National Trails

Long-distance trail maintained by Natural England or Natural Resources Wales

This article is about trails in England and Wales. For trails in Scotland, see Scotland's Great Trails. For National Trails of the United States, see National Trails System.

"National Trail" redirects here. For other uses, see National Trail (disambiguation).

National Trails
Acorn_Britain_National_Trails_Symbol-black Acorn symbol used to guide the route of National Trails
England Cleveland Way Coast to Coast Cotswold Way England Coast Path Hadrian's Wall Path North Downs Way Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path Pennine Bridleway The Ridgeway South Downs Way South West Coast Path (longest) Thames Path Yorkshire Wolds Way (shortest)
Wales Glyndŵr's Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path
Cross-border Offa's Dyke Path (Wales and England) Pennine Way (Scotland and England)
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National Trails are long distance footpaths and bridleways in England and Wales. They are administered by Natural England, an agency of the UK government, and Natural Resources Wales, a Welsh government-sponsored body.

National Trails are marked with an acorn symbol along the route.

In Scotland, the equivalent trails are called Scotland's Great Trails and are administered by NatureScot.

List of National Trails

Cleveland Way in England
Coast to Coast in England (announced in 2020)^[1]
Cotswold Way in England
England Coast Path around England (planned to be completed by 2024)
Glyndŵr's Way in Wales
Hadrian's Wall Path in England
North Downs Way in England
Offa's Dyke Path in Wales and England
Peddar's Way and Norfolk Coast Path in England (treated as a single National Trail)
Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales
Pennine Bridleway in England (bridleway)
Pennine Way mainly in England with a short distance in Scotland
The Ridgeway in England (mostly bridleway/restricted byway/byway)
South Downs Way in England (bridleway)
South West Coast Path (South West Way) in England—the UK's longest
Thames Path in England
Yorkshire Wolds Way in England

Together these are over 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) long.

v t e Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
National Trails (England and Wales)	Cleveland Way Coast to Coast Walk Cotswold Way Glyndŵr's Way Hadrian's Wall Path King Charles III England Coast Path North Downs Way Offa's Dyke Path Peddars Way Pembrokeshire Coast Path Pennine Bridleway Pennine Way The Ridgeway South Downs Way South West Coast Path Thames Path Yorkshire Wolds Way
Other trails (England and Wales)	Capital Ring Esk Valley Walk Lea Valley Walk London Outer Orbital Path Norfolk Coast Path Peak District Boundary Walk Pennine Journey Shakespeare's Way Vanguard Way Wales Coast Path Yorkshire Water Way
Scotland's Great Trails	Annandale Way Arran Coastal Way Ayrshire Coastal Path Berwickshire Coastal Path Borders Abbeys Way Cateran Trail Clyde Walkway Cross Borders Drove Road Dava Way Fife Coastal Path Formartine and Buchan Way Forth-Clyde/Union Canal Towpath Great Glen Canoe Trail Great Glen Way Great Trossachs Path John Muir Way Kintyre Way Loch Lomond and Cowal Way Moray Coast Trail Mull of Galloway Trail River Ayr Way Rob Roy Way Romans and Reivers Route St Cuthbert's Way Southern Upland Way Speyside Way Three Lochs Way West Highland Way West Island Way
Long-distance path (Northern Ireland)	Ulster Way