About Vespucci
How it all started…
The Vespucci Story
Vespucci Adventures evolved from a passion for hiking and the great outdoors. We set out to inspire a new generation to follow in our footsteps and get out there by giving people everything they need for a great day out exploring. Hiking isn’t all walking sticks and geography field trips, but sometimes it can feel that way. So, we came up with a product that captured the beauty and fun of hiking, without making any of it feel like a school trip! Our pub recommendations are just as important to us as our routes.
We strive to give you the best possible experience by ensuring our hikes are the best they can be, and provide all the important details – both big and small. Our aim is to inspire and empower people to get outside and discover adventures they otherwise would not have. We give you all the tools, so all you have to do is get out there…
The philosophy behind Vespucci Adventures
The Vespucci Philosophy
We believe a great walk is about much more than the walking. It needs to an experience.
A Vespucci Hiking Pack, containing a map and guidebook elevates a great walk to a memorable experience. Every Vespucci Signature Hike is accessible by public transport as well as by car. There is a good café near the start, a great pub towards the end, and beautiful views and interesting places in between.
The Vespucci Hiking Pack includes an OS based map with navigational support. There is also a guidebook, based upon local knowledge, setting out everything about the walk. It contains information on how to get to the start, elevations and distances, a Plan B in case things go awry, a kit list, local flora and fauna and descriptions of points of interest. Every Vespucci Signature Hike has a “curator”, someone who knows the area and loves the walk.
The objective is to make a great walk as accessible and as enjoyable as possible. The benefits of getting outside are well documented. Walking accentuates these benefits. Enjoy the shared experience of following a map with family, friends or colleagues. Appreciate the beauty of the countryside. Reflect on the sense of connection with your friends, the landscape, the history and the natural world. A Vespucci Hiking Pack makes this all possible.
Getting outside on a great walk offers the perfect antidote to stress and anxiety, sadly so commonplace in today’s world. Whether it is the conversation or a new perspective, a big problem at the start of a walk so often seems so much smaller by the end of it.
I started Vespucci 8 years ago. With help from friends, we now have 37 great walks in stock around the country. Not only does a Vespucci Hiking Pack make a great gift but it offers a contribution to the corporate wellbeing agenda. Offering employees the chance to choose a walk and head off with family, colleagues or friends is an imaginative staff benefit that should resonate in the current environment.
A Vespucci Adventure is more than a walk. It’s an experience.
Vespucci Adventures
2026
The only footprint we want to leave is on the trails…
Our commitment to sustainability
We are committed to making sure that both our products and events are as environmentally friendly as possible. Our love for the great outdoors means we are devoted to keeping it green, the way mother nature intended.
We ensure that all of our products are ethically and sustainably sourced. Our packs are both designed and produced here in the UK and printed by a carbon neutral printer on FSC-certified paper. FSC-certified products are not only renewable, but also come from forests that are managed responsibly. Our routes are also set up to be accessible via public transport, to lower travel emissions.
Our Partners
Fjällräven hail from the small town of Örnsjöldsvik in Sweden, a place where mountains and forest meet the sea. Fjällräven is an outdoor clothing and equipment company that’s committed to making nature more accessible for everyone.
We became a partner of Ordnance Survey from the get-go, we share a common goal of striving to get the people of the UK outside. We are super proud to be recognised as one of their Premium Route Partners – quite simply we couldn’t do what we do without them.