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  • Can runners use Slow Ways?

    Yes.

  • What does the Slow Ways website do?

    As well as being used to search for, browse, download and print Slow Ways routes, it’s where users can review, rate, verify, and comment on them too. It’s a place to collect and share stories, film...

  • How is Ordnance Survey involved?

    The OS Maps platform has been used to collaboratively create all the Slow Ways routes we’ve made so far. The whole Slow Ways network of routes will be published to the OS Maps web platform. A blog ...

  • Are Slow Ways routes signed?

    No, the routes are not signed in the landscape. Some routes will follow parts of established routes that might be signed.

  • How are Slow Ways routes decided?

    A small team of volunteers created an overview plan of all the towns and cities to be included in the Slow Ways network, and which neighbouring settlements should be connected. This resulted in the...

  • How were the Slow Ways destinations decided?

    Slow Ways routes always link two primary settlements. There are about 2,500 of these in the Slow Ways network of walking routes, selected because of their population size or their cultural, transpo...

  • How is Slow Ways funded?

    We are very grateful to have had financial support from: Sport England & The National Lottery Paths for All: Smarter Choices, Smarter Places The Pilgrim Trust Kestrelman Trust Slow Ways has only ...

  • Can a local council or authority show their support?

    Yes! Support from Town Councils, Community & Parish Councils, Local Authorities and Protected Areas is invited, welcomed and encouraged. This can involve: Passing a formal motion (or declaration, ...

  • Can groups get involved?

    Yes! You can sign up to register a group’s interest. Find out more about how groups can use and contribute to Slow Ways and make them part of a group’s own activities.

  • How can I get involved?

    The 7,000+ walking routes that created the ‘first draft’ of the Slow Ways network were mapped by volunteers. Slow Ways is a grassroots initiative reliant on user contributions. The invitation in 20...