Long Distance Paths
Cross-Dales Trails
Last year was a disaster. The death of 75,000 Britons, in any context is a disaster. We aren’t out the other side of this yet of course, but 2021 looks
21 January, 2021
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Gear
Memory Map – An Update!
As regular readers may know, I’m a huge fan of Memory Map for planning my long walks. For those that are not aware, Memory Map is a digital mapping application
31 December, 2020
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General
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I guess an awful lot of walkers and outdoor enthusiasts are thinking the same thing as me at the moment… should I carry on with the holiday I have planned, or should I put it on the back burner and pick it up later in the year?
19 March, 2020
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Long Distance Paths
New Year, New Me!
A Litany of Failures! Regular readers will know I had a pretty shocking time last year when it came to long distance paths in particular and walking in general. I
22 February, 2020
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Long Distance Paths
River Nidd Trail
Chris (@PilgrimChris on Twitter and at www.pilgrimchris.co.uk) and I have been trying to align walking calendars since our aborted walk along the Cape Wrath Trail in May. Various things have
13 October, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Getting back on the horse!
I felt I needed to get back on the horse that bucked me! I’ve had a pretty rotten year when it comes to long distance walking. I’m shockingly unfit, overweight
19 September, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Heading North
I’ll be heading north about 6am tomorrow morning, so just enough time to write a very short post about plans and stuff. My pack is bulging with 5 day’s food
22 May, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Herriot Way 2019 – Day 4
21st April 2019: Keld to Aysgarth – 14.5m When I set out this morning I had every intention of walking from Keld to Reeth along the new low route, beside
28 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Herriot Way 2019 – Day 3
20th April 2019: Keld to Reeth – 12m I slept like a log (an expression that has always baffled me), that is to say I slept soundly. Soft pillows helped
26 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Herriot Way 2019 – Day 2
19th April 2019: Hawes to Keld – 11.8m I dozed off about 8pm last night, but never got a decent period of sleep, thanks to the inconsiderate twat in the
25 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Herriot Way 2019 – Day 1
18th April 2019: Aysgarth to Hawes – 13.1m I set out from Aysgarth in a mixed frame of mind this morning. It was good to be walking again, but the
23 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Herriot Way 2019
Next week I’ll be driving to Aysgarth to begin 5 days walking around some of my favourite northern Yorkshire Dales. The primary motivation for this is to do a complete
10 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Cape Wrath Trail Planning #2
This is the second of three posts related to the planning process for my Cape Wrath Trail walk, in May 2019. This post is going to look at kit, not
5 April, 2019
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Long Distance Paths
Cape Wrath Trail Planning #1
As I write this there are only 8 weeks until I begin my Cape Wrath Trail walk; one of the toughest long distance paths in the UK. It runs for
28 March, 2019
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Camping
Looking ahead into 2019
I wrote a similar post to this one, in March last year, setting out my plans for the coming year (see here) and I didn’t do too badly in the
8 February, 2019
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Camping
Cape Wrath Trail – Kit
This will be my first extended backpacking trip, so I thought it worthy of a discussion on the kit I will be taking with me. I’m leaving for the Affric
8 March, 2016
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Long Distance Paths
Cape Wrath Trail – Planning
Although I’m not actually walking the whole of the Cape Wrath Trail, the 100 mile section I am doing will form the backbone of my long distance walking plans for
24 February, 2016
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Long Distance Paths
Trig to Trig 2014
After yesterday’s post regarding next year’s long path I did some research and it turns out my idea isn’t new at all. The east coast around Holy Island seems to
23 December, 2013
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