South West Coast Path
South Downs Way
North Downs Way
The Ridgeway
Thames Path
Cotswold Way
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Yorkshire Wolds Way
Cleveland Way
Pennine Bridleway
Pennine Way
Hadrian’s Wall Path
Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Offa’s Dyke Path
Glyndŵr’s Way
Southern Upland Way
Speyside Way
West Highland Way
Great Glen Way
Looking along the rocky coastline after leaving Boscastle Harbour (Day 11, South West Coast Path)
Rock stacks at the mouth of Ceibwr Bay, with Cemaes Head in the distance (Day 1, Pembrokeshire Coast Path)
A rocky cove before the coast path turns round Black Head to reach Coverack (Day 23, South West Coast Path)
Route Summary Table
| Route | Start/Finish | Distance | Time |
| South West Coast Path | Minehead to South Haven Point | 1016km (631 miles) | 45 days |
| South Downs Way | Winchester to Eastbourne | 163km (101 miles) | 6 days |
| North Downs Way | Farnham to Dover | 193–245km (120–152 miles) | 9–11 days |
| The Ridgeway | Overton Hill to Ivinghoe Beacon | 139km (87 miles) | 6 days |
| Thames Path | Thames Barrier to Thames Head | 294km (183 miles) | 11 days |
| Cotswold Way | Chipping Campden to Bath Abbey | 164km (102 miles) | 7 days |
| Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path | Knettishall Heath to Cromer Pier | 149km (93 miles) | 7 days |
| Yorkshire Wolds Way | Hessle to Filey Brigg | 127km (79 miles) | 6 days |
| Cleveland Way | Helmsley to Filey Brigg | 176km (109 miles) | 9 days |
| Pennine Bridleway | Middleton Top to Fat Lamb Inn | 335km (208 miles) | 11 days |
| Pennine Way | Edale to Kirk Yetholm | 435km (270 miles) | 18 days |
| Hadrian’s Wall Path | Wallsend to Bowness-on-Solway | 135km (84 miles) | 6 days |
| Pembrokeshire Coast Path | Poppit Sands to Amroth Castle | 299km (186 miles) | 12 days |
| Offa’s Dyke Path | Sedbury Cliff to Prestatyn | 285km (177 miles) | 11 days |
| Glyndŵr’s Way | Knighton to Welshpool | 213km (132 miles) | 9 days |
| Southern Upland Way | Portpatrick to Cockburnspath | 341km (212 miles) | 12 days |
| Speyside Way | Buckie to Aviemore | 135km (84 miles) | 6 days |
| West Highland Way | Milngavie to Fort William | 153km (95 miles) | 6 days |
| Great Glen Way | Fort William to Inverness | 126km (78 miles) | 6 days |
FOREWORD
I can’t think of anyone better qualified to write about our national trails than Paddy Dillon. He’s been afflicted by wanderlust for more years than even he cares to admit to, having a compelling and delectable addiction to wandering the lonely byways that lace our wild areas at home and abroad. But Paddy has never been content to simply seek out and enjoy for himself the rich experiences that wild places bestow on us, for he suffers from an imperative to record what he sees along the way, so that others may follow in his footsteps and gain from his accumulated knowledge.
Paddy
