1 The art walk

Yorkshire Sculpture Park celebrates its 30th anniversary with the launch today of an exhibition by Andy Goldsworthy, its biggest project to date. You could easily spend three hours wandering through the 500 acres of 18th-century parkland, admiring the Goldsworthy installations as well as works by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, and James Turrell.

· ysp.co.uk.

2 The adrenaline walk

Led by explorers Tom Avery and Lewis Gordon Pugh, four-man teams trek around the Isle of Skye, completing various tasks over three days, including a tyre pull on the beach, to win the Talisker Trek team title. pounds 79pp covers transfers, food, guides, tents (and whisky). Participants are expected to raise £500 for The Woodland Trust.

· taliskertrek.co.uk. June 1-3.

3 The food walk

Based at either the Lord Poulett Arms at Hinton St George or the Devonshire Arms, Foot Trails's two-day, self-guided trip takes you on mapped trails, via Somerset's vintage apple orchards and the award winning East Lambrook Manor tea rooms for lunch. From pounds 101pp for one-night's B&B including maps, trails and local information.

· 01747 861851, foottrails.co.uk.

4 The singles walk

Buoyed by the success of last year's speed dating walk, the organisers of the Isle of Wight Walking Festival have introduced a second singles event for the 2007 festival ... Love me, Love my Dog. So, if you don't have any luck at the speed dating on May 5, turn up the following day with your mutt and a few choice chat up lines.

· isleofwightwalkingfestival.co.uk.

5 The literary walk

Follow Dylan's Walk in picturesque Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, via The Boathouse where Dylan Thomas lived, his grave and his favourite watering hole, Brown's. This weekend, there's a special celebration of Welsh writing with performances by various writers and poets including Patti Smith, Patrick McCabe and Owen Sheers.

· 01267 228236, dylanthomasboathouse.com, thelaugharneweekend.com.