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Hard routes in England
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Three Peaks Walk
Near Chew Magna, Bath and North East Somerset
- Distance
- 26.9 km
- Climb
- 444 m
- Time
- 7.1 hr
Harding Route
Near Old Town, Buckinghamshire
- Distance
- 40.1 km
- Climb
- 349 m
- Time
- 2.6 hr
Kennet and Avon Canal Trail
Near Hotwells, City of Bristol
- Distance
- 154.6 km
- Climb
- 296 m
- Time
- 37.3 hr
Milton Keynes Boundary Walk
Near Stoke Goldington, City of Milton Keynes
- Distance
- 103.5 km
- Climb
- 618 m
- Time
- 25.7 hr
Three Shires Way
Near Tathall End, City of Milton Keynes
- Distance
- 78.7 km
- Climb
- 344 m
- Time
- 19.3 hr
National Cycle Network Route 715
Near Helmington Hall, County Durham
- Distance
- 28.3 km
- Climb
- 210 m
- Time
- 1.8 hr
High Peak Trail
Near Longway Bank, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 27.2 km
- Climb
- 299 m
- Time
- 2.6 hr
Devonshire Heartland Way
Near Okemoor Park, Devon
- Distance
- 71.1 km
- Climb
- 845 m
- Time
- 18.3 hr
East Devon Way
Near The Duck Pond, Devon
- Distance
- 62.1 km
- Climb
- 1,205 m
- Time
- 16.8 hr
South Dorset Ridgeway
Near West Bexington, Dorset
- Distance
- 27.2 km
- Climb
- 440 m
- Time
- 7.2 hr
Chalkland Way
Near Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Distance
- 66.5 km
- Climb
- 895 m
- Time
- 17.3 hr
National Byway (Bridlington Loop)
Near Molk Hole, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Distance
- 41.4 km
- Climb
- 184 m
- Time
- 2.5 hr
Cotswold Way
Near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 165.1 km
- Climb
- 3,311 m
- Time
- 44.8 hr
Diamond Way
Near Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 106.7 km
- Climb
- 1,300 m
- Time
- 27.6 hr
Thames & Severn Way
Near Upper Framilode, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 70.7 km
- Climb
- 232 m
- Time
- 15.4 hr
Thames Path
Near Thames Head, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 313.6 km
- Climb
- 336 m
- Time
- 75.2 hr
Winchcombe Way
Near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 68.3 km
- Climb
- 1,156 m
- Time
- 18.2 hr
Capital Ring
Near Woolwich Reach, Greater London
- Distance
- 126.4 km
- Climb
- 826 m
- Time
- 28.3 hr
Green Link Walk
Near Snaresbrook, Greater London
- Distance
- 26.6 km
- Climb
- 74 m
- Time
- 5.8 hr
Thames Path - northern bank
Near Teddington Lock, Greater London
- Distance
- 46.7 km
- Climb
- 85 m
- Time
- 11.3 hr
Vanguard Way
Near Croydon, Greater London
- Distance
- 108.4 km
- Climb
- 1,287 m
- Time
- 28.0 hr
Rochdale Way
Near Littleborough, Greater Manchester
- Distance
- 77.8 km
- Climb
- 1,305 m
- Time
- 20.7 hr
Tame Valley Loop
Near Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
- Distance
- 28.7 km
- Climb
- 503 m
- Time
- 3.0 hr
246 Cycle Route
Near Seven Acres, Hampshire
- Distance
- 29.6 km
- Climb
- 63 m
- Time
- 1.7 hr
St Swithun's Way
Near Winchester, Hampshire
- Distance
- 54.3 km
- Climb
- 402 m
- Time
- 13.6 hr
Way of Love
Near Navigation Point, Hartlepool
- Distance
- 48.4 km
- Climb
- 428 m
- Time
- 12.2 hr
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)
Near Ledbury, Herefordshire
- Distance
- 31.9 km
- Climb
- 234 m
- Time
- 2.0 hr
1 Cycle Route
Near Tower Mill, Kent
- Distance
- 27.9 km
- Climb
- 6 m
- Time
- 1.6 hr
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)
Near Calderstones, Lancashire
- Distance
- 208.2 km
- Climb
- 1,510 m
- Time
- 13.2 hr
15 Cycle Route
Near Witham House, Lincolnshire
- Distance
- 47.9 km
- Climb
- 130 m
- Time
- 2.8 hr
C7 Cycle Route
Near Alford, Lincolnshire
- Distance
- 25.1 km
- Climb
- 11 m
- Time
- 1.4 hr
Burton Marsh Greenway
Near Leasowe, Liverpool City Region
- Distance
- 47.6 km
- Climb
- 73 m
- Time
- 2.7 hr
Kett's Country Walk
Near Wymondham, Norfolk
- Distance
- 27.2 km
- Climb
- 74 m
- Time
- 5.9 hr
King's Lynn-Swaffham
Near West Winch, Norfolk
- Distance
- 27.1 km
- Climb
- 149 m
- Time
- 1.7 hr
Regional Route 30 (alternative)
Near Weeting, Norfolk
- Distance
- 31.0 km
- Climb
- 58 m
- Time
- 1.8 hr
The Mid Suffolk Footpath
Near Hoxne, Norfolk
- Distance
- 36.1 km
- Climb
- 126 m
- Time
- 8.8 hr
Weavers’ Way
