UK Walks and Trails

Walks throughout the UK that can be completed in a day. Click on the walk to read the post or use the interactive map to locate route.

A walk to The Falls of Kirkaig

A walk to The Falls of Kirkaig

The car park for the Falls of Kirkaig is empty when we arrive with two steak pie and mashed potato ...
A Walk Up Slieve Donard

A Walk Up Slieve Donard

What they undertook to do they brought to pass; All things hang like a drop of dew Upon a blade ...
A walk to Glenashdale Falls, Isle of Arran

A walk to Glenashdale Falls, Isle of Arran

The Isle of Arran is often referred to as ‘Scotland in Miniature’ because the north of the island is mountainous ...
A walk from Rievaulx Abbey to Helmsley

A walk from Rievaulx Abbey to Helmsley

‘Everywhere peace, everywhere serenity, and a marvelous freedom from the tumult of the world.’ Saint Aelred Rievaulx Abbey sits on ...
A walk to Sandwood Bay

A walk to Sandwood Bay

I first read about Sandwood Bay in 1982 in that wonderful series of hardback ‘Classic Walks’ books written by Ken ...
My walk to Sycamore Gap and some thoughts

My walk to Sycamore Gap and some thoughts

“This oak tree and me, we're made of the same stuff.” Carl Sagan There has been a great outpouring of ...
A walk up Y Garn and Elidir Fawr

A walk up Y Garn and Elidir Fawr

Ogwen is a familiar and famous place to hillwalkers in Snowdonia. Surrounded on all sides by the high peaks of ...
A walk up Yr Elen and Carnedd Dafydd

A walk up Yr Elen and Carnedd Dafydd

It’s early but the summer sun has already lifted above the hills as I pull into a little lay by ...
A walk up Foel Fras and Carnedd Gwenllian

A walk up Foel Fras and Carnedd Gwenllian

It's a clear fresh Autumn morning as I pull into the top car park at the end of the Aber ...
An Autumn walk around Grasmere and Rydal Water

An Autumn walk around Grasmere and Rydal Water

Autumn in the Lake District can often be one of the most sublime times of the year, truly a "Season ...