My route from my Three Points of the Compass walk in 2018 altered considerably in the planning stages. That below is part of an earlier incarnation. When I find the time, I’ll change it to the 2000 mile route I eventually took.
| Between | ‘Named’ Path- if any | Area | Distance- km | Distance- miles |
| South Haven Point (Poole) to Swanage | South West Coast Path | 7.75 | 12.5 | |
| Swanage to Lulworth Cove | South West Coast Path | 33 | 20.5 | |
| Lulworth Cove to Ferrybridge | South West Coast Path | 23.5 | 14.5 | |
| Circuit of Isle of Portland | South West Coast Path | 22 | 13.75 | |
| Ferrybridge to Abbotsbury | South West Coast Path | 18 | 11.25 | |
| Abbotsbury to Seatown | South West Coast Path | 19.5 | 12 | |
| Seatown to Seaton | South West Coast Path | 24.5 | 15.25 | |
| Seaton to Budleigh Salterton | South West Coast Path | 27.5 | 17 | |
| Budleigh Salterton to Shaldon | South West Coast Path | 22 | 13.75 | |
| Shaldon to Brixham | South West Coast Path | 31 | 19.25 | |
| Brixham to Stoke Fleming | South West Coast Path | 25 | 15.5 | |
| Stoke Fleming to Salcombe | South West Coast Path | 29.5 | 18.5 | |
| Salcombe to Bigbury-on-Sea | South West Coast Path | 21.5 | 13.5 | |
| Bigbury-on-Sea to Wembury Beach | South West Coast Path | 25 | 15.5 | |
| Wembury Beach to Plymouth | South West Coast Path | 23 | 14.25 | |
| Plymouth to Portwrinkle | South West Coast Path | 20.5 | 12.75 | |
| Portwrinkle to Polperro | South West Coast Path | 21 | 13 | |
| Polperro to Polmear | South West Coast Path | 21 | 13 | |
| Polmear to Mevagissey | South West Coast Path | 19 | 11.75 | |
| Mevagissey to Portloe | South West Coast Path | 19.5 | 12 | |
| Portloe to Falmouth | South West Coast Path | 22 | 13.75 | |
| Falmouth to Porthallow | South West Coast Path | 26 | 16 | |
| Porthallow to Lizard Point | South West Coast Path | 24.5 | 15.25 | |
| Lizard Point to Porthleven | South West Coast Path | 22 | 13.75 | |
| Porthleven to Penzance | South West Coast Path | 22 | 13.75 | |
| Penzance to Porthcurno | South West Coast Path | 18.5 | 11.5 | |
| Porthcurno to Pendeen Watch | South West Coast Path | 25 | 15.5 | |
| Pendeen Watch to St. Ives | South West Coast Path | 21.5 | 13.25 | |
| St. Ives to Portreath | South West Coast Path | St Ives Bay | 29 | 18 |
| Portreath to Perranporth | South West Coast Path | Tin mining | 19.5 | 12 |
| Perranporth to Mawgan Porth | South West Coast Path | The Gannel and Watergate Bay | 27 | 17 |
| Mawgan Porth to Wadebridge | South West Coast Path | The Camel Estuary | 28 | 17 |
| Wadebridge to Boscastle | South West Coast Path | Port Isaac Bay | 30 | 19 |
| Boscastle to Bude | South West Coast Path | Bude Bay | 27 | 16.25 |
| Bude to Hartland Quay | South West Coast Path | 24.5 | 15.25 | |
| Hartland Quay to Clovelly | South West Coast Path | 16.5 | 10.25 | |
| Clovelly to Westward Ho! | South West Coast Path | 18.5 | 11.5 | |
| Westward Ho! to Braunton | South West Coast Path | 37.5 | 23.25 | |
| Braunton to Woolacombe | South West Coast Path | 24.5 | 15.25 | |
| Woolacombe to Combe Martin | South West Coast Path | 22.5 | 14 | |
| Combe Martin to Lynmouth | South West Coast Path | 21.5 | 13.5 | |
| Lynmouth to Porlock Weir | South West Coast Path | 18 | 11 | |
| Porlock Weir to Minehead | South West Coast Path | 16 | 10 | |
