West Swindon
*Please note*
NCN Route 45 that links Taw Hill with the Western Flyer is closed from 4th September 2023 until Autumn 2024, which will affect some of the western walking routes. We have marked those affected with an asterix (*)
- Get walking in West Swindon magazine The magazine with walking hints and tips, as well as route maps (10191KB)
- Get Walking West Map 1 A circular walk of 2.5 miles around the paths of Shaw (830KB)
- Get Walking West Map 2 A circular walk of 1.9 miles around the paths of Freshbrook and Grange Park (777KB)
- Get Walking West Map 3 A circular walk of 2.3 miles around the paths of Shaw and Rivermead (836KB)
- Get Walking West Map 4 A circular walk of 2.3 miles around the paths of Eastleaze and the River Ray (797KB)
- Get Walking West Map 5 A circular walk of 2.2 miles around the paths of Mannington recreation ground and the River Ray (660KB)
- Get Walking West Map 6 A circular walk of 2.1 miles around the paths of Shaw Ridge and the West Swindon Centre (760KB)
- Get Walking West Map 7* A circular walk of 4 miles around the paths of Shaw (1054KB)
- West Swindon Round* A circular walk / run / cycle of 7 miles around the paths of West Swindon (6107KB)
- Guide to the Western Flyer Explore the heritage and history of the 2 mile link between Swindon town and West Swindon (5260KB)
- Mouldon Hill, The Pry, Purton, Washpool, Peatmoor Lagoon & Shaw Forest Park Walk* A long walk from Mouldon Hill to Purton and back via Roughmoor. (496KB)
- Around Royal Wootton Bassett- Town And Country Walk Explore Royal Wootton Bassett in this 4.7 mile loop (362KB)
- Peatmoor, Shaw & River Ray Parkway Walk* A 3 mile circuit from Peatmoor Lake (401KB)
- Lydiard Park & Purton Walk Follow the footpaths from Lydiard Park in the 5-mile loop (405KB)
East Swindon
- Gat walking in East Swindon magazine A magazine promoting short walks around Dorcan, Covingham and Liden (10601KB)
- Get Walking East Map 1 A circular walk of 1.3 miles around Cavendish Square and Shaftesbury lakes. (669KB)
- Get Walking East Map 2 A circular walk of 1.9 miles around Liden (451KB)
- Get Walking East Map 3 A circular walk of 2.6 miles around green trails of Eldene and Dorcan (570KB)
- Get Walking East Map 4 A circular walk of 2.3 miles around green corridors of Nythe and Covingham (619KB)
- Get Walking East Map 5 A circular walk of 2.3 miles around Walcot (622KB)
- Get Walking East Map 6 A circular walk of 1.7 miles around Lawns Park (655KB)
- Get Walking East Map 7 The Dorcan round – A circular walk of 7 miles around Dorcan (1734KB)
- Guide to the Eastern Flyer Explore the heritage and history of the 2 mile link between Swindon town and East Swindon (6140KB)
- South Marston walk A short walk around the village and Oxlease Wood (243KB)
- Liddington and Upper Wanborough Walk A 3-mile loop between Liddington and Wanborough (330KB)
Central and South Swindon
- Paths to Coate map and guide
- Railway Village trail map (3355KB)
- Swindon Town Centre Access Map (11061KB)
- Get walking in Wichelstowe A magazine promoting short walks around Wichelstowe (PDF) (22534KB)
- Get walking in South and Central Swindon magazine A magazine promoting short walks around Swindon town, Wichelstowe and Wroughton (9458KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 1 A circular walk of 2.8 miles around Lawn (7395KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 2 A circular walk of 2.75 miles around the railway village and Rushey Platt (7372KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 3 A circular walk of 2.8 miles around North Wroughton (5480KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 4 A circular walk of 3.5 miles around Old Town (619KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 5 A circular walk of 2.5 miles around Swindon Town (7388KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 6 A circular walk of 2.3 miles around Wroughton (5465KB)
