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Explore new places in your local area, adventure in the UK’s National Parks, or enjoy a coastal getaway with Ordnance Survey, your essential travel companion.

Known for our iconic paper maps, walking guide books, and award-winning OS Maps App, we provide inspiration for your next UK adventure here at Get Outside. From the Shetland Isles to the South West Coast Path, you’ll find plenty of ideas for your next outdoor adventure in the UK.

Loch Lomond and The Trossach National Park Northumberland National Park Lake District National Park Yorkshire Dales National Park North York Moors National Park Peak District National Park Snowdonia National Park Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Brecon Beacons National Park Exmoor National Park Dartmoor National Park New Forest National Park South Downs National Park The Broads Cairngorms National Park

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  • Walking

Exploring the Iron Age hill fort at Bryn Euryn

April 8, 2024
1 min read

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.

  • Walking

Eternal peace and quiet with a walk to Three Barrows

April 8, 2024
3 min read

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!

Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk
  • Walking

Dodging floods on a Derwent Water circular walk

April 8, 2024
2 min read

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.

Exmoor coastal route map
  • Walking

Coastal views and cascading rivers on Exmoor

April 8, 2024
3 min read

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

Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn walking route map
  • Walking

A pint too far? Unforgetable walk from Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn

April 8, 2024
3 min read

How far would you walk for a pint? Follow Phoebe Smith on this unforgetable walk from Loch Nevis to Loch Hourn

A High Raise round from Grasmere route on map
  • Walking

A High Raise round from Grasmere

April 8, 2024
3 min read

A walk from Grasmere up to the High Raise summit and trig pillar, the highest point in the Central Fells with commanding views of the whole Lake District.

Ulverston walking adventure route map
  • Walking

A coastal loop of Ulverston with stunning views

April 8, 2024
3 min read

This walk has a little of everything, from country lanes, beautiful views across Morecambe Bay, and a gradual climb to Brigg Common for a 360 degree view of the sea and the Lake District.

Brecon Special Forces route map
  • Walking

A 34km Special Forces trek in the Brecon Beacons

April 8, 2024
5 min read

A serious challenge, trig 642 is, despite its modest height, quite possibly one of the most demanding trig pillars to bag, if you stay true to the way it would be reached if you were on Special Forces ‘Selection’.

  • Cycling
  • Running
  • Walking

In Hope for a family adventure

April 8, 2024
3 min read

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.

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