Like its name suggests, these are paths and pieces of land that walkers can use at all times.

In Scotland, youll find green and white signs communicating these routes.

Most people tend to walk the trail in the same direction: from Knighton to Welshpool.

The Pennine way crossing the moors of Bleaklow, Derbyshire

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It begins near Chester and ends in Chepstow, a town bordering Gloucestershire.

Worried about getting lost on a trail that long?

When summiting the mountain, travelers reach 2,449 feet, which requires some careful climbing.

The Cotswold Way leading out of the village of Winchcombe, The Cotswolds, England

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a fell in Borrowdale looking out over Derwent Water at dusk, Cumbria, England

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Landscape of Quiraing in Isle of Skye

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Aerial view of Clywedog reservoir, Glyndŵr’s Way

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Hadrian’s Wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the beautiful Northumberland National Park, popular with walkers along the Hadrian’s Wall Path and Pennine Way

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North Coast on the The Causeway Coast Way, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

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West Highland Way walk path through Highlands Scotland

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Wales Coastal Path

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An old and unfinished stone house sits in a large grassy field for sheep grazing on Slieve Binnian in the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland, UK.

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Jacob’s Ladder on the Pennine Way, Peak District

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