My route is very much still in the planning stage, but I have given some thought to it. This is how it stands at present…
| Between | Official Path- if any | Area | Distance- km | Distance- miles |
| Lizard to Porthleven | South West Coast Path | 13.54 | ||
| Porthleven to Penzance | South West Coast Path | |||
| Penzance to Porthcurno | South West Coast Path | |||
| Porthcurno to Land’s End | South West Coast Path | |||
| Land’s End to Zennor | South West Coast Path | 26 | 16 | |
| Zenor to Gwithian | South West Coast Path | St Ives Bay | 26 | 16 |
| Gwithian to Perranporth | South West Coast Path | Tin mining | 31 | 19 |
| 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 | 25 | 16 |
| Bude to Clovelly | South West Coast Path | Hartland Point | 37 | 23 |
| Clovelly to Barnstaple | South West Coast Path | Barnstaple Bay | 37 | 23 |
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| to Minehead | South West Coast Path | |||
| Macmillan Way West | ||||
| to Stawley | West Deane Way | |||
| Chepstow- Monmouth | Offa’s Dyke Path | River Wye | 27 | 17 |
| Monmouth to Pandy | Offa’s Dyke Path | River Trothy | 26 | 16 |
| Pandy to Hay-on-Wye | Offa’s Dyke Path | The Black Mountains | 26 | 16 |
| Hay-on-Wye to Kington | Offa’s Dyke Path | Hergest Ridge and Offa’s Dyke | 23 | 15 |
| Kington to Knighton | Offa’s Dyke Path | Hergest Ridge and Offa’s Dyke | 22 | 13 |
| Knighton to Craven Arms | The Shropshire Hills | 21 | 13 | |
| Craven Arms to Ironbridge | Wenlock Edge | 37 | 23 | |
| Ironbridge to Penkridge | Crossing the Watershed | 37 | 23 | |
| Penkridge to Abbots Bromley | Staffordshire Way | Towpaths and Cannock Chase | 26 | 16 |
| Abbots Bromley to Thorpe | Staffordshire Way | The River Dove | 34 | 21 |
| Thorpe to Youlgreave | Alternative Pennine Way | The Limestone Dales | 26 | 16 |
| 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, South Tyne Trail | |||
| Alston- Haltwhistle- Twice Brewed | South Tyne Trail, Pennine Way, Hadrians Wall Path | River and Hadrians Wall | ||
| 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 | |
| Kinllochleven 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 | ||
