Walking trips
I originally got into walking as a temporary measure, to give my knees a rest from the cycling, after overdoing it a bit with too much early season mileage. But it seems to be a slightly addictive activity, so quite a few years and many trips in the UK and Europe later, my to-do list of walks continues to grow. Recent interesting projects were the Wales Coast Path, which is apparently the world's first ever continuous path covering the coastline of an entire country, which I finally finished in July 2014, after 4 separate trips, and which turned out to be an excellent trail. Also the Thames Path, which we worked our way along at a rather leisurely pace, with weekends here and there, and finally reached the source of the Thames also in July 2014 - trip report coming soon(ish). Full list of walk trip reports below, in date order.
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Snowdonia Slate Trail (Wales). Sep 2019 - Tour of old slate quarries and mines in North Wales
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St Cuthbert's Way (Scotland/England). Jul 2019 - Scottish borders, the Cheviots and low-tide crossing to Lindisfarne
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Vanguard Way (England). May 2019 - Heading south from the London suburbs of Croydon, all the way to the sea
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Cumbria Way (England). Aug 2018 - Classic route which traverses the Lake District, from Ulverston to Carlisle
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Ridgeway (England). Jul 2018 - Ancient trackway, monuments, and the Chilterns
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Snowdonia Way (Mountain Route) (Wales). May 2018 - Traverse of Snowdonia, taking in a varied selection of summits enroute
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Glyndŵr's Way (Wales). Sep 2017 - Hills, moorland, lakes, dams, and forests in deepest Wales
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Cleveland Way (England). Jun 2017 - Moorland scenery, followed by superb coast
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London Parks Way (England). Apr 2017 - Traverse of London, taking in good selection of parks
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Yorkshire Wolds Way (England). Sep 2016 - Rural landscape, and steep-sided dales
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Isle of Man Coast Path (Raad Ny Foillan) (British Isles). Jun 2016 - Pleasant coastal circuit of the Isle of Man
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Serpent Trail (England). May 2016 - Forest and Heathland south of Haslemere
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Northumberland Coast Path (England). Sep 2015 - Castles, beaches, and villages. Now with added days for Berwickshire Coastal Path!
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Wales Coast Path - Part 4: Llanelli to Chepstow (Wales). Jul 2014 - Final leg of the Wales coast path
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Wales Coast Path - Part 3: Cardigan to Llanelli (Wales). Jun 2014 - Part three of the Wales coast path
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Wales Coast Path - Part 2: Menai to Cardigan (Wales). Sep 2013 - Second installment of the Wales coast path
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Wales Coast Path - Part 1: Chester to Menai (& Anglesey) (Wales). May 2013 - First chunk of the brand new coast path
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London Loop, London (England). Jul 2012 - Longer version of the Capital Ring, the so-called walker's M25!
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Capital Ring, London (England). Mar 2012 - Surprisingly leafy circuit of London
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Wainwrights Coast to Coast (England). Jul 2011 - The highly popular Coast to Coast route
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John Muir Trail (USA). Sep 2010 - Hugely popular trail through the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California
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GR58 - Tour of the Queyras (France). Jul 2010
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Highland Highway (Scotland). May 2009 - Lesser travelled high-level alternative to the West Highland Way
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Cambrian Way (Wales). Jun/Jul 2008 - Classic high-level traverse from Cardiff to Conway
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Hadrians Wall (England). May 2008 - Trail following (mostly) the route of Hadrians Wall, with lots of historical interest
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Walkers Haute Route (France/Switzerland). Sep 2007
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GR54 - Tour of the Oisans (France). Jul 2007
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GR20 (Corsica). Jun 2007 - The superb high level traverse of Corsica
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