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Do I need training?
No. The Slow Ways website should give you all the information you need to search for Slow Ways, find out about them and contribute reviews. There are specific requirements for submitting route surv...
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Will information about accessibility be included?
Yes. Each Slow Ways route page includes user-created reviews, photos and surveys with information about obstacles and the nature of paths. This is a work-in-progress throughout 2021 as this content...
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Can I get involved as an individual, or do I need to be in a group?
Everyone is welcome to get involved. You can walk, review, survey and enjoy Slow Ways as an individual or as part of a group.
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How long are Slow Ways routes?
The average route in England is 12km and 18km In Scotland. Hundreds are around 5km long, and thousands are under 10km. Their length is determined by factors such as local landscape, path options, d...
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What is a Slow Way?
A Slow Way is a route for walking, or wheeling, between two places - neighbouring cities, towns and villages - using a wide variety of existing paths, ways, trails and roads. Their key principle is...
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What is the Slow Ways initiative?
Slow Ways a national network of walking routes connecting all of Great Britain’s towns and cities as well as thousands of villages. It’s helping to get more people walking, further, more often, for...
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Is there is printable or downloadable version of the route survey?
Yes, here you go. Please feel free to copy, paste and adapt it.
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How are Slow Ways named?
Every Slow Ways route has its own name, created by joining the first three letters of the two neighbouring places they connect. The place and names are always arranged from west to east. This resul...
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How to add a new Slow Ways route
The ambition is to establish a national network of mapped, reviewed, rated, verified and surveyed walking routes that connect all of the United Kingdom’s towns and cities. Over 7,000 are alrea...
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Where are Slow Ways routes?
All over Great Britain – from Shetland to Cornwall! We estimate that one million people live within 500 metres of a Slow Way. The next stage of development is to cover the whole of the UK and Irela...