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.

Cycling
Running
Walking

In Hope for a family adventure

Yorks & Humber

11 km / 7 miles

Ideal for families – a mix of cycling, walking, waterfall scrambling and trail running, with each leg only a few kilometres, making an exciting day out in the Peak District.

Walking

A Dartmoor night navigation

South West

11.2 km / 7 miles

A Dartmoor Night Navigation adventure by Two Blondes, OS GetOutside Champions. Follow their footsteps as they attempt a muddy Dartmoor at night.

Beinn Bhuidhe Bheag Circular Walk route onmap

Walking

Beinn Bhuidhe Bheag Circular Walk

Scotland

10 km / 6 mi

Just south-east of Inverness is a hill known as Beinn Bhuidhe Bheag. At 462m, this 10km route can be done in a morning or afternoon and gives great views over the Moray Firth and Kessock Bridge.

Glyderau Circular Walk Including Tryfan route onmap

Walking

Glyderau Circular Walk Including Tryfan

Wales

10.5 km / 7 mi

Where else can you go where you can bag 3 of the huge Welsh 3,000 foot peaks, visit places called The Canon, Cantilever Stone, Devils Kitchen or the magnificently titled Castle of the Wind, enjoy an ending worthy of any Hollywood blockbuster and all this and never be further than 1.5 miles away from the car park.

Discovering rivers and woodland in the New Forest route on map

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Walking

Discovering rivers and woodland in the New Forest

South West

7.0 km / 4 mi

The New Forest, famous for its ancient heathland and wild ponies, is full of woodlands and wildlife, making it a perfect place for walking.

OS Champions
Walking

Car-free peaks in the Peak District

10.7 km / 7 miles

Public transport accessible walk taking in two peaks – Lose Hill and Mam Tor. Sweeping views, ig, rocks for fun photos, possible pooh sticks and the option to descend to Edale village for refreshments. With well-marked paths and mostly steady grades this walk shows off the best of the area. Public transport available at both ends, or park in Hope and retrace your steps from the Mam Tor summit.

Walking

A bothy adventure and two Munros

Scotland

17.4 km / 11 miles

OS GetOutside Champion Cat Webster takes us on a two-day bothy adventure, taking in two Munros along the way.

Walking

Up the Downs and Down the Ups on the Isle of Wight

South East

13 km / 8 miles

This route was added to OS Maps last year by Country Walking magazine. With a free weekend, Jonathan and partner headed off on the ferry to give it a try.