You’re never more than 75 miles from the coast in the UK, which gives you easy access to a roll-call of diverse hiking routes.
The weather in the UK is temperate enough for hiking to be a year-round activity. During the summer, navigate coastal routes or circumnavigate lakes, catch the ferry to a nearby island, then bed down under the late-night sun on one of Scotland’s white-sand beaches.
And once the short days of winter kick in, scale a mountain in time to catch the sunset on the way day down, and find a cosy cottage to warm up by an open fire. Take a day hike that up the dry-stone cliffs of the Peak District, along the fells of the Lake District or into the barren moorland of the North York Moors. What’s more, Scotland’s ‘right to roam’ laws allow everyone access to the land, so it’s all yours to enjoy for hiking, hillwalking, running and camping in the wild.
Here are some of our favourite places to hike in the UK.