- Get Walking Central-South Map 7 A circular walk of 3 miles around Swindon Town (7419KB)
- Southern Flyer map and guide Explore the heritage and history of the 2 mile link between Swindon town and Wichelstowe (1027KB)
- Guide to the Old Town Railway Path A map and information about the 2-mile Old Town Railway Path (4132KB)
- South Swindon Trail Canal reservoir section
- South Swindon Trail Motorway Section
- South Swindon Trail Railway Section
- South Swindon Trail Canal Section (Rushey Platt)
- South Swindon Trail Magic Roundabout Section
- South Swindon Trail Post War Section
- PDF A 3-mile ramble through the rural paths of Wroughton (331KB)
- Coate Water, Richard Jefferies Parkway Buckhurst Fields & Lawn Woods Walk Explore the green spaces in the urban area in this 5 mile walk (594KB)
- Swindon Town Centre & Wichelstowe Walk A 6-mile loop from the town centre to Wichelstowe, scenic route. (656KB)
- Coate Water, Chiseldon & Hodson Valley Walk A long walk from Coate water to Chisledon and back (347KB)
- Chiseldon & The Ridgeway Walk A 6-mile loop from Three Trees in Chisledon to the ridgeway and back. (641KB)
- Old Town Green Spaces Walk Stretch your legs along the Old Town Railway Path and Lawns Park in this circular route (468KB)
- Coate Water & Broome Manor Walk A 4-mile circular route from Coate around Broome Manor (402KB)
- Wroughton, Ladder Lane & Stonecutter Lane Walk This 6.2-mile loop starts in Wroughton and takes in the North Wessex Downs. (406KB)
- Upper And Lower Wanborough Walk A loop around Upper and Lower Wanborough (225KB)
- Clouts Wood & Elcombe Walk A 4-mile ramble through the rural paths of Wroughton (269KB)
- Hodson & Chiseldon Walk Explore the green space around Chisledon in this 3-mile route (202KB)
- Dawn's Longer Loop Loop around East and West Wichel and the railway path (378KB)
North Swindon
- Get walking in North Swindon magazine A magazine promoting short walks around Haydon Wick, Priory Vale, Greenmeadow and Stratton (45471KB)
- Kingsdown Lane A guide to KIngsdown Lane - Connecting Blunsdon to Stanton (906KB)
- Get Walking North Map 1 A circular walk of 3.8 miles around Tadpole and Haydon End (4866KB)
- Get Walking North Map 2 A circular walk of 3.8 miles around Mouldon Hill and Haydon Wick (4845KB)
- Get Walking North Map 3 A circular walk of 2.8 miles around Penhill and Seven Fields (4904KB)
- Get Walking North Map 4 A circular walk of 2.8 miles around Stratton St Margaret (4905KB)
- Get Walking North Map 5 A circular walk of 3.5 miles around Elgin (4906KB)
- Get Walking North Map 6 A circular walk of 3.4 miles around Greenmeadow (4925KB)
- Get Walking North Map 7 The Haydon round – A circular walk of 7.3 miles around Haydon Wick (5532KB)
- Circular Route Around St Andrew’s Ridge Circular walk of 2.4 miles from the Orbital around St Andrew’s Ridge (2049KB)
- Penhill Valley Circular Circular walk of 3 miles from the Orbital through the Penhill Valley and back via St Andrew’s Ridge. (2092KB)
- Tadpole Round The Tadpole round – A circular walk of 5.6 miles around Tadpole Garden Village, Blunsdon and St Andrews Ridge (1433KB)
- Castle Hill & Stanton Fitzwarren Walk A 6-mile ramble acrosst he countryside around Stanton (266KB)
- Swindon Town Centre, STEAM River Ray Parkway, Mouldon Hill & Orbital Centre Walk A 6-mile trip from Swindon town centre to the Orbital, scenic route. (476KB)
- Highworth & Hannington Walk A rural loop from Highworth to Hannington and back (206KB)
- Stanton Fitzwarren Walk A 2.5-mile loop around Stanton Park and village (181KB)
- Blunsdon & Stanton Fitzwarren Walk Explore the footpaths out of Blunsdon in this 4.8-mile loop (324KB)
30 - 60 minute walks
- Eastern flyer explorer walk A circular walk of 1.9 miles taking in a short stretch of the Eastern Flyer (4559KB)
