Long Distance Paths
Heading North
I’ll be heading north about 6am tomorrow morning, so just enough time to write a
22 May, 2019
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Herriot Way 2019
Next week I’ll be driving to Aysgarth to begin 5 days walking around some of
10 April, 2019
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Cape Wrath Trail Planning #2
This is the second of three posts related to the planning process for my Cape
5 April, 2019
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Cape Wrath Trail Planning #1
As I write this there are only 8 weeks until I begin my Cape Wrath
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
8 February, 2019
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Tributaries Planning & Pain Management
I set out on my second long-distance path of the year next Saturday. All my
27 May, 2018
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Camping
Cape Wrath Trail – Kit
This will be my first extended backpacking trip, so I thought it worthy of a
8 March, 2016
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Cape Wrath Trail – Planning
Although I’m not actually walking the whole of the Cape Wrath Trail, the 100 mile
24 February, 2016
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My Alternative Dales Way
Despite my crash out of the Southern Upland Way earlier this year, I find that I
23 August, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Kit
I was unsure whether I’d do a kit posting for this year’s walk, but I
15 March, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Route
The countdown to my Southern Upland Way continues. I’ll be heading out five weeks on
18 February, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Getting There & Back
“It really shouldn’t be this difficult!” A phrase I kept repeating while trying to book
2 February, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Planning
I’d walked about a mile or so out of Beattock, heading for the Ettrick Hills
15 December, 2014
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Trig to Trig 2014
After yesterday’s post regarding next year’s long path I did some research and it turns
23 December, 2013
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Thinking ahead
It’s almost the end of the year and typically by this time, I’ve already got
22 December, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Kit List
This section covers my kit for the Southern Upland Way. I’m carrying all my own
1 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Preparation
Most of my long walks take place in late April / early May. There are
27 March, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – The Route
Choosing a route along a prescribed National Trail may seem like a pointless exercise, or
24 March, 2013
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