Circuit of Chatsworth House

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

1046 - Jacob's Ladder - Edale Head - Grindslow Knoll

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

3407 - Parwich - Ballidon - Bradbourne

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

3497 - Kinder Scout from the Grouse Inn

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 8.7 Miles

Devon

309 - Hunter's Inn - Woody Bay - South West Coast Path - Hunter's Inn

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

339 - Saltram House (NT) Circular

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 3.7 Miles

3353 - Seaton - Beer - Pratt's Hill - Holyford - Seaton

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

4657 - High Down - River Lyd - Tin-Streaming - Great Noddon

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Dorset

4500 - Higher Bockhampton - Puddletown Forest

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles

Dumfries and Galloway

888 - Around Wigtown

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

2997 - The Ken - Dee Marshes Nature Reserve

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 3.1 Miles

Durham

1410 - Brignall Banks - Brignall Mill - Greta Bridge - Brignall

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

3414 - Bowlees - High Force - Cronkley Bridge - Dirt Pit

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

East Sussex

206 - 1066 Walk: Battle to Bexhill

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Edinburgh

110 - Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

2522 - Dalmeny - South Queensferry - Dalmeny

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

4431 - Edinburgh: the Two-Hour Tour

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Essex

599 - Clacton - Holland - Frinton - Walton - Shopping Village

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 10 Miles

3209 - Constable Country 2

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Glasgow

3878 - Glasgow's Kelvin Walkway: Clydeside to Maryhill

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Gloucestershire

1629 - Bourton-on-the-Water - The Slaughters

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles

5999 - Around St.Briavels

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Gwynedd

1376 - Cadair Idris by the Fox's Path

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 5 Miles

3957 - Nefyn - Porth Dinllaen - Morfa Nefyn - Nefyn

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

4630 - Criccieth - Llanystumdwy - Afon Dwyfor

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

4946 - Bontddu - Tal-y-bont via the Old Road

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

4965 - The Snowdon Horseshoe

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 6.8 Miles

Hampshire

2461 - Keyhaven - Hurst Castle

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 4.4 Miles

3880 - Chalton - Ladyholt - Chalton

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

4066 - New Forest - Brockenhurst - Ober Heath - Brockenhurst

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

4198 - Cheriton and the Civil War Battlefields

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

4322 - Ecchinswell – Nuthanger Farm and Watership Down – Circular

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 10 Miles

Hertfordshire

3004 - The New River and the Lee

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.1 Miles

Highland

809 - Inverfarigaig - Foyers - Loch Ness - Inverfarigaig

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

878 - Plodda Falls

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 3.1 Miles

1488 - Fort Augustus to Glenmoriston

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.8 Miles

1548 - Achlean to Glenfeshie Lodge

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 10 Miles

5830 - Kylesku - Glendhu - Glencoul - Kylesku

Grade: Mountain Challenge, Length: 23.6 Miles

Kent

6071 - Wye to Chilham by the Pilgrim's Way

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Lancashire

6000 - Barley, Pendle Water and Newchurch

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Lincolnshire

2641 - Belton Park, Grantham

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 2.5 Miles

4038 - Water's Edge and Barton Claypits

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 2.5 Miles

5432 - Around Helpston – John Clare's Country

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

London

728 - London Circular: Tower Bridge to Westminster and Back

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

4043 - City of London Pedway and Thames Riverside

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

4057 - Barnes Bridge - Putney

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 3.7 Miles

6070 - Little Venice - Camden Lock

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 4.4 Miles

Merseyside

256 - Sefton Coastal Path 1: Waterloo - Hightown

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles

4380 - Formby to Freshfield, a Wheelchair Special

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Midlothian

2652 - Roslin and the North Esk Valley

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

Monmouthshire

403 - White Castle - Grosmont - Skenfrith - White Castle

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 18.7 Miles

Moray

3180 - Lossiemouth to Kingston

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 9.3 Miles

Neath and Port Talbot

1557 - Abercregan - Coed Morgannwg Way - Pontrhydyfen

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 11.2 Miles

Norfolk

1444 - Burston

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

Northumberland

300 - Housesteads - Once Brewed - Vindolanda - Housesteads

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

1739 - Alnwick - Corby Craggs circular

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Nottinghamshire

3979 - Creswell Crags and Belph Spoil

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Oxfordshire

270 - Oxford Parks and Spires

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

1007 - Oddington - Noke - Ot Moor

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

5637 - Nuffield - The Ridgeway - Icknield Way - Nuffield

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 9.3 Miles

5819 - Woolstone - Wayland's Smithy - Uffington Castle - Woolstone

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

Pembrokeshire

2358 - Bosherston Lily Ponds - Stackpole Head - Bosherston

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Perth and Kinross

3739 - Wee Sma Glen

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 14.3 Miles

Powys

2594 - Chirk - The Aqueduct - Shropshire Union Canal - Chirk

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 2.5 Miles

4460 - Corndon Hill - Priest Weston - Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle

Grade: Strenuous, Length: 6.2 Miles

5481 - The Monks Trod via Nannerth - Moelfryn - Cwmcoch - Nannerth

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Rhone Alpes

6173 - Lac de Montriond - Le Latay - Ardent Cascade - Lac de Montriond

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

Rutland

36 - Wing Maze and Rutland Water

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Shropshire

968 - Much Wenlock - Wenlock Edge

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.7 Miles

2179 - Oswestry Old Racecourse and Offa's Dyke

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 3.1 Miles

3360 - Haughmond Abbey - Ebury Hill

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 3.7 Miles

3649 - Ironbridge - Buildwas Abbey - Benthall Hall - Ironbridge

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

Somerset

194 - The Splendours of Georgian Bath

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 2.5 Miles

1544 - Burrington Combe - Rowberrow - Dolebury

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Stirling

2938 - Around Stirling: Walk 1

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

Suffolk

1702 - Sudbury - Valley Path - Borley - Sudbury

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

3013 - Shingle Street - Orford Haven - Hollesley - Aldert

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Surrey

4900 - Westhumble - North Downs Way - Polesden Lacey - Westhumble

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

Tyne and Wear

422 - Throckley - Scotswood - Riverside - Newcastle

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

Warwickshire

4792 - Baddesley Clinton - Rowington - Baddesley Clinton

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

4790 - Stratford-upon–Avon Historic Town Trail

Grade: Gentle Stroll, Length: 2.5 Miles

West Sussex

268 - Brighton Pavilion - Red Hill - The Racecourse - The Laines

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

2231 - The Marden Villages

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.7 Miles

4112 - Beeding Hill - Monarch's Way - South Downs Way Circuit

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 13.7 Miles

5460 - Stane Street and Bignor Hill

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Wiltshire

68 - Avebury - West Kennet - Silbury Hill - Avebury

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 5 Miles

4755 - Amesbury - Stonehenge

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 6.8 Miles

Worcestershire

2518 - Hanley Swan - Malvern Wells

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Yorkshire

448 - The Malham Classic

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.1 Miles

1936 - Holmfirth - Last of the Summer Wine Country

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5 Miles

3765 - Hole of Horcum - Levisham - Lockton

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 8.7 Miles

4140 - Ogden Water - Ovenden Windfarm

Grade: Easy Walk, Length: 6.2 Miles

5256 - Gunnerside - Lead Smelting Mill - Gunnerside

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 7.5 Miles

Fuerteventura

6246 - Around the Isla De Lobos - Fuerteventura

Grade: Moderate Walk, Length: 5.6 Miles