Where don’t people go? That’s the question we posed to Ordnance Survey and this map was their answer. It plots all the walking routes saved into their mapping app: the darker the lines, the busier a place is – so the treasure here lies in the pale areas where nobody seems to tread. We asked for data from 2019 before the pandemic and lockdowns changed everything: this shows where we walk – and don’t walk – when we’re free to go anywhere, as we hope we can this summer. The yellow tint marks the national parks and it’s clear how much we love to walk them, but there’s plenty of space to find yourself deliciously alone from the highlands of Scotland to Pembrokeshire to Devon and even down in busy Kent. Enjoy a close look by clicking the pic.
Find the paths less travelled with our amazing new Ordnance Survey graphic
