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The National Trails

Exploring each of the UK’s 17 unique and varied National Trails, this beautiful and inspiring guidebook highlights over 1,000 adventures to enjoy along the way.

The National Trails encapsulate and embody the character of England and Wales, ensuring that people from all different backgrounds can enjoy the nation’s most precious asset – 24/7 access to the wild outdoors.

The publication of this book coincides with the near completion of the Coast to Coast Path National Trail (a 197-mile route from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hoods Bay in the North York Moors). This guide is the first to feature all 17 of the National Trails, from the Cleveland Way to Hadrian’s Wall Path and the Thames Path, from the South West Coast Path to the Pennine Way and the Cotswold Way, and promotes a more accessible and modern take on the traditional ‘turn left at the stile’ walking guide.

Read on for the story of how the National Trails were created in the first place, and the best locations for backpacking, wild swimming, ruins, views and packrafting. And of course 1,000 fantastic places, adventures and highlights to be found on or around these wonderful trails.

Walked and researched by the author over many months, beautifully designed and crammed with stunning photography, this is an inspiring and practical guidebook.