National Trails of England and Wales: 15 Long-Distance Routes
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Description
15 National Trails in England and Wales, covering approximately 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of long-distance walking, cycling, and horse riding routes. The dataset is provided by Natural England and contains linear features showing the extent of these trails, which are flagship assets for recreation and environmental conservation. The England Coast Path was noted as the newest and longest trail, with a planned completion date of 2020.
Use Cases
Map recreational route networks based on the described linear trail extents.
Analyze trail accessibility for different user groups (walkers, cyclists, horse riders) based on the description of permitted uses.
Plan conservation or volunteer initiatives around Natural England's flagship assets mentioned in the description.
Strengths
Defined scope of 15 specific National Trails.
Covers approximately 2,500 miles (4,000 km) of linear routes.
Provided by the authoritative organization Natural England.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Freshness should be verified; the description references a 2020 completion date for a new trail, but the metadata was last updated in 2026.