List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

National Trails are a network of long-distance paths in England and Wales (plus a small stretch of the Pennine Way in Scotland) funded by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales and maintained by local authorities under a Trail Partnership. , there are over of trails on seventeen routes. File:Ivinghoe Beacon seen from The Ridgeway.jpg|Ivinghoe Beacon (the eastern trailhead) seen looking north from the Ridgeway File:Black Hill (Peak District).jpg|The paved surface of the Pennine Way on Black Hill • † ‡ ==Scotland: Great Trails==

Scotland's Great Trails are long-distance "people-powered" trails (predominantly hiking trails but including cycling, horse-riding and canoe routes) in Scotland. NatureScot maintains the official list of Scotland's Great Trails and is the custodian of the brand, but responsibility for creating and maintaining each route lies with each local authority through which a route passes, although Scottish Natural Heritage provides some of the finance and publicity. There are 29 routes, offering of trails in total. One of the trails, the Great Glen Canoe Trail, is designed for canoeists and kayakers. File:Fife Coast path at West Wemyss - geograph.org.uk - 1366601.jpg|Fife Coastal Path at West Wemyss File:West Highland Way 2005 Coe.jpg|The Devil's Staircase on the West Highland Way File:Cliffs from Berwickshire Coastal path - geograph.org.uk - 323939.jpg|Cliffs from the Berwickshire Coastal Path File:A St Cuthbert's Way marker post - geograph.org.uk - 1387283.jpg|A St Cuthbert's Way marker post at the edge of the square between Grubbit Law and Wideopen Hill ==Other UK long-distance paths==

Those included here meet the definition of a long-distance path as being around or more, particularly that they will take more than one day's walking to complete. Some shorter paths linking between major walks (e.g. Maelor Way) are also included. Southern England File:The 1066 Country Walk - geograph.org.uk - 1576650.jpg|The 1066 Country Walk near Battle File:Monarch's Way - geograph.org.uk - 752202.jpg|Monarch's Way looking back at the outskirts of Wolverhampton File:West Deane Way - geograph.org.uk - 1518266.jpg|Meadows on the West Deane Way File:All Saints Church, West Camel - geograph.org.uk - 289126.jpg|Church of All Saints, West Camel, viewed from the Leland Trail Midlands and East Anglia File:Footpath - Derwent Valley Heritage Way - geograph.org.uk - 215806.jpg|The Derwent Valley Heritage Way along Whitewells Road File:Trent Valley Way - geograph.org.uk - 497951.jpg|A view of the former High Marnham power station on the Trent Valley Way File:Cromford Canal - geograph.org.uk - 1522419.jpg|The Derwent Valley Heritage Way next to the Cromford Canal File:The Viking Way at Spot Height 62m - geograph.org.uk - 410384.jpg|A field of rapeseed on the Viking Way Northern England File:Middle Intake Farm and Bronte Way footpath - geograph.org.uk - 364521.jpg|Middle Intake Farm alongside the Brontë Way File:Bog_on_the_Coast_to_Coast_Walk.jpg|A bog on the Coast to Coast Walk next to St Sunday Crag File:Harber Scar Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1606128.jpg|Harber Scar Lane which carries the Ribble Way northwards out of Horton-in-Ribblesdale File:Calderdale Way Norland Moor Geograph-3119541-by-Humphrey-Bolton.jpg|The Calderdale Way at the southern end of Norland Moor Wales File:Marloes peninsula, Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK.JPG|Pembrokeshire Coast File:Wye Valley Walk - geograph.org.uk - 418324.jpg|Wye Valley Walk File:Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail - geograph.org.uk -1287786.jpg|Valeways Millennium Heritage Trail Scotland • Cape Wrath Trail, runs around 300 km (186 mi) from Fort William to Cape Wrath; as the route is unwaymarked, different guides to it suggest slightly different routes. • Central Scottish Way, 251 km (156 mi) from Milngavie to Byrness (just over the border in Northumberland, England) • Coast to Coast, 205 km (128 mi), Oban to St Andrews 128 miles, • Edinburgh the walk, follows paths, green spaces, roads and cycleways through Edinburgh for 69 km starting at Edinburgh Castle and finishing at Holyrood Palace. • John o' Groats Trail, 231 km (145 mi) from Inverness to John o' Groats • Sir Walter Scott Way from Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway to Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders • The East Highland Way, runs from Fort William to Aviemore Northern Ireland • Ulster Way, runs for 1023 km (636 mi), mainly in Northern Ireland, with some sections in the Republic of Ireland The Macmillan Ways The Macmillan Ways are a set of paths that promotes and raises money for the Macmillan Cancer Relief charity. == European walking routes ==

Several European walking routes pass through the United Kingdom. They all use sections of UK long-distance paths. • E2 from Stranraer to Dover, with an alternative route to Harwich • E8 from Liverpool to Hull • E9 from Plymouth to Dover • The North Sea Trail covers seven countries with North Sea coastlines. ==See also==