Near Cromer, Norfolk
- Distance
- 98.8 km
- Climb
- 220 m
- Time
- 23.9 hr
Two Rivers Way
Near Congresbury, North Somerset
- Distance
- 33.4 km
- Climb
- 250 m
- Time
- 8.4 hr
NCN National Route 167
Near Kirkham, North Yorkshire
- Distance
- 28.8 km
- Climb
- 332 m
- Time
- 2.0 hr
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)
Near Brandsby, North Yorkshire
- Distance
- 29.4 km
- Climb
- 328 m
- Time
- 2.0 hr
National Byway (Malton Loop)
Near Coneysthorpe, North Yorkshire
- Distance
- 39.2 km
- Climb
- 80 m
- Time
- 2.3 hr
NCN National Route 647
Near Carburton, Nottinghamshire
- Distance
- 32.0 km
- Climb
- 72 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
St Frideswide’s Way
Near City Centre, Oxfordshire
- Distance
- 66.5 km
- Climb
- 106 m
- Time
- 16.0 hr
Viking Way
Near Whitwell, Rutland
- Distance
- 231.6 km
- Climb
- 1,125 m
- Time
- 57.0 hr
National Byway Church Stretton Loop
Near Lydbury North, Shropshire
- Distance
- 38.4 km
- Climb
- 808 m
- Time
- 3.0 hr
Shropshire Way
Near Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- Distance
- 295.5 km
- Climb
- 4,092 m
- Time
- 77.2 hr
Shropshire Way - Wem, Whitchurch, Ellemere
Near Wem, Shropshire
- Distance
- 58.3 km
- Climb
- 159 m
- Time
- 14.1 hr
West Mendip Way
Near Wells, Somerset
- Distance
- 47.0 km
- Climb
- 1,123 m
- Time
- 13.1 hr
Community Forest Path
Near Keynsham, South Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 74.8 km
- Climb
- 804 m
- Time
- 19.1 hr
Frome Valley Walkway
Near Old Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 31.0 km
- Climb
- 64 m
- Time
- 7.5 hr
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)
Near Aust, South Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 28.2 km
- Climb
- 246 m
- Time
- 7.1 hr
Limestone Link
Near Cold Ashton, South Gloucestershire
- Distance
- 63.4 km
- Climb
- 650 m
- Time
- 16.2 hr
National Route 550
Near Waterhouses, Staffordshire
- Distance
- 33.9 km
- Climb
- 228 m
- Time
- 2.1 hr
42 Cycle Route
Near Snape, Suffolk
- Distance
- 32.4 km
- Climb
- 129 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)
Near Sudbury, Suffolk
- Distance
- 31.9 km
- Climb
- 230 m
- Time
- 2.0 hr
Stratford-Ilmington
Near Meon Vale, Warwickshire
- Distance
- 29.2 km
- Climb
- 145 m
- Time
- 1.8 hr
The Tame Way- River Route
Near Coleshill, Warwickshire
- Distance
- 29.9 km
- Climb
- 68 m
- Time
- 6.5 hr
Black Country Canals: The Dudley & Stourbridge Ring
Near Church Hill, West Midlands
- Distance
- 54.7 km
- Climb
- 119 m
- Time
- 11.8 hr
National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)
Near Furnace Green, West Sussex
- Distance
- 30.3 km
- Climb
- 334 m
- Time
- 2.1 hr
National Cycle Route 228 Pulborough to Petersfield (proposed)
Near Hardham, West Sussex
- Distance
- 31.8 km
- Climb
- 115 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
Lakes & Dales Loop
Near Newton Rigg, Westmorland and Furness
- Distance
- 315.8 km
- Climb
- 3,977 m
- Time
- 22.0 hr
Imber Range Perimeter Path
Near Knook Barrow, Wiltshire
- Distance
- 48.7 km
- Climb
- 488 m
- Time
- 12.4 hr
Beeches Way
Near Cookham, Buckinghamshire
- Distance
- 26.1 km
- Climb
- 153 m
- Time
- 5.8 hr
Chesterfield Round Walk
Near North Wingfield, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 52.6 km
- Climb
- 776 m
- Time
- 13.8 hr
High Peak Trail
Near Pomeroy, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 28.5 km
- Climb
- 36 m
- Time
- 6.1 hr
Sheffield Country Walk
Near Hallam Moors, Derbyshire
- Distance
- 88.7 km
- Climb
- 1,322 m
- Time
- 23.3 hr
North Dorset Cycle Way
Near North End Cross, Dorset
- Distance
- 115.3 km
- Climb
- 1,270 m
- Time
- 7.8 hr
High Hunsley Circuit
Near Wauldby, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Distance
- 40.9 km
- Climb
- 502 m
- Time
- 10.6 hr
Minster Way
Near Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Distance
- 84.2 km
- Climb
- 435 m
- Time
- 20.8 hr
Centenary Circle
Near Old Lodge Farm, Essex
- Distance
- 33.9 km
- Climb
- 157 m
- Time
- 7.5 hr
Forest Way
Near Loughton, Essex
- Distance
- 40.1 km
- Climb
- 235 m
- Time
- 9.9 hr
St Edmund Way
Near Lawford, Essex
- Distance
- 130.3 km
- Climb
- 649 m
- Time
- 32.1 hr