- Short parks circuit walk A 1.6 mile walk through Queens Park and part of the Lawns (4556KB)
- Longer parks circuit walk Longer walk of 1.9 miles incorporating Queens Park and the Lawns (4555KB)
- Radnor circuit walk A 1.9 mile circular walk around town, taking in the Radnor Street cemetery (4564KB)
- Rec ground circuit walk A 1.9 mile circular walk that takes in the County Ground recreational space. (4557KB)
- Town shopping circuit A 1.4 mile circuit through the town centre and part of the Southern Flyer. (4558KB)
- Get Walking West Map 2 A circular walk of 1.9 miles around the paths of Freshbrook and Grange Park (777KB)
- Get Walking East Map 1 A circular walk of 1.3 miles around Cavendish Square and Shaftesbury lakes. (669KB)
- Get Walking East Map 2 A circular walk of 1.9 miles around Liden (451KB)
- Get Walking East Map 6 A circular walk of 1.7 miles around Lawns Park (655KB)
- Stanton Fitzwarren Walk A 2.5-mile loop around Stanton Park and village (181KB)
- Upper And Lower Wanborough Walk A loop around Upper and Lower Wanborough (225KB)
60 - 90 minute walks
*Please note*
NCN Route 45 that links Taw Hill with the Western Flyer is closed from 4th September 2023 until Autumn 2024, which will affect some of the western walking routes. We have marked those affected with an asterix (*)
- Rushey Platt circular walk (2058KB)
- Circular walk Walcot (2059KB)
- Circular walk through the Lawns (2207KB)
- Western_Flyer_Outlet_Loop (2069KB)
- Circular Route Around St Andrew’s Ridge (2049KB)
- Penhill Valley Circular (2092KB)
- Peatmoor, Shaw & River Ray Parkway Walk* A 3 mile circuit from Peatmoor Lake (401KB)
- Liddington and Upper Wanborough Walk A 3-mile loop between Liddington and Wanborough (330KB)
- Old Town Green Spaces Walk Stretch your legs along the Old Town Railway Path and Lawns Park in this circular route (468KB)
- Coate Water & Broome Manor Walk A 4-mile circular route from Coate around Broome Manor (402KB)
- Clouts Wood & Elcombe Walk A 4-mile ramble through the rural paths of Wroughton (269KB)
- Hodson & Chiseldon Walk Explore the green space around Chisledon in this 3-mile route (202KB)
- Dawn's Longer Loop Loop around East and West Wichel and the railway path (378KB)
Longer walks (Over 5 miles)
*Please note*
NCN Route 45 that links Taw Hill with the Western Flyer is closed from 4th September 2023 until Autumn 2024, which will affect some of the western walking routes. We have marked those affected with an asterix (*)
- Mouldon Hill, The Pry, Purton, Washpool, Peatmoor Lagoon & Shaw Forest Park Walk* A long walk from Mouldon Hill to Purton and back via Roughmoor. (496KB)
- Castle Hill & Stanton Fitzwarren Walk A 6-mile ramble acrosst he countryside around Stanton (266KB)
- Swindon Town Centre, STEAM River Ray Parkway, Mouldon Hill & Orbital Centre Walk* A 6-mile trip from Swindon town centre to the Orbital, scenic route. (Coming 2024)
- Highworth & Hannington Walk A rural loop from Highworth to Hannington and back (206KB)
- Coate Water, Richard Jefferies Parkway Buckhurst Fields & Lawn Woods Walk Explore the green spaces in the urban area in this 5 mile walk (594KB)
- Swindon Town Centre & Wichelstowe Walk A 6-mile loop from the town centre to Wichelstowe, scenic route. (656KB)
- Chiseldon & The Ridgeway Walk A 6-mile loop from Three Trees in Chisledon to the ridgeway and back. (641KB)
- Coate Water, Chiseldon & Hodson Valley Walk A long walk from Coate water to Chisledon and back (347KB)
- Wroughton, Ladder Lane & Stonecutter Lane Walk This 6.2-mile loop starts in Wroughton and takes in the North Wessex Downs. (406KB)
Our Get Walking magazines
- Get Walking Wichelstowe PDF (22534KB)
- Get walking East Swindon PDF (10601KB)
- Get walking West Swindon PDF (10191KB)
- Get walking North Swindon PDF (45471KB)
- Get walking Central and South Swindon PDF (9458KB)
