Welcome! Here comes your first step. Choose your Trail!
Here's what to do next:
1) Download and read this PDF:
Downloads
STEP 1: CHOOSE (PDF)Download this PDF with further information and tips on how to choose your first trail walk
2) Take a look at this summary spreadsheet:
3) Watch my recommendation video
4) Review these downloads again if you haven't seen them already:
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- Choose Your Trail PDF with flowcharts
In case you missed it, here again is my PDF containing the flowcharts and questions which may help you narrow down your trail options!
- Do it in Stages PDF
In case you missed it - here's the PDF again showing how you can split some of the longer trails into sections of around a week.
5) Browse these YouTube videos I've curated for each of the major trails:
Browsing these will give you a FEEL for the kind of walking that you might experience on each of the trail.
The videos are from a variety of sources: authors, travel companies and individuals. I tried to choose the most high quality or interesting videos I could find to help you learn more about each of the trails.
Dales Way
Coast to Coast
North Downs Way
South Downs Way
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Thames Path
Cotswold Way
Cleveland Way
Hadrian's Wall
Glyndwr's Way
Offa's Dyke
London Loop
(coming soon)
West Highland Way
Cumbria Way
Pennine Way
The Ridgeway
South West Coast Path
Capital Ring
Southern Upland Way
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Speyside Way
Great Glen Way
Yorkshire Wolds Way
(coming soon)