Walking Routes in England

England is covered with hundreds of well signed walking paths and trails passing through some of the most beautiful and unspoilt parts of the country.
We have organised these routes by county with an overview map also available.

Please use the links below to view the currently mapped routes.

County	No. Routes	County	No. Routes
Bedfordshire	27	Berkshire	31
Buckinghamshire	56	Cambridgeshire	26
Cheshire	50	Cornwall	44
County Durham	26	Cumbria	108
Derbyshire	88	Devon	81
Dorset	63	Essex	43
Gloucestershire	81	Greater London	79
Greater Manchester	44	Hampshire	80
Hertfordshire	34	Isle of Wight	15
Kent	73	Lancashire	66
Leicestershire	28	Lincolnshire	34
Merseyside	16	Norfolk	34
Northamptonshire	33	Northumberland	35
Oxfordshire	38	Shropshire	40
Somerset	63	Staffordshire	47
Suffolk	35	Surrey	63
Sussex	61	Warwickshire	36
West Midlands	28	Wiltshire	52
Worcestershire	34	Yorkshire	177

National Parks & AONB Walking Routes

Park/AONB	No. Routes	Park/AONB	No. Routes
Yorkshire Dales	29	Cotswolds	62
Lake District	84	Shropshire Hills	8
Peak District	72	Northumberland National Park	10
Forest of Bowland	11	North York Moors	16
South Downs	27	Dartmoor	31
Exmoor	17	New Forest	23
North Downs	11	Surrey Hills	21
Quantocks	9	Chilterns	15

Latest Walking Routes

Illey Way	4 miles (6 km)	The Illey Way runs along an old railway line from Waseley Hills Country Park to Woodgate near Halesowen. The well defined trail runs through some nice countryside and woodland passing Illey Pastures and Illey. You can start the walk from the Waseley Hills car park. It's a lovely park with 150 acres of rolling hills, pastures and woodland with panoramic views over Worcestershire from Windmill Hill. The trail then heads north through the countryside, passing the village of Illey before finishing at Woodgate near the pretty Woodgate Valley Country Park. Here you will find 450 acres of rich meadows, woodland and small ponds with the Bourn brook running through the heart of the park.
Bartley Reservoir	1 miles (1.5 km)	Enjoy an easy stroll along this pretty reservoir in Bartley Green, Birmingham. It's a lovely spot with sailboats on the water, views to the city and lots of birdlife to look out for. The reservoir is known as the place where Bill Oddie�did much of his early�birdwatching. To extend your walk you could visit Senneleys Park which is very close by.
Dudley Canal	4 miles (6 km)	Follow the Dudley Canal from Warren's Hill Park to Leasowes Park on this waterside walk through Blackheath and Halesowen in Birmingham. The route makes use of the Monarch's Way long distance footpath to link these two lovely open spaces. The walk starts at the car park at Warren's Hall Country Park in Sandwell. You then head through the park with it's ponds, canals, grassland and small wooded areas. It's a lovely start to the walk with the park's footpaths leading to the canal. On the way you'll pass Cobb's Engine House. The eye catching building is a�scheduled ancient monument�and a Grade II listed building built around 1831. It housed a stationary steam pump used to pump water from Windmill End Colliery and other mines in the area. After passing through the park you pick up the canal path and head south through Old Hill and Coombeswood to Halesowen. Here the route finishes at the splendid Leasowes Park. The historically significant park consists of 141 acres of woodland, grassland, streams, waterfalls and large ponds. If you keep following the Monarch's Way south past the park you'll soon come to the atmospheric remains of Halesowen Abbey. The abbey is owned by English Heritage and was originally founded in 1215 under a grant from King�John of England.
Leasowes Park	1 miles (1.5 km)	Enjoy an easy stroll around this park and nature reserve in Halesowen near Birmingham. The park covers�141�acres and has well laid out, surfaced footpaths to follow. The park has many very pretty features with woodland, grassland, streams, waterfalls and large ponds which attract a variety of wildlife. Look out for dragonflies, toads, kingfisher and newts in the wetland areas and woodpeckers, tawny owls and badgers in the woodland. The park has an interesting history having been designed by the poet William Shenstone between 1743 and 1763.�The Leasowes is considered to be one of the first natural landscape gardens in England. As such it is one of the most significant parks in the country. The Monarch's Way long distance footpath runs past the park so you can pick this up to extend your walk. If you follow it north you'll pass along the Dudley Canal to Mucklow Hill and Blackheath. Head south and you will soon come to the atmospheric remains of Halesowen Abbey. The abbey is owned by English Heritage and was originally founded in 1215 under a grant from King�John of England. Also nearby is the lovely Woodgate Valley Country Park. The park is located just a couple of miles to the east. It contains 450 acres of rich meadows, woodland and small ponds with the Bourn brook running through the heart of the park.
Edgbaston Reservoir	2 miles (2.5 km)	This pretty reservoir in the centre of Birmingham has a nice circular walking trail running around the perimeter. There's a good sized car park at the south eastern end of the water. You can pick up the well surfaced trail from here. It runs for just over a mile and a half with lovely views across the water and some woodland and grassland areas. You can walk along the dam and enjoy great views of the cityscape of Birmingham. The site is also a local nature reserve so look out for a wide variety of birdlife on the water. If you'd like to extend your walk you can pick up the Harborne Walkway in the adjacent Summerfield Park. The nice surfaced path runs along a disused railway line from Summerfield Park to Harborne. You are also very close to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal so you could pick this up and enjoy a waterside walk or cycle.