Walking

The ultimate outdoor activity - you can walk almost anywhere at any time, discover new places and keep fit.

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10 best pub walks

There’s nothing like a hot toddy to warm the cockles after a chilly walk, or a mouth-watering pub Sunday roast at the end of a trail. Here's 10 of the best pubs walks bought to you by the OS GetOutside Champions, plus a guest entry from Visit Scotland.

5 top tips for healthy ageing

GetOutside Champion, Glyn Dodwell let's us in on his secret behind healthy ageing and why it's so important.

The Countryside Code

The Countryside Code is your guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside.

Nutrition for hiking and hill walking

Nutrition in the great outdoors: What do you need to know? Bought to you by GetOutside Champion Ben Turner - an MNU certified evidence-based nutritionist, level 4 Personal Trainer and avid adventure enthusiast.

Day walks in Northumberland

GetOutside Champion Dave Wilson is as passionate about the outdoors as he is about his native Northumberland. From exploring the valleys of the Cheviot Hills, to hiking Hadrian’s Wall, his enthusiasm for England’s Border County is endless.

Public Rights of Way

Did you know, we show over 220,000 km of public rights of way on our maps? Approximately 170,000 km of these are footpaths and 40,000 km are bridleways. Over 4,600 km are National Trails and 30,900 km are recreational routes!

Danger Areas

If you’ve been using OS Maps’ ‘standard’ mapping recently, you may have noticed we’ve added some places marked as ‘Danger Area’. These areas are used by the military for training.

London: staying wild in the city

Cities can often be unexpected treasure-troves of nature. Chris Platt explores London to discover where nature has taken up residence, and where you can reconnect with the wild.

Top urban hills that are worth the climb

Hills make a great place to walk. You'll benefit from an excellent workout and when you reach the top, will be rewarded with some great views. Here are our top urban hills that are worth the climb,

Five fantastic walks with kids

GetOutside Champions Jen & Sim Benson are massive advocates of an outdoor family lifestyle in the Great British outdoors. Their fantastic new book '100 Great Walks with Kids' is packed with woodland adventures, tasty treks, trails through time, mini mountains and wildlife wanders for the whole family to enjoy!
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