List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
Southern England

List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom

Section Title: Southern England
Table Section Text: None

Name	Length	Region	Endpoint one	Endpoint two	Description

mi	km

1066 Country Walk	31	50	East Sussex	Pevensey Castle near Pevensey	Rye	Commemorates the year 1066 and the Battle of Hastings.

Avon Valley Path	34	55	Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset	Christchurch	Salisbury	Takes its name from the River Avon and passes through the western edge of the New Forest.

Basingstoke Canal Towpath Trail	33	53	Hampshire and Surrey	Penny Bridge, Up Nately, Basingstoke	Woodham	Follows the path of the 200-year-old Basingstoke Canal.

Bournemouth Coast Path	20	32	Dorset and Hampshire	Sandbanks	Milford on Sea	Coastal path connecting the South West Coast Path (via the Sandbanks Ferry) to the Solent Way.

Capital Ring	75	121	London	N/A	N/A	Circular route through inner London, crossing the Thames at Richmond and Woolwich.

Celtic Way	725	1,167	Wales and Southwest England	Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire	St Michael's Mount, Cornwall	Visits more than 100 pre-historic sites including Stonehenge.

Channel to Channel Path	50	80	South West Peninsula	Seaton, Devon	Watchet, Somerset	Connects the English Channel with the Bristol Channel.

Chiltern Way	134	216	Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Oxfordshire	Hemel Hempstead railway station	N/A	Circular route, originally a 125-mile-long (201 km) Millennium Project.

Coleridge Way	51	82	Somerset and Devon	Nether Stowey	Lynmouth	Starts in the Quantock Hills later moving on to the Brendon Hills, within Exmoor National Park.

Dartmoor Way	95	153	Dartmoor	N/A	N/A	In the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon.

Devonshire Heartland Way	43	69	Devon	Okehampton	Stoke Canon, Exeter	West-to-east across Devon, starting in Dartmoor near the Exe Valley.

Downs Link	37	60	Surrey and West Sussex	St. Martha's Hill near Guildford	Shoreham-by-Sea	Heads from the North Downs Way onto the South Downs Way at Steyning.

East Devon Way	38	61	South West England	Exmouth, East Devon	Lyme Regis, West Dorset	Runs inland but links with the South West Coast Path at both ends.

Essex Way	81	130	Essex	Epping	Harwich	Crosses Dedham Vale and Constable country to finish at the Stour estuary.

Exe Valley Way	45	72	Devon and Somerset	River Exe estuary	Exford in Exmoor National Park	Follows the valley of the River Exe from its source to the coast.

Gordano Round	27	43	North Somerset	Roath Road, Portishead	N/A	Figure of eight around the Gordano Valley via Clevedon and Abbots Leigh.

Great Stones Way	36	58	Wiltshire	Coate Water Country Park, Swindon	Salisbury Cathedral	From Barbury Castle to Old Sarum with optional detours to Avebury and Stonehenge.

Greater Ridgeway	362	583	South and Central England	Lyme Regis, Dorset on the English Channel	Hunstanton on The Wash	Follows the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, the Icknield Way Path and the Peddars Way National Trail.

Greensand Way	108	174	Home counties	Haslemere, Surrey	Hamstreet, Kent	Follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills.

Hampshire Millennium Pilgrims Trail	29	47	Hampshire	Winchester	Portsmouth	Part of the historical Pilgrims' Trail, a 155-mile long-distance footpath connecting Winchester Cathedral to Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy.

Hardy Way	220	354	West Country	Hardy's Cottage, Higher Bockhampton	Stinsford, Dorset	Almost circular, the endpoints being a mile apart, and named after the writer Thomas Hardy.

High Weald Landscape Trail	90	145	West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent	Horsham	Rye	Passes through the landscapes of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Isle of Wight Coastal Path	70	113	Isle of Wight	Ryde	N/A	Circular coastal route mainly following public footpaths.

Itchen Way	32	51	Hampshire	Hinton Ampner near Alresford	Sholing	Follows the River Itchen from its source.

Jubilee Trail	88	142	Dorset	Forde Abbey	Bokerley Dyke	Created to celebrate The Ramblers' Association's Diamond Jubilee and passes through many historical sites.

King's Way	45	72	Hampshire	Winchester	Portchester	Created by the Ramblers' Association as a memorial to the late Allan King (who formed many local groups in Hampshire).

Land's End Trail	303	488	South West Peninsula	Land's End, Cornwall	Avebury, Wiltshire	Links Land's End with many of England's central long-distance trails.

Leland Trail	28	45	Somerset	King Alfred's Tower, Brewham	Ham Hill	Named after the antiquary and poet John Leland.

Liberty Trail	28	45	Somerset and Dorset	Ham Hill	Lyme Regis	Based on the route rebels travelled to join the Monmouth Rebellion.

Limestone Link	36	58	South West England	Mendip Hills, Somerset	Cold Aston, Gloucestershire	Connects with the Mendip Way and the Cotswold Way.

London Outer Orbital Path (The LOOP)	150	241	London	Erith	Rainham	Circular route around the edge of Outer London.

Mendip Way	50	80	Somerset	Uphill near Weston-super-Mare	Frome	On the Mendip Hills, giving views over the Somerset Levels.

Monarch's Way	615	990	Southern England	Worcester	Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex	Approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.

New Lipchis Way	40	64	Hampshire and West Sussex	Liphook	West Wittering	Passes through Midhurst and Chichester crossing the Western Weald and South Downs.

Orange Way	350	563	Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire	Brixham, Devon	London	Follows the march in 1688 of Prince William of Orange and his army from Brixham to London.

Oxford Canal Walk	82	132	Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands	Oxford	Coventry	Follows the towpath of the Oxford Canal.

Oxford Green Belt Way	52	84	Oxfordshire	N/A	N/A	Circular route through the Oxford Green Belt.

Oxfordshire Way	62	100	Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire	Bourton-on-the-Water	Henley-on-Thames	Passes from the Cotswolds to the Chiltern Hills.

Pilgrims' Way	120	193	South Eastern England	Winchester	Shrine of Thomas Becket, Canterbury	Historical route taken by pilgrims to and from the shrine of Thomas Becket. An ancient trail of which perhaps two-thirds is still identifiable, much of it now incorporated into the North Downs Way National Trail.

Quantock Greenway	37	60	Somerset	N/A	N/A	A figure-of-eight centred on Triscombe in the Quantock Hills.

River Parrett Trail	50	80	Dorset & Somerset	Chedington	Bridgwater Bay, Bristol Channel	Follows the River Parrett to the coast.

Royal Military Canal Path	27	43	Kent and East Sussex	Seabrook	Pett Level	Follows the Royal Military Canal and touches the northern edge of Romney Marsh.

Samaritans Way South West	103	166	South West England	Clifton Suspension Bridge	Lynmouth	Opened by the Ramblers and the Samaritans in part to help local farmers. Only the section from Bristol to Goathurst is waymarked.

Sarum Way	32	51	Wiltshire	N/A	N/A	Circular route around the city of Salisbury, only partly waymarked.

Saxon Shore Way	163	262	South East England	Gravesend, Kent	Hastings, East Sussex,	Traces the shoreline as it was in Roman times and visits many historical sites of the period.

Serpent Trail	64	103	Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex	Haslemere	Petersfield	Designed to join up many of the heathland areas in the western Weald.

Severn Way	210	338	Mid Wales and Western England	Plynlimon, the Cambrian Mountains	Bristol	Follows the course of the River Severn from its source to the Severn Estuary.

Shipwrights Way	50	80	Hampshire	Alice Holt Forest	Portsmouth	Traces the route that might have been taken by timber from forest to shipyards for the construction of warships.

Solent Way	60	97	Hampshire	Milford on Sea	Emsworth	Follows the coast of the Solent.

Stour Valley Walk	52	84	Kent	Pegwell Bay	Lenham	Follows the River Stour, through the Low Weald and Kent Downs, from its source to its estuary.

Stour Valley Way	64	103	Dorset and Wiltshire	Stourton with Gasper	Hengistbury Head	Follows the River Stour as it winds through the Dorset countryside.

St. Swithun's Way	34	55	Hampshire and Surrey	Winchester Cathedral	Farnham	Named after Swithun, a 9th-century Bishop of Winchester, and roughly follows a short stretch of the Pilgrims' Way.

Sussex Border Path	138	222	West & East Sussex	Thorney Island	Rye	Follows the Sussex border with Hampshire, Surrey and Kent.

Sussex Ouse Valley Way	42	68	West & East Sussex	Lower Beeding	Seaford	Follows the River Ouse from its source to the English Channel.

Tarka Trail	180	290	Devon	Barnstaple	N/A	Two separate circular routes based on the fictional route taken by Tarka the Otter in the book of the same name.

Test Way	49	79	Berkshire and Hampshire	Walbury Hill	Totton and Eling	Passes through the towns of Romsey and Totton and starts in the Test Valley.

Thames Down Link	15	24	London and Surrey	Kingston Bridge	Box Hill Station	Links the Thames Path and the North Downs Way.

Three Castles Path	60	97	Hampshire and Berkshire	Winchester Castle	Windsor Castle	As well as Winchester Castle and Windsor Castle, passes through Odiham Castle; unwaymarked.

Two Moors Way	102	164	Devon & Somerset	Ivybridge, Dartmoor National Park	Lynmouth, North Devon Coast	Across Dartmoor over exposed moorland.

Vanguard Way	66	106	Surrey, Kent and East Sussex	East Croydon	Newhaven	Connects Central London with the Wandle Trail along the River Wandle from Croydon.

Wayfarers Walk	70	113	Berkshire and Hampshire	Walbury Hill	Emsworth	Approximates an ancient route that might have been used by drovers taking cattle to market.

Wealdway	83	134	Kent and East Sussex	Gravesend	Eastbourne	Connects the Thames Estuary with the English Channel and also traverses the Ashdown Forest.

Wessex Ridgeway	136	219	Wiltshire and Dorset	Marlborough	Lyme Regis	One of the four long-distance footpaths referred to as the Greater Ridgeway.

West Deane Way	45	72	Taunton Deane area of Somerset	Taunton	N/A	Circular walk in the Vale of Taunton Deane.

West Devon Way	36	58	Devon	Okehampton	Radford Castle, Hooe Lake, Plymouth	Links with the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and the Two Castles Trail to form the 'West Devon Triangle', a 90-mile circuit.

Wey South Path	32	51	Surrey and West Sussex	Guildford	Houghton Bridge	Follows the banks of the River Wey and the Wey and Arun Canal.

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The Sussex Ouse Valley Way is a 42–mile long-distance footpath which follows the route of the Sussex Ouse.

final_sentence: The Sussex Ouse Valley Way is a 42–mile long-distance footpath which follows the route of the Sussex Ouse.