Paths along railbeds are generally flat, making them attractive for walkers with constraints on steep ascents, but it must be noted that they are not necessarily without steps and/or stiles. There will also be some variation where wayleave no longer applies to the railbed. This may mean that those walkers with the above-mentioned constraints will resort to a bus to cover the problematic bits — the Deeside Way is one route on which these variations may need to be activated.
Note that walks which follow rail routes as their raison d’être (such as the Heart of Wales Line Trail) are not included in this list.
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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Alban Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
This 10.5km stile-free route takes the railbed of the former line between Hatfield and St Albans Abbey stations.
Image: Nast Hyde Halt
Auckland Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 7km railbed walk between Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor.
Brampton Valley Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 23km route on the trackbed of the railway between Chapel Brampton and Little Bowden.
Brandon to Bishop Auckland Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 15km railbed route between Brandon and Bishop Auckland.
Bure Valley Path
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 14km beside the narrow-gauge Bure Valley Railway between Hoveton and Aylsham.
Cinder Track
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 34km railbed walk between Scarborough and Whitby.
Cuckoo Trail (East Sussex)
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 22km walk on the trackbed of the former railway between Heathfield and Hampden Park (not Glasgow, but Eastbourne).
Deeside Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 71km walk in the river valley between Ballater and Aberdeen.
Derwent Walk
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 19km railbed walk between Consett and Swalwell, near Blaydon.
Devon Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 11km, almost entirely on railbed, between Alloa and Dollar.
Downs Link
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 59km walk from the North Downs Way at St Martha’s Hill (near Guildford) and Shoreham-by-Sea.
Flitch Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 26km railbed walk (with a street detour through Great Dumnow) between Bishop’s Stortford and Braintree.
Forest Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 17km railbed walk between East Grinstead and Groombridge.
Formartine and Buchan Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A railbed walk in three spokes from Maud, with the other termini at Dyce (40km), Peterhead (21km) and Fraserburgh (26km).
Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A railbed walk of 8km between Keswick and Threlkeld.
Lanchester Valley Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 19km railbed walk between Consett and Broompark.
Llwybr Mawddach
Mawddach Trail
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 15km railbed walk between Barmouth and Dolgellau.
Meon Valley Trail
Length <20km
Max transport gap <20km
A 14km walk along the trackbed of a former railway line between West Meon and Wickham.
Middlewood Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 16km walk on the trackbed of a former railway between Marple and Macclesfield.
Worth Way (West Sussex)
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 11km between stations at Three Bridges and East Grinstead, following the trackbed of a former railway.
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