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Making routes

The Intercity Network is SO CLOSE!

Only seven cities still to link. Can you help with the last push in this epic milestone?

These routes need YOU! Priority routes in Scotland, England and Wales right now

Will we connect all of Britain’s 70 cities with verified routes before the end of summer?

July progress: 4000 routes rated four or five stars

How is the mission coming on? Here's a layer-by-layer guided tour through the opportunities and priorities of the network. Spoiler alert: it's going GREAT!

The Slow Ways intercity network is close to connecting all 70 cities. Which cities would you like to link?

Britain has 70 cities, and we are *this* close to having them all connected up via the Slow Ways intercity network

Be part of the Great Slow Ways Summer Waycheck 2024!

JThe Waycheck is GO! Join us over ten glorious days of midsummer and let's see how many Slow Ways we can check together

Walking between railway stations – a new national network

Steve Melia is a travel writer who never drives or flies. He's teaming up with Slow Ways and needs your help to create a walking network between train stations

How to trailblaze a Slow Way

Plenty of Slow Ways routes have yet to be walked. Being the first to try one out is adventurous and generous! Read on for advice from seasoned Slow Ways volunteers

Announcing the Big Slow Ways Challenge 2024

Sign up to a distance challenge – how far will you walk, run, wheel or hike in 2024? Do it for your body, your mind, your country! And for the rewards too!