Dales Way
22 May 2027
4 days · Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£30 a place · £360 if you fill it
Trail-running version: 126.5 km over 3 running days, hostel and campsite stays (Kettlewell, Dent, Windermere).
Hosting with Big Trail Adventures
Taking your people onto a big trail should be the easy part.
You bring the community and the story. We plan the route, book every bed, move the bags, answer the 11pm question about blisters and look after everyone from the first mile to the last. You earn on every place sold.
Trails we already run
Pick from real, tested itineraries with beds held and routes we walk ourselves — not a wishlist.
You earn on every place
Hosts earn 10% of every place sold, paid after the trip runs.
And your people are looked after
Payments, paperwork, changes, luggage, questions and problems on the hill all come to us.
Four steps, no spreadsheets
From idea to a trip your followers can book
- 1
Create your account
A minute to sign up. You get your own studio and a handle for your trip links.
- 2
Choose a trail and date
Browse the open dates below. Each one already has capacity, a price and beds behind it.
- 3
Make it yours
Your title, your words, your photos, and the pace and vibe you want to set.
- 4
Poll, then go live
Share a poll link to test demand with your audience. When it lands, we open bookings.
What you earn
Real money, on numbers you can see before you commit
Every trip shows your earnings per place and the full amount if you fill it, before you publish anything. Nothing is hidden in a rate card, and we never ask you to buy places up front or carry any risk.
- 10% of every place sold on your trip
- No cost to you if the trip does not run
- Your place on the trail is part of the deal
- Rates can be agreed trip by trip as you grow
Example: Dales Way
22 May 2027 · 4 days · up to 12 people
- Price per person
- £295
- You earn per place
- £30
- If you fill all 12 places
- £360
Prices are indicative until we confirm the final trip. Your studio always shows the live figure.
Open dates
12 trails and dates waiting for a host
Each date is held for one host only. Claim it inside your studio and it is yours to build.
West Highland Way
29 May 2027
5 days · Milngavie to Fort William
Up to 10 people
You’d earn
£38 a place · £380 if you fill it
Trail-running version: 152.9 km over 4 running days, hostels and bunkhouses (Rowardennan, Tyndrum, Kingshouse, Fort William). Group capped at 10.
Cumbria Way
5 June 2027
6 days · Ulverston to Carlisle
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£43 a place · £516 if you fill it
Budget bunkhouse trip: hostel, campsite and camping barn stays (Coniston, Great Langdale, Keswick, Caldbeck, Carlisle).
Cumbria Way
5 June 2027
4 days · Ulverston to Carlisle
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£30 a place · £360 if you fill it
Trail-running version: 123.9 km over 3 running days, hostel stays (Coniston, Keswick, Carlisle).
Coast to Coast
26 June 2027
8 days · St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay
Up to 10 people
You’d earn
£60 a place · £600 if you fill it
Trail-running version: 295 km over 7 running days, hostels, bunkhouses and camping (Borrowdale, Patterdale, Orton, Reeth, Osmotherley, Blakey Ridge, Robin Hood's Bay). Group capped at 10.
Coast to Coast
26 June 2027
14 days · St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay
Up to 10 people
You’d earn
£100 a place · £1,000 if you fill it
Budget bunkhouse trip, St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay: hostels, bunk barns and camping. Smallest stay caps the group at 10.
West Highland Way
4 September 2027
5 days · Milngavie to Fort William
Up to 10 people
You’d earn
£38 a place · £380 if you fill it
Trail-running version: same route and stays as the May departure, early-September dates. Group capped at 10.
West Highland Way
4 September 2027
8 days · Milngavie to Fort William
Up to 10 people
You’d earn
£60 a place · £600 if you fill it
Budget bunkhouse trip: same route and stays as the May departure, early-September dates. Group capped at 10.
Dales Way
11 September 2027
4 days · Ilkley to Bowness-on-Windermere
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£30 a place · £360 if you fill it
Trail-running version: same route and stays as the May departure, mid-September dates.
Dales Way
11 September 2027
6 days · Ilkley to Windermere
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£43 a place · £516 if you fill it
Budget bunkhouse trip: same route and stays as the May departure, mid-September dates.
Cumbria Way
18 September 2027
6 days · Ulverston to Carlisle
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£43 a place · £516 if you fill it
Budget bunkhouse trip: same route and stays as the June departure, late-September dates.
Cumbria Way
18 September 2027
4 days · Ulverston to Carlisle
Up to 12 people
You’d earn
£30 a place · £360 if you fill it
Trail-running version: same route and stays as the June departure, late-September dates.
You host. We run it.
Everything that usually kills a group trip, handled
Every night booked
Real beds on a real route, booked and paid by us, checked before anyone arrives.
Bags moved daily
Your people walk with a day pack. Luggage meets them at the next stop.
Payments and deposits
Secure card payments, deposits, balances and refunds — never through your account.
All the questions
Kit, training, dietary needs, dogs, transfers. They ask us, not you.
Route notes and maps
Each walker gets a personal trail book with the day-by-day route and stays.
Support on the trail
Weather, injuries, missed trains, a night that needs changing — we sort it live.
What walkers say about the trips you’d be hosting
An amazing and very memorable experience
We had a really wonderful experience and are very happy that we went ahead with the trek. It was challenging at times, but overall it was an amazing and very memorable experience. The scenery, the trails and the whole journey were absolutely beautiful. Bhagyashree did have some issues with her knee during the trek, which made a few sections difficult. We didn't let that stop us — we completed most of the trek and, wherever necessary, adapted our plans and took a bus or train for certain stretches rather than putting too much strain on her knee. Managing the trek despite the knee issue made the achievement feel even more special.
Read all the reviewsAwesome support from start to finish
Your followers, on a trail they’ll talk about for years.
The questions hosts always ask
How big does my audience need to be?
There’s no minimum. Most trips need eight to twelve people, so a small, engaged following often works better than a big, quiet one.
Do I have to lead the walk?
No. You’re the host, not the guide. You walk it with your people; we handle the route, the stays and anything that goes wrong.
What if not enough people book?
Nothing happens to you. You test demand with a poll first, and if the numbers aren’t there we release the date. You’re never out of pocket.
Who holds the money and the liability?
We do. Bookings, payments, terms and support all sit with Big Trail Adventures, so nothing runs through your own accounts.
When do I get paid?
After the trip has run and the final numbers are settled, on the rate shown in your studio before you published the trip.
Can I pick a trail that isn't on the list?
Ask us. The open dates are the ones we can guarantee right now, but we’re adding trails and dates every season.