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The Best Long-Distance Walks in the UK and Ireland: 14 Trails

Scotland's Highlands, England's coast-to-coast and Roman wall, the Welsh coast and Ireland's wild west: inn-to-inn walks with a pub or a B&B at the end of every day. Every guide covers each stage with a map, elevation profile, places to stay and emergency help, free. Pick a trail, then follow it offline in the Outest app.

Updated: October 2026

#TrailCountryDistanceStages
1West Highland WayScotland153 km8
2Coast to Coast WalkEngland · Lake District to Yorkshire303 km14
3Hadrian's Wall PathEngland · Northumberland & Cumbria135 km6
4Pennine WayEngland & Scotland · Pennines411 km19
5Pembrokeshire Coast PathWales · Pembrokeshire285 km14
6Cotswold WayEngland · Cotswolds165 km11
7South Downs WayEngland · Hampshire & Sussex160 km8
8Kerry WayIreland · County Kerry210 km9
9Dingle WayIreland · County Kerry179 km8
10Wicklow WayIreland · Dublin & Wicklow128 km7
11Cape Wrath TrailScotland · North-west Highlands380 km15
12Great Glen WayScotland · Highlands120 km6
13Offa's Dyke PathWales & England · Welsh Marches286 km12
14Cleveland WayEngland · North Yorkshire169 km9
01

West Highland Way

Scotland · 153 km · 8 stages

Scotland's West Highland Way: 154 km (96 miles) from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, along Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor and over the Devil's Staircase near Glen Coe. Most walkers take 6 to 8 days and sleep in inns, hostels, B&Bs and campsites.

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02

Coast to Coast Walk

England · Lake District to Yorkshire · 303 km · 14 stages

Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk: about 300 km (190 miles) across northern England from St Bees on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea, through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. A National Trail since March 2026; most walkers take 12 to 15 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.

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03

Hadrian's Wall Path

England · Northumberland & Cumbria · 135 km · 6 stages

England's coast-to-coast Roman trail: 84 miles (135 km) along Hadrian's Wall from Wallsend in Newcastle to Bowness-on-Solway, past Roman forts and over the crags of Northumberland. Most walkers take 6 to 7 days, staying in inns, B&Bs and hostels.

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04

Pennine Way

England & Scotland · Pennines · 411 km · 19 stages

Britain's first National Trail: 268 miles (431 km) along the Pennine hills from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders, over Kinder Scout, Malham Cove and Cross Fell. Most walkers take 16 to 19 days, staying in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.

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05

Pembrokeshire Coast Path

Wales · Pembrokeshire · 285 km · 14 stages

Wales's Pembrokeshire Coast Path: 186 miles (299 km) of cliff path from Amroth to St Dogmaels, past beaches, harbours, castles and seabird islands in Britain's only coastal national park. Most walkers take 12 to 15 days and sleep in B&Bs, inns, hostels and campsites.

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06

Cotswold Way

England · Cotswolds · 165 km · 11 stages

England's Cotswold Way National Trail: 164 km (102 miles) from Chipping Campden to Bath along the Cotswold escarpment, through honey-stone villages, beech woods and hill forts. Most walkers take 7 to 10 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs and hotels.

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07

South Downs Way

England · Hampshire & Sussex · 160 km · 8 stages

England's South Downs Way National Trail: 160 km (100 miles) from Winchester to Eastbourne along the chalk ridge of the South Downs National Park, past Iron Age hill forts, Devil's Dyke and the Seven Sisters cliffs. Most walkers take 8 or 9 days and sleep in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.

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08

Kerry Way

Ireland · County Kerry · 210 km · 9 stages

Ireland's longest waymarked trail: a loop of about 210 km round the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, from Killarney through the Black Valley, Glenbeigh, Cahersiveen, Waterville, Caherdaniel, Sneem and Kenmare, sleeping in B&Bs, hostels and small hotels. Most walkers take 9 days.

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09

Dingle Way

Ireland · County Kerry · 179 km · 8 stages

A loop of about 162–179 km round the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, from Tralee through Camp, Annascaul, Dingle, Dunquin, Feohanagh, Cloghane and Castlegregory, with Slea Head, long beaches and a pass below Mount Brandon, sleeping in B&Bs, hostels and small hotels. Most walkers take 8 days.

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10

Wicklow Way

Ireland · Dublin & Wicklow · 128 km · 7 stages

Ireland's Wicklow Way: about 128 km from Marlay Park in Dublin to Clonegal in County Carlow, over the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains, past Lough Tay and Glendalough, then through quiet hill farms. Most walkers take 7 days and sleep in hostels, B&Bs and inns.

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11

Cape Wrath Trail

Scotland · North-west Highlands · 380 km · 15 stages

Scotland's wildest long walk: about 370 km (230 miles) of unwaymarked, often pathless ground from Fort William to Cape Wrath lighthouse, through Knoydart, Torridon and Assynt. Most walkers take 16 to 22 days, sleeping in bothies, a tent and the odd hotel or hostel.

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12

Great Glen Way

Scotland · Highlands · 120 km · 6 stages

Scotland's coast-to-coast walk through the Great Glen: 79 miles (127 km) from Fort William to Inverness, along the Caledonian Canal and above Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and Loch Ness. Most walkers take 5 to 7 days, staying in hostels, B&Bs, hotels and campsites.

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13

Offa's Dyke Path

Wales & England · Welsh Marches · 286 km · 12 stages

A 177-mile (285 km) National Trail along the Wales – England border, from Sedbury Cliffs near Chepstow to Prestatyn, over the Black Mountains and the Clwydian Range and beside the 8th-century Dyke. Most walkers take 12 to 16 days, staying in inns, B&Bs and farm campsites.

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14

Cleveland Way

England · North Yorkshire · 169 km · 9 stages

National Trail around the North York Moors: 109 miles (175 km) from Helmsley over the moors to the Yorkshire coast and along the cliffs past Whitby and Robin Hood's Bay to Filey. Most walkers take 9 days, staying in inns, B&Bs, hostels and campsites.

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