Walking in Wales

In Wales, you can walk until you drop. From arching coastal paths to hikes over rugged hills and mountains, from leisurely strolls to challenging treks. You can use our Outdoor Wales onLine map to find a variety of walks, or plan your exploration of country parks and Nature Reserves...

Find a walk on Outdoor Wales onLine

Our walks range from national trails like Offa’s Dyke to shorter country meanders like the Llancarfan Valley of the Stags circular route in the Vale of Glamorgan. 

Wales has a wealth of sites offering all kinds of walking activities, from woodland trails to finding out about our heritage and bird watching. There's plenty of countryside activities for the children too.

How accessible are they?

All walks highlighted on Outdoor Wales onLine provide information on how accessible they are for everyone, including walkers with families and less able visitors, together with details on how to reach walks by public transport.

What do you think?

All the walks shown here are managed by the local authorities and should be well maintained and of a good standard. We are very keen to hear your stories, opinions or experiences - so please let us know if you enjoyed your walk or if you had any problems.

You can find places to walk with the Outdoor Wales onLine maps by:

• entering a place name or a post code into the website's search line;
• searching within a given distance of a specific location;
• manually zooming in to a specific area on the map;
• searching by actual name.

There are links to useful information such as weather forecasts, travel or where to find accommodation. You can also link to web pages about safety information and codes of conduct about how to enjoy the Welsh outdoors safely and responsibly in a way that won’t damage the environment and ensures respect for other users.