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.
Long Distance Walks Registered since 1st January 2017 and updated to 10 February 2026 can be found in the LDW_Web_List
REGISTRATION
To register for a Long Distance Walk you need to complete a NT LDW MDW Registration Form and submit it together with the registration fee of £2.00 to the BWF MDW/LDW/NT 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.
On completion of a Long Distance Walk or part of a Walk you should send your report book together with the validation fee of £5.00 to the BWF MDW/LDW/NT Officer. They will issue the appropriate IVV credit for the distance completed and event stamps as per the 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 LDW will receive IVV credit as detailed above but will not receive a certificate.
Please remember that your record book and IVV books will most likely exceed the Royal Mail size/thickness limit for a normal stamp - so you will need at least a "large" stamp and may also need to consider the value if the weight exceeds 100g.
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.