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Outdoors for All – Access Mapping

Gravetye Lower Lake from the Blue Route

Outdoors for All from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature provides ten headline recommendations and 40 other recommendations for increasing access to blue and green spaces. The report recognises the benefits of being…

  • Matt Overd
  • September 16, 2025
  • Walking festivals and challenges

Walking Festivals – evaluation

Walking Festivals Evaluation

Preparations for Walking Festivals this year are in full swing – and many of them are listed here. With so much planned we are spoilt for choice. Whether exploring your local area or travelling to places further afield, walking festivals…

  • Matt Overd
  • March 19, 2025
  • Peak District, About walking, Guest blog, Long distance trails, Walking routes

Thinking about long distance walking?

Wolfscote Dale with morning sun Copy

Enjoy walking? Like walking holidays? Have you thought about long distance walking? Not everyone’s idea of a great holiday, but for many there is something quite special about a long, multi-day walk. Perhaps the idea of lugging days of kit…

  • Matt Overd
  • August 1, 2024
  • One Mile Walks, Accessibility, Health, Walking inspiration, Walking routes, Wellbeing

Introducing One Mile Walks

One Mile Walks Introducing

Walking Pace will launch One Mile Walks later in 2024, here’s a sneak preview. One Mile Walks is a new national programme all about going outdoors, getting moving and enjoying walking. The aim is to create and collate walks across…

  • Matt Overd
  • July 31, 2024
  • One Mile Walks, Accessibility, Health, Walking inspiration, Walking routes, Wellbeing

One Mile Walks – The Walks

One Mile Walks The Walks

One Mile Walks is a new national programme which will be launched later in 2024, all about going outdoors, getting moving and enjoying walking. With collaboration we will promote great One Mile Walks throughout the UK in brilliant settings, but,…

  • Matt Overd
  • July 31, 2024
  • Walking inspiration, Accessibility, Health, One Mile Walks, Walking routes, Wellbeing

One Mile Walks – The Programme

One MIle Walks Bradford Dale 1

One Mile Walks is a new national programme which will be launched later in 2024, all about going outdoors, getting moving and enjoying walking. In order to reach its potential One Mile Walks seeks to collaborate with national and local…

  • Matt Overd
  • July 31, 2024
  • One Mile Walks, Accessibility, Health, Walking inspiration, Walking routes, Wellbeing

One Mile Walks – Get Involved

One Mile Walks Get Involved

One Mile Walks is a new national programme which will be launched later in 2024, all about going outdoors, getting moving and enjoying walking. As a collaborative programme there is much to be done and lots of ways for organisations…

  • Matt Overd
  • July 31, 2024
  • Accessibility, About walking, Health, Walking inspiration, Wellbeing

Walking is Magic!

Walking is magic

We all know that walking is magic. It provides extraordinary benefits for health, wellbeing, but is there a risk that it will become over-medicalised?

  • Matt Overd
  • July 9, 2024
  • Accessibility, Peak District

Small changes, big difference

Boardwalk through a country park

Small changes can make a big difference to so many as shown in this video from Sustrans. I am currently route setting for a new programme – very exciting and soon to be announced! As part of this I am…

  • Matt Overd
  • June 28, 2024
  • Accessibility, About walking, Outside, Peak District, Walking inspiration

Don’t Walk!

Dont Walk

At Walking Pace we love walking. We create walks and write, read and talk walking – a lot! But, if you don’t want to walk, then that’s fine with us. “But walking gives so many benefits.” Of course, the benefits…

  • Matt Overd
  • March 25, 2024
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