Walk a Crooked Mile Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wales

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path stretches for 186 miles (299 km) around the south-west "snout" of Wales. Walkers who start at the southern end at Amroth will continue along the path to St. Dogmaels, where the path links with the Ceredigion Coast Path. Both of these form shorter sections of the Wales Coast Path, an 870 mile (1400 km) route around the whole coastline of Wales.

The picture shows the Cliffs of Penyrafr, as seen from Ceibwr Bay, North Pembrokeshire.

Answer: Ivinghoe Beacon

At its eastern end, the Ridgeway travels along the crest of the Chiltern Hills, culminating at the 757 ft. (233m) hill named Ivinghoe Beacon. The whole of the path is one of the UK's shorter National Trails, stretching for 87 miles (140 km). The eastern section, from Avebury to the River Thames at Goring, roughly follows an ancient trackway that has been dated to at least 5,000 years old.

If, as a Ridgeway walker, you found yourself at any of the incorrect options, you would be seriously lost, as they are all located in the Cumbrian Lake District, over 250 miles away.

The picture shows part of the Ridgeway, with the ancient ring-fort of Uffington Castle in the distance.

Answer: An ascent of the UK's highest mountain

The West Highland Way is a 96 mile (154 km) route from Milngavie (just north of Glasgow) to Fort William, which nestles in the shadow of Ben Nevis. At 4409 ft. (1344 m), this is indeed the UK's highest mountain, and many walkers spend an extra night in Fort William, enabling them to finish the walk in style. The North Sea is on the opposite side of Scotland, while the UK's highest pub is the Tan Hill Inn in England, 1730 feet up in North Yorkshire. Finally, there has never been any tin mining in Fort William.

The picture shows Loch Lomond, towards the southern end of the West Highland Way.

Answer: Alfred Wainwright

Alfred Wainwright published the book of his "Coast to Coast" walk in 1973, in a similar format to his Lakeland guides. It remains the best-known unofficial long-distance path in the UK, and has spawned as many alternative guidebooks as many of the official National Trails. It stretches from St Bees Head in Cumbria, through the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks, to its conclusion at Robin Hood's Bay. The most widely recommended route (which is slightly different to Wainwright's original) is 192 miles (309 km) long.

The incorrect options are all individuals who have been connected in some way with Wainwright. Hunter Davies wrote a biography; Derry Brabbs took the photographs for a number of coffee-table books inspired by his guides; and Eric Robson made some television programmes with him.

The photograph shows Helm Crag, part of the route's Lake District section.

Answer: Yes

The South Downs Way is designated as a bridleway for its entire length, which means it is suitable for horseback riders as well as walkers. The full path is 100 miles (160 km) in length, and joins Winchester (Hampshire) and Eastbourne (East Sussex) along the range of gently undulating hills known as the South Downs.

The picture shows part of the route near Chactonbury Ring, with some threateningly dark clouds ahead.

Answer: Kerry Way

The Kerry Way can be found in the south-western corner of the Republic of Ireland. The Ulster Way is situated mostly in Northern Ireland, although some sections do cross into the Republic. It consists of a circular walk of over 600 miles, roughly around the perimeter of the historic province of Ulster. A number of the more scenic sections are designated as individual, shorter paths, mostly between 20 and 40 miles in length.

The picture shows the Giant's Causeway, one of the best known landmarks along the route.

Answer: Cockburnspath

The Southern Uplands Way crosses Scotland from coast to coast, traversing the attractive hills and moorland just north of the border with England. The region, while not as wild and spectacular as the Scottish Highlands, is nevertheless rich in historic and literary interest. It has particular connections with the novelist Sir Walter Scott, whose house of Abbotsford is on the route.

The photograph shows the path in the foothills of the Lammermuir Hills, which have been immortalised in the title of Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor".

Answer: Surrey and Kent

The North Downs Way runs for 153 miles (245 km) from Farnham (Surrey) to Dover (Kent). Unusually for a UK National Trail, it has two alternative routes for a significant part of its length. At the village of Boughton Lees, east-bound walkers have to decide whether to take a detour up to the historic city of Canterbury, or take the more direct route down to Dover (where both routes finish).

The photograph shows part of the path near Hollingbourne Downs, and illustrates well the gently undulating nature of most of the route.

Answer: South West Coast Path

The South West Coast Path is England's longest National Trail, and runs for some 630 miles (1,014 km) along the coastlines of Somerset, North Devon, Cornwall, South Devon, and Dorset. The average person, walking around 12 miles a day, would take around eight weeks to complete the path, although it has been completed by runners in less than two weeks.

The picture shows the seaside town of Ilfracombe, on the North Devon section of the path.

Answer: 1965

The Pennine Way runs for around 268 miles (431 km) from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm, just over the Scottish Border, for much of its route following the Pennine Hills. The idea for such a trail was first suggested by Tom Stephenson in the 1930s, but it took another 30 years for his idea to come to fruition. Much of the route is across rough moorland, making it a worthy challenge for experienced walkers.

The picture shows part of the route near Marsden in West Yorkshire.