The National Trails: Complete Guide to Britain's National Trails [Paperback]

This inspirational guide to 19 of Britains National Trails features long-distance riverside walks, coastal routes and hill and mountain hikes in some of the most beautiful landscapes of England, Scotland and Wales. Ranging from 78631 miles (1261016km) in overall length, each trail can be tackled in its entirety or split into shorter multi-day or week-long outings, depending on how much time you have available.

• Perfect for planning your trip, with overview maps, elevation profiles and day-by-day outline descriptions of each trail
• Packed with advice on how to walk your first long-distance route, including fitness, when to go, what to take, organising your daily routine and what to do in an emergency
• Includes details of how to access trail starts and finishes, public transport, maps, guidebooks, TICs, accommodation and useful websites
• Shorter trails of around 100 miles (160km) or less  such as the Cotswold Way, Hadrians Wall Path, Great Glen Way, West Highland Way and South Downs Way  can be walked in around 6 days
• Medium trails of around 150200 miles (240320km)  such as the North Downs Way, Thames Path, Pennine Bridleway, Southern Upland Way and Pembrokeshire Coast Path  can be walked in around 9 to 12 days 
• The longest trails  the Pennine Way (270 miles/435km) and South West Coast Path (631 miles/1016km)  can be walked in 18 and 45 days respectively

Paddy Dillon is a prolific outdoor writer with over 60 guidebooks to his name, as well as more than a dozen booklets and brochures. He writes for a number of outdoor magazines and other publications, and produces material for tourism groups and other organisations. He lives near the Lake District and has walked in every county in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales; writing about walks in every one of them. He has led guided walks and walked extensively in Europe, as well as in Nepal, Tibet, Africa and the Rocky Mountains of Canalk