Anyone know where I can find good local walking trails?

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I love walking, and so I've looked into a local ramblers club. There is one, but they go out at 10am on Saturdays which isn't great for me. I also much prefer to put my headphones in and walk rather than make conversation.

I've tried looking online but can't find what I'm after. I'd like a list\maps of local trails. I thought there'd be a website for that kind of thing but I can't seem to find one.

Sorry, I was meant to post this in chat!

What area are you in?

Your local tourist information office is a good place to start.

If you don't want to say, maybe this will help......

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walking

The Ramblers Association website has a list of routes if you put in your postcode
www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking/find-a-walk-or-route.aspx

There may be books of walks/leaflets depending on your area - try a tourist information office, bookshop or library.

I'm in the North East. That is exactly what I was after! Thank you.

Try the komoot app. I do a huge amount of hiking, and komoot has excellent route planning and navigation functions.

Try the All Trails app.

Let it know where you want to walk and it gives you lots of pre-planned options with a map, written directions, photos and reviews from others.

ViewRanger app is okay too

If you look at streetmap.co.uk you can zoom in to show all footpaths/bridleways etc in an area. I used it when househunting to see what walks were available from the doorstep. One of the levels you drill down to (the penultimate one) is basically the detailed ordnance survey map of the area.

Might also be worth looking in your local bookshop or the library to see if there are books of walks covering your area. I've found two for where I live - both do circular walks along footpaths, have good directions and little maps, as well as bits of local history and/or natural history, info on pubs etc, and cover different distances, so you can do short or long walks depending on your mood.

Does your town have a facebook page? We have a few local "Town news and info" pages and I would post on there to see if locals can suggest somewhere.

Most county council websites have a footpath map on them. You can work out your own routes that way. Independent bookshops and similar often sell booklets of local walks.

Rqmblete association have hundreds.bit costs about 2.50 a month to join

Ramblers! I corrected that twice.
Bloody phone

If you can't already, I recommend learning how to read an OS map - not just the paths and roads, but the contours and all the terrain symbols so that you can visualise what any area is likely to look like. Then you can plan your own routes, which has the added advantage that you can be out all day and not meet anyone.

Someone beat me to it re: the OS map suggestion! I would suggest getting hold of your local OS (1:25,000 scale has the best level of detail) and plan some routes.

You could try the OS website or streetmap.co.uk if you want the electronic version

Theres things like the sculpture walks on the coastlines, the holy walks. There's treasure hunt walks and the like. I don't know a whole lot about them because I've only just started looking into them myself.

Definitely buy the 1:25 000 scale OS map for your area, it's only a fiver or so from dash4it.

Have you looked on your council website, they sometimes publish walking routes.

Are you anywhere near the north Yorkshire moors? The national park website has lots of walk instructions.

www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/our-walks

Also try your local library or tourist information centre, or visitnortheast.com

I also like

Walkingbritain.co.uk and

www.walkingenglishman.com/northernenglandmap.html

Try the All Trails app.

Yes, I highly recommend it.

Download the OS maps app for your phone - you do have to pay for the most detailed maps ( I think it's about £25 per year for the whole country) but it has the huge advantage that an arrow tells you exactly where you are. And it doesn't get blown about by the wind!

If you look for cycle places , they are usuappy good places to walk too

And the OS app will show you routes starting in a specific place also: it’s really good