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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Taro Kaneko

Volunteers map 10,000 routes in Great Britain to help make walking accessible

Daniel Raven-Ellison with beanie and daypack next to river and mouth of tunnel in rural area
Daniel Raven-Ellison says Slow Ways ‘can say if it is wheelchair accessible … and if it will keep your shoes white and clean’. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

Volunteers have mapped 10,000 walking routes across Great Britain in an attempt to make rural walking more accessible.

The group has been researching and mapping these walking routes since 2020, and has now made them available on a dedicated website.

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