Walking Britain Home Page

Find hikes in the uk with over 2,500 hikes and 23,000 pages of free hiking information. "Walking Britain" offers a wide range of hikes in England, Wales and Scotland. The routes range from easy circular walks to challenging mountain hikes. Walking along the coast, by rivers and lakes, through the countryside and across the hills, moors and mountains are all available. Walking along the coast, by rivers and lakes, through the countryside and across the hills, moors and mountains are all available. All routes are free to download and print, have a detailed route description, quality mapping and GPX files.

Routes in all the National Parks feature strongly with the Lake District, Peak District, Snowdonia and Yorkshire Dales featuring excellent coverage of the best walks. Walking in the Counties and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) are many and varied. Circular walks based on the long distance footpaths with the Pennine Way and South West Coast paths probably the most popular with walkers.

Although the natural world is the theme, man-made elements such as villages, bridges, mines and churches are also included in the many walking routes.

A few words about our language. A walk is a hike. Walkers are hikers who enjoy walking! The footpaths (trails) across the countryside and mountains are numerous with access enshrined in law. Except on this page British usage is used throughout the site. For more information about visiting Britain go to Visiting Britain?

Featured Hike

Hike from the village of Upper Brailes, route completes a circuit around Brailes Hill and countinues through Lower Brailes to visit Castle Hill the site of a hill fort. The route follows well-used paths and offers fine views across the Warwickshire landscape. Upper Brailes Circular - hike description

Hikes and Hiking from London

A brief guide to the hiking available from London using the national rail network and London Underground. There is much to see and enjoy including countryside, hills and downs, and coast. Go to Walks and walking from London

Featured Hikes

Improved route maps

Many walks now benefit from improved route maps using the excellent outdoor mapping from The Hug with GPS files overlaid. Currently 83% of hikes are using these maps with the remainder due for conversion in the next month or so. A sample can be found here

Visiting Britain

A useful set of notes for those intending to hike in Britain can be found on the following page Visiting Britain

Share your Hikes

Many of the hikes on this website have been submitted by other authors keen to spread the word about their favourite routes. You can do the same - Share your hike.