Slow Ways Support

A survey of a Slow Ways route collects key information to help potential users decide if it is suitable for them or not. It’s a vital and specialised undertaking. The process includes counting and ...

A review is an appraisal of a Slow Ways route, contributed by someone after walking or wheeling that route. Reviews are key to creating a network of trusted walking routes - they collect user fe...

A GPX file is a bit like a Word, PDF or MP3 file, but designed for holding information about routes.  Just like Word documents need to be opened in a word processing application, GPX files need to ...

We do not have written descriptions of the routes. There could be for some routes in the future (especially if people want to write them). We are keen for routes to be reviewed and verified before ...

All words and images you share with Slow Ways are licensed to us and others under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license (CC BY-SA 4.0). Currently you can only use Slow Ways route...

Yes! Take a look at our Teemill shop.  All profits from our clothes go into the Slow Ways Travel Fund. Launching later this year, this special fund will cover expenses for young people who might no...

We're planning to create a network for the island of Ireland after we've going Great Britain going. We've learnt a lot by developing the initiative in Great Britain, so the roll-out for Ireland wil...

Yes, that’s true, but they don’t form a coherent and comprehensive country-wide network. Slow Ways walking routes – drafted by volunteers and reviewed by people using them – suggest ways to walk an...

Yes. You’ll always be able to search, browse, review and download information about Slow Ways for free. They are mapped using existing paths, ways and trails that are free to use.

Slow Ways can be used by anyone able to walk or wheel from A to B. They can use the website to view routes mapped by volunteers, and browse a range of information (including user-created reviews an...