Books for Long Distance Trails

The Northumberland Coast AONB offers some of the finest coastal walking in Europe and walking along the Northumberland Coast Path is the best way t...

This official guidebook to Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail, published in 2021, covers the 177 mile Offa's Dyke Path through the stunning and ever-c...

This book has not yet been published - due January 2025 Updated for 2025 this Offa's Dyke Path guidebook describes the trail in both directions, fr...

This guidebook, which includes both a guide to the route and a separate OS map booklet, describes Offa's Dyke Path National Trail from south to nor...

The official guide to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path by Brian John has colour extracts from the Ordnance Survey's Explorer series at 1:25,000 showing...

The largest scale walking maps available – at just under 1:20,000 – Trailblazer's maps are bigger than even the most detailed walking maps current...

This guidebook to the Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail divides the trail into 14 stages of between 9 and 17 miles. The trail is suitable bot...

This official guide written by Damian Hall has all the information you need to enjoy the oldest, and some say the best, of the National Trails. The...

Guidebook to the Pennine Way National Trail by Trailblazer. Practical information for all budgets – what to see, where to eat, where to stay: B&am...

This guidebook to the Pennine Way National Trail presents the route in 20 daily stages of 10.5-31.5km (6½-19½ miles). Step-by-step route descriptio...

This new guide to the South Downs Way produced by Sparky Walking Guides offers a refreshing new approach to a trail guide. With quality maps and q...

The new and updated official guide by Paul Millmore for the long-distance walker or cyclist, the horse rider or the weekend stroller. Includes colo...

2024 edition of the ever-popular Trailblazer South Downs Way guidebook. Includes 60 detailed walking maps: the largest-scale maps available – at j...

This guidebook describes the South Downs Way National Trail between Winchester and Eastbourne on England's south coast. Described in 12 daily stage...

An excellent, up-to-date guidebook to the ever-popular 100 mile long South Downs Way National Trail, including 1:25,000 scale Ordnance Survey maps ...

The 640 mile South West Coast Path National Trail is covered by four books. This official guide features the fourth and final section of the trail ...

The 640 mile South West Coast Path National Trail is covered by four books. This official guide, fully revised and updated in 2018, covers the thir...

The 640 mile South West Coast Path National Trail is covered by four books. This official guide features the first and northernmost section of the ...

The 640 mile South West Coast Path National Trail is covered by four books. This official guide features the 169 mile section from Padstow in north...

Guidebook to walking the entire South West Coast Path National Trail from Minehead to South Haven Point. Divided into 45 stages, this National Trai...

Written by Ron Shaw, this is the official guide to St Cuthbert's Way.  This 3rd edition comes with a full-colour map, based on Ordnance Survey 1:50...

The fabulous St Cuthbert’s Way crosses the Scotland-England border on high ground east of the Yetholms. The route is fully waymarked, the gradients...

2023 guidebook to St Cuthbert's Way through Northumberland and the Scottish Borders. The trail starts in Melrose and ends at Holy Island, passing t...

This official Trail Guide by Phoebe Clapham is dedicated to the London section of the Thames Path from Hampton Court to Crayford Ness. The route is...

This official guide by David Sharp and Tony Gowers takes you the full length of the Trail's country section, from the river's rise south of Cirence...

This latest edition of the Trailblazer Thames Path guidebook covers the trail from the source to the Woolwich foot tunnel and describes the route i...

Complete with a separate map booklet featuring Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale mapping this excellent guidebook gives you everything you need to en...

This is the perfect map for anyone considering the walking the Thames Path National Trail. This pocket-sized Thames Path map uses the ever-popular...

The Borders Abbeys Way links four of Britain's grandest ruined medieval abbeys in the central Scottish Borders. The route is a well waymarked, 68-m...

One of the best books available for this amazing walk around London, including maps of the Capital Ring trail.  The Capital Ring is a 78-mile (120 ...

This is the new edition of Trailblazer's guidebook to the Dales Way, a relatively easy 81 mile week-long walk between Ilkley, in the Yorkshire Dale...

The definitive guide to one of England's most popular long distance walks. This is the original guidebook to the Dales Way, fully revised and updat...

The Dales Way runs for 79 miles (127 km) from Ilkley in the Yorkshire Dales to Bowness in the Lake District. This guidebook by Peter Stott has all ...

A guidebook by Terry Marsh to walking the Dales Way. This picturesque 79-mile route through the Yorkshire Dales between Ilkley and Bowness-on-Winde...

Written by Peter Evans, this is the official guide to the Deeside Way.  The guide comes with a full-colour route map, based on Ordnance Survey 1:50...

Second edition of the popular guidebook to things to do on the England Coast Path.  This book describes over 1,000 mini-adventures and things to do...

This guidebook by Leigh Hatts describes the Lea Valley Walk, a 53 mile long-distance path from Luton to the Thames. It follows the River Lea from i...

A guidebook to The London LOOP. The London LOOP (London Outer Orbital Path) follows a 150-mile green corridor around the capital, offering a circul...

This inspirational guidebook to the National Trails by Paddy Dillon provides a comprehensive introduction to each of Britain's magnificent National...

The official guide to The Ridgeway National Trail by Anthony Burton. The guide is illustrated throughout with colour photos and includes an introdu...

This new guide to The Ridgeway produced by Sparky Walking Guides offers a refreshing new approach to a trail guidebook and map. With quality maps ...

This excellent guidebook for The Ridgeway National Trail describes  the trail in both directions, so walkers can start in Avebury or near Aylesbury...

This guidebook of The Ridgeway National Trail includes both a guide to the route and a separate OS map booklet details the trail in both directions...

Third edition of Cicerone Press's guidebook to The Skye Trail. This guidebook describes the challenging 80-mile (128km) Skye Trail, a week-long tre...

A guide to The Southern Upland Way, which is Scotland's coast-to-coast walk and the longest of Scotland's Great Trails. 215 miles long, The Souther...

Written by Bob Aitken and Roger Smith, this is the Official Guide to the West Highland Way. This eleventh edition of the Official Guide describes t...