UK Route Guides – Get Inspired & Get Outside

Discover great outdoor activity ideas and detailed uk route guides from OS Maps to follow. Inspiration for finding new UK hiking routes, running trails, cycling routes and even your next paddle adventure.

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Rydal Cave Circular Walk and FAQ's Rydal Cave Circular Walk map and route

Rydal Caves

North West
6.2 km / 4 miles

​A must visit! Sat between Ambleside and Grasmere, Rydal is home to the extensively photographed Rydal Cave

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parkend circular walk forest of dean parkend circular walk forest of dean

Parkend Loop – Forest of Dean Circular

South West
10.1km

Inspired by ‘The Salt Path’, OS Champion Samantha Taylor shares one of her most cherished runs and the reasons she loves it

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Dunwich Hourglass, Suffolk Dunwich Hourglass, Suffolk

Dunwich Hourglass Running Route

South East
1hr

This enjoyable running route takes in the best of Dunwich, a small historic village on the Suffolk coast.

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Old Winchester Hill Old Winchester Hill

Old Winchester Hill Nature Reserve Run

South East
35.7km

An SSSI, a National Nature Reserve and a Dark Sky location, it’s no surprise that Old Winchester Hill is a firm favourite

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Three Edges Three Edges

Three Edges Run – Peak District

North West
27km

Great running on the three Edges, over boulders with views that make the climbs worth the effort!

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Butser Hill Circular Run Butser Hill Circular Run

Butser Hill Circular Run, South Downs

South East
18.2km

Butser Hill part of the South Downs Way – this run is undulating with short uphills to push yourself then recover on the downs.

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small road with a hill view and trees - Bures Dragon Circular run small road with a hill view and trees - Bures Dragon Circular run

Bures Dragon Circular

South East
15.6km

A fun Bures Dragon circular passing through areas of the Stour Valley and Dedham Vale (AONB)

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The Isle of Wight Coastal Path Route The Isle of Wight Coastal Path Route

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

South East
110 km / 68 miles

The Isle of Wight Coastal Path is a 70-mile waymarked walk which goes around the whole island. It hugs much of the coastline and can easily be split into shorter sections. Helen from the OS Team shares her experience of running the route in a day.

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Hutton Roof Crags route line on a map

Hutton Roof Crags

North West
5.25 km / 3 miles

Hutton Roof Crags is a lesser walked area in Cumbria. Rory Southworth takes us through a remarkable hillside littered with limestone pavement.