UK activity route guide
Horse-riding routes across the UK
Explore 17 complete horse-riding routes with mapped distance, elevation, route shape and surface detail. Mapped equestrian routes and longer-distance bridleways.
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Find horse-riding routes by area.
Dedicated activity collections appear for areas with at least five complete routes; smaller sets remain on the broader area page.
High-confidence routes
Start with these horse-riding routes.
The full 17-route set is linked through the regional indexes above.
Pennington Horse Trail
Near Middle Redford, County Durham
- Distance
- 14.9 km
- Climb
- 233 m
- Time
- 2.1 hr
Pine Trail
Near Rushford, Suffolk
- Distance
- 2.6 km
- Climb
- 9 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
Hoof Trail
Near Strangford, Northern Ireland
- Distance
- 22.3 km
- Climb
- 220 m
- Time
- 3.0 hr
Vogrie Trail
Near Mayfield, Midlothian
- Distance
- 21.0 km
- Climb
- 277 m
- Time
- 2.9 hr
Mount Lothian Trail
Near Gladhouse, Midlothian
- Distance
- 18.5 km
- Climb
- 128 m
- Time
- 2.5 hr
Thornton Trail
Near Upper Dalhousie, Midlothian
- Distance
- 14.0 km
- Climb
- 98 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
Esk Valley Trail
Near Rosewell, Midlothian
- Distance
- 12.3 km
- Climb
- 160 m
- Time
- 1.7 hr
Croob Trail
Near Loghrans Lane Ends, Northern Ireland
- Distance
- 8.8 km
- Climb
- 149 m
- Time
- 1.3 hr
Test Way
Near Mayfly Beat, Hampshire
- Distance
- 8.4 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 1.1 hr
West Windermere Way (Horse Route)
Near Newby Bridge, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Climb
- 47 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
Combe Valley Greenway
Near Sidley, East Sussex
- Distance
- 4.3 km
- Climb
- 46 m
- Time
- 0.6 hr
Lisnaharney Public Bridleway
Near Eskeradooay, Northern Ireland
- Distance
- 3.1 km
- Climb
- 122 m
- Time
- 0.5 hr
Ringstead Rides
Near Damerood, Norfolk
- Distance
- 2.2 km
- Climb
- 6 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
Highwoods Horse Track
Near Whydown, East Sussex
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Climb
- 28 m
- Time
- 0.3 hr
Isley Downs Riding Route
Near East Ginge, Oxfordshire
- Distance
- 2.0 km
- Climb
- 0 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Three Downs Link
Near Nuthanger Down, Hampshire
- Distance
- 1.7 km
- Climb
- 18 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr
Binfield Bridleway Circuit
Near Binfield, Wokingham
- Distance
- 1.6 km
- Climb
- 8 m
- Time
- 0.2 hr