What is the longest hike in the UK?

South West Coast Path, 630 miles Created by coastguards to spot smugglers, the South West Coast Path is the longest national trail in the country. It stretches from Minehead in Somerset across the coast of Exmoor to Penzance before looping east, finishing at Poole Harbour in Dorset.



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South West Coast Path The UK's longest National Trail, this is a walk that very few people will ever do in one attempt. Running around the entire south-west peninsula, the approximately 630-mile route features various challenging terrains and is forecast to take eight weeks to walk.

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So for Great Britain, the longest straight line that you can walk without having to stop, look and listen is 71.5km or 44.43 miles (71500.817767m) and is unsurprisingly in Scotland. Crossing the Cairngorms, the distance goes from 262540, 778255 on the A9 and ends at 328042, 806921 south of the hamlet of Corgarff.

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1. The Cape Wrath Trail. The Cape Wrath Trail is an incredibly rugged hiking route that runs through the western coast of the Scottish Highlands. This 205-mile route is said to be one of the most challenging long-distance walks in the UK, and it's not difficult to see why.

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The world's longest trail is actually further north though, in Canada. The Great Trail, formerly known as the Trans Canada Trail, runs for a rather daunting 14,912 miles (or 24,000km) and is currently the longest hiking trail in the world.

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Offa's Dyke Path Crossing the border between England and Wales more than 10 times, the Offa's Dyke National Trail path follows some of the finest scenery in both countries for 177 miles (285 km).

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Ben Nevis is probably slightly harder, but not a great deal, if Snowdon posed no great difficulty, then you should be absolutely fine. One thing to watch out for is how to get off the summit. The top of Ben Nevis is a bit of a plateau, and can be tricky to find the right way off in bad visibility.

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The wild beaches, deep lochs and craggy castles of Scotland are described by Rough Guides as some of the most wonderful and beautiful sights in the world – helping the country to top the reader list.

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The Dales Way is perhaps the easiest of these routes, as it makes its way easily through the Yorkshire Dales from Ilkley, passing through Burnsall, Grassington, Kettlewell, Buckden and Dent, then on to Sedbergh at the foot of the Howgill fells and on to Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District.

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The French Grande Randonnée No. 20, better known as the GR20, is an 112-mile long hiking trail in Corsica. It's also routinely described as the toughest long-distance hiking trail in all of Europe.

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Arguably, the most iconic hiking trail in Europe is the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB). 175km, 3 countries and over 9000m of elevation gain and loss. It circumnavigates Western Europe's highest peak providing almost endless perspectives of the Mont Blanc Massif and the many glaciers inching down its slopes.

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