| Minehead -Dunster-Roadwater | Macmillan Way West | Exmoor National Park | ||
| Roadwater- Clatworthy | Brendon Hills | |||
| Clatworthy to Stawley | West Deane Way | |||
| Stawley – Taunton | West Deane Way | |||
| Taunton – Langport | Somerset Way | |||
| Langport – Glastonbury | Somerset Way | |||
| Glastonbury-Wookey Hole [Wells] | Somerset Way | |||
| [Wells]- Wookey Hole-Cheddar | Somerset Way / West Mendip Way | Mendip Hills | ||
| via Bath? | ||||
| Cheddar to Bristol | E to E route | |||
| Chepstow (Sedbury Cliffs) to Monmouth | Offa’s Dyke Path (285km, 177m) | River Wye | 29 | 18 |
| Monmouth to Pandy | Offa’s Dyke Path | River Trothy | 27 | 17 |
| Pandy to Hay-on-Wye | Offa’s Dyke Path | The Black Mountains | 28 | 17.5 |
| Hay-on-Wye to Kington | Offa’s Dyke Path | Gladestry and Hergest Ridge | 23 | 14.5 |
| Kington to Knighton | Offa’s Dyke Path | Radnorshire Hills | 23 | 14 |
| Knighton to Brompton Bridge | Offa’s Dyke Path | deepest Shropshire | 24 | 15 |
| Brompton Bridge to Buttington | Offa’s Dyke Path | Vale of Mongomery and Long Mountain | 20 | 12.5 |
| Buttington to Llanmynech canal bridge | Offa’s Dyke Path | Across the Severn valley | 17 | 10.5 |
| Llanmynech canal bridge to Chirk | Offa’s Dyke Path | the Marches | 22 | 13.5 |
| Chirk to Llandegla church | Offa’s Dyke Path | Vale of Llangollen and Eglwyseg Rocks | 24 | 15 |
| Llandegla church to Bodfari Gallery | Offa’s Dyke Path | The Clwydian Range | 28 | 17.5 |
| Bodfari Gallery to Prestatyn seafront | Offa’s Dyke Path | Northen hills and coast | 20 | 12 |
| Prestatyn to Chester | Wales Coast Path | |||
| Chester to Tarporley | Shropshire Union Canal | |||
| Tarporley to Congleton | The Great English Walk | |||
| Congleton to Youlgreave | The Great English Walk | |||
| Youlgreave to Hathersage | Alternative Pennine Way | The Gritstone Edges | 29 | 18 |
| Hathersage to Dunford Bridge | Alternative Pennine Way | The Yorkshire Peak | 33 | 20 |
| Dunford Bridge to Marsden | Alternative Pennine Way | Reservoirs and Moor Edges | 21.5 | 13.3 |
| Marsden to Hebden Bridge | Alternative Pennine Way | Reservoirs and Moor Edges | 22 | 13.7 |
| Hebden Bridge to Haworth | Alternative Pennine Way | Bronte Country | 12.5 | 7.8 |
| Haworth to Ilkley | Alternative Pennine Way | Industry and Moors | 18.5 | 11.5 |
| Ilkley to Pateley Bridge | Alternative Pennine Way | Wharfedale | 30 | 18.6 |
| Pateley Bridge to Carlton-in-Coverdale | Alternative Pennine Way | Yorkshire Dales | 26 | 16.1 |
| Carlton-in-Coverdale to Hawes | Alternative Pennine Way | Wensleydale | 24 | 15 |
| Hawes to Kirkby Stephen | Alternative Pennine Way | 24.8 | 15.4 | |
| Don’t forget Tan Hill, highest pub in England, may need to re-route | ||||
| the stretch between Middleton-in-Teesdale and Dufton is supposed to be the best stretch of the Pennine Way. There is also purported to be a good bunkhouse at the Golden Lion in Horton or a campsite at the same place. | ||||
| Dufton, Knock, Cross Fell (via PW), Garrigill, detour to Ashgill Force, Garrigill, Alston | Alt. Pennine Way, Pennine Way | |||
| Garrigill (detour to Ashgill Force)- Alston | South Tyne Trail | North Pennines. Ashgill Force | 9.5 | 15.5 |
| Alston – Haltwhistle | South Tyne Trail | North Pennines | 13 | 21 |
| Haltwhistle (to Hadrians Wall- Milecastle 42)-Once Brewed | South Tyne Trail, Pennine Way, Hadrians Wall Path | River and Hadrians Wall | ||
| Once Brewed – Cuddy’s Crags (Turret 37A, leave Hadrians Wall here to go north) | Hadrians Wall, Pennine Way | Hadrians Wall | ||
| Cuddy’s Crags – Bellingham | Wark Forest | Pennine Way | ||
| Byrness – Jedburgh | The Cheviots and Dere Street | Pennine Way | 19 | 31 |
| Twice Brewed to Falstone | Alternative Pennine Way | Kielder Forest | ||
| Falstone to Byrness | Alternative Pennine Way | more Forest | 17 | 10.5 |
| Byrness to Jedburgh | Alternative Pennine Way | Roman and modern roads | 24 | 15 |
| Jedburgh to Melrose | St. Cuthbert’s Way | 31 | 19 | |
| Melrose to Traquair | The Southern Upland Way | 29 | 18 | |
| Traquair to West Linton | Peebles and White Meldon | 32 | 20 | |
| West Linton to Linlithgow | Pentland Hills and the Union Canal | 43 | 27 | |
| Linlithgow to Kilsyth | canal towpaths | 32 | 20 | |
| Kilsyth to Drymen | below the Campsie Fells | 35 | 22 | |
| Drymen to Rowardennan (via Conic Hill) | West Highland Way | Loch Lomond | 22 | 13 |
| Rowardennan to Inverarnan | West Highland Way | 23 | 15 | |
| Inverarnan to Tyndrum | West Highland Way | 22 | 13 | |
| Tyndrum to Kingshouse | West Highland Way | 19 | 12 | |
| Kingshouse to Kinlochleven | West Highland Way | 30 | 18 | |
| Kinlochleven to Fort William | West Highland Way | 14 | 9 | |
| Fort William – Corrachadh Mòr- route, distance and days to be determined | ||||
| Corrachadh Mòr – Glenfinnan- route, distance and days to be determined | ||||
| Glenfinnan to Glen Dessarry | Cape Wrath Trail | 18.1 | 11.75 | |
| Glen Dessarry to Barisdale (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | … | |
| Glen Dessarry to Barisdale (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 24.8 | 15.5 | |
| Barisdale to Morvich (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | … | |
| Barisdale to Morvich (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 31.5 | 19.5 | |
| Morvich to Strathcarron (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | … | |
| Morvich to Strathcarron (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 38.7 | 24 | |
| Strathcarron to Kinlochewie (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | …. | |
| Strathcarron to Kinlochewe (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 34.7 | 21.5 | |
| Kinlochewe to Strath na Sealga | Cape Wrath Trail | 27.3 | 17 | |
| Strath na Sealga to Inverlael | Cape Wrath Trail | 18.2 | 11.75 | |
| Inverlael to Ullapool (A835) | Cape Wrath Trail | 11.3 | 7 | |
| Ullapool to Oykel Bridge (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | … | |
| Ullapool to Oykel Bridge (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 30.9 | 19.25 | |
| Oykel Bridge to Inchnadamph | Cape Wrath Trail | 29.9 | 18.5 | |
| Inchnadamph to Glendhu | Cape Wrath Trail | 19.3 | 12 | |
| Glendhu to Rhiconich (first part) | Cape Wrath Trail | … | … | |
| Glendhu to Rhiconich (second part) | Cape Wrath Trail | 30.6 | 19 | |
| Rhiconich to Sandwood Bay | Cape Wrath Trail | 16.2 | 10 | |
| Sandwood Bay to Cape Wrath | Cape Wrath Trail | 12.9 | 8 | |
| Cape Wrath to John O’Groats- route and days to be determined | North Highland Way | approx 114 | ||
| John O’Groats to Dunnet Head | 23 | 15 | ||
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