BWF
LONG DISTANCE WALKS
Recognised Long Distance Walks in excess of 100km in Great Britain
are eligible for IVV Awards. As these walking trails are becoming
more popular and extensive, the BWF will now credit a walker with
IVV Distance and Event stamps
REGISTRATION
To register for a Long Distance Walk you need to complete a
Registration Form
and submit it together with the registration fee of £2.00 to the
BWF Trails Officer.
On registration, you will be issued with a Report Book which you
should complete on a daily basis. Each day you should record the
date, distance walked, weather and collect a dated till receipt,
shop/hotel stamp etc. The information collected acts as a check that
the walk has actually been completed. If you need more pages these
can be
downloaded.
COMPLETION
On completion of the Walk or part of a Walk you should send your
report book together with the validation fee of £5.00 to the
BWF Trails Officer.
He will issue the appropriate IVV credit for the distance completed
and event stamps as per the new IVV guidelines of 1 event stamp for
each 20 kilometres completed. Those who complete the full Walk will
receive a colour certificate of achievement.
Those who only walk part of a trail will receive IVV credit as
detailed above but will not receive a certificate.
There is a special Challenge, which is to complete 100 different BWF
registered Permanent Trails, National Trails, Medium Distance Walks and Long Distance
Walks. For more information go to
PT100 Challenge.
LDW No. | TRAIL | AWARD KM | EVENT STAMPS |
1 | Wayfarers Walk | 115 | 5 |
2 | Forth & Clyde and Union Canals | 101 | 5 |
3 | Grand Union Canal | 234 | 11 |
4 | Centenary Way (Yorkshire) | 134 | 6 |
5 | Capital Ring (London) | 126 | 6 |
6 | Greensand Way | 173 | 8 |
7 | Cumbria Way | 113 | 5 |
8 | Severn Way | 338 | 16 |
9 | Wales Coast Path | 1386 | 69 |
10 | Isle of Anglesey Coast Path | 200 | 10 |
11 | Saffron Trail | 113 | 5 |
12 | Dorset Jubilee Trail | 142 | 7 |
13 | Vectis Trail, Isle Of Wight | 126 | 6 |
14 | Raad Ny Foillan, Isle Of Man | 153 | 7 |
15 | Essex Way | 136 | 6 |
16 | John Bunyan Trail | 124 | 6 |
17 | Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk | 208 | 10 |
18 | Lancashire Coastal Way | 220 | 11 |
19 | Kennet and Avon Canal Walk | 122 | 6 |
20 | Yorkshire Ouse Walk | 100 | 5 |
21 | Mid Wiltshire Way | 109 | 5 |
22 | Milton Keynes Boundary Walk | 101 | 5 |
23 | St. Edmunds Way | 127 | 6 |
24 | Northumberland Coast Path | 101 | 5 |
25 | Icknield Way | 180 | 9 |
26 | London Loop | 233 | 11 |
27 | Hadleigh to Stratford Legacy | 116 | 5 |
28 | Wessex Ridgeway | 221 | 10 |
29 | Vanguard Way | 107 | 5 |
30 | Jorvik Way | 104 | 5 |
31 | St. Cuthberts Way | 101 | 5 |
32 | The Hardy Way | 349 | 17 |
33 | Serpents Trail | 103 | 5 |
34 | Vanguard Way | 106 | 5 |
35 | Weald Way | 134 | 6 |
36 | Lindsey Loop | 156 | 7 |
37 | John Muir Way | 215 | 10 |
38 | Oxford Canal Walk | 126 | 6 |
A few examples that you may wish to consider.
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Angles Way, Great Yarmouth 123km
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Jurassic Way, Banbury 142km
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Solent Way, West Sussex 112km
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St Lltyds Walk, Llanelli 103km
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Weardale Way, Sunderland 117km