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Dan Raven-Ellison

Dan is Slow Ways' Chief Exploration Officer and Founder. Dan's a Guerrilla Geographer, National Geographic Explorer and lives in Exeter.
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John Scott’s completed the Slow Ways National Parks Trail!

A massive and heartfelt congratulations to John Scott! After nearly five months, 3,720 kilometres and 15 National Parks, John Scott is about to complete the first full walk of the proposed Slow Ways National Parks Trail.

Slow Ways update in 15 Maps!

Slow Ways started back in 2020, with this website launching in 2021. Since then, people from across Britain have contributed to making Slow Ways a success. In this post, I’m going to share a collection...

Slow Ways Stars: Mary Austin on walking over 600 routes and 6,000 km of Slow Ways 🎉

Mary Austin is an inspiration. She is one of our greatest contributors and most prolific Slow Wayers. Mary has now walked 638 routes, shared 764 reviews, and covered 6,002 km (3,730 miles) in the process.

Our next chapter: Come and join Good Ways

We’re delighted to announce that we’re growing into a new and even more audacious citizen project - Good Ways.

Join the #BusAndBack challenge

#BusAndBack is a new Slow Ways project and challenge to use buses for one-way walking adventures. It’s a great way to discover new places, help our mission to find the best A to B routes...

Slow Ways Walking Challenges and Projects: 10 Ideas for 2026

Looking for a walking project or challenge for 2026? You’ve come to the right place! Below are 10 great ideas - all making use of Slow Ways. With over 10,000 routes connecting Britain’s towns, cities...

Celebrating 10,000 Slow Ways Routes

Today we’re celebrating our community having shared over 10,000 Slow Ways routes with the release of some new and very special maps. We're so grateful to everyone who's been part of the Slow Ways...

Calling everybody who walks, runs, wheels or rides!

I’m Daniel, founder and Chief Exploration Officer here at Slow Ways. Today we’re launching a major crowdfunding campaign to make it easier for people to walk, run, wheel, cycle and ride - by extending our...