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.

Exmoor coastal route map
  • Walking

Coastal views and cascading rivers on Exmoor

South West
15 km / 9 miles

This circular coastal walk includes wild, expansive moorland steep-sided wooded valleys and a rugged coastline with high cliffs, hidden coves and secluded beaches.

Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk
  • Walking

Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk

North West
24.0 km / 15 miles

Derwent Water is one of the most picturesque areas of the Lake District, but at the time I went I had to carefully plan a route to avoid recent flood damage.

  • Walking

Eternal peace and quiet with a walk to Three Barrows

South West
12 km / 7 miles

This Dartmoor National Park route is full of interest and when you reach Three Barrows, you’ll find a peaceful spot; it is easy to see why Bronze Age man chose to spend eternity there!

bryn euryn route map
  • Walking

Exploring the Iron Age hill fort at Bryn Euryn

Wales
1.5 km / 1 miles

A circular walk to Bryn Euryn where you’ll climb through woodland and discover the impressions in the grass of an Iron Age hill fort and bag a trig pillar.

Pen-Y-Ghent walking route Pen-Y-Ghent walking route
  • Walking

Pen-y-ghent – a mountain of a hill that will give the family ‘summit’ to remember

Yorks & Humber
9.45 km / 6 miles

Pen-y-ghent is the perfect hill with which to give young children a taste of an outdoor challenge. The circular walk to the summit from Horton-in-Ribblesdale is under six miles – perfect for little legs or when the days are short and time is squeezed.

Hope Mam Tor route line
  • Running

Stunning Peak District views on this Hope to Mam Tor and Hollins Cross walk

North East
14 km / 9 miles

Perfect as a walk or run and great for families, this Peak District route is easy to follow with stunning views from the popular Mam Tor.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Beinn Bhuidhe Bheag Circular Walk route onmap Beinn-Bhuidhe-Bheag-Circular-Walk_3
  • 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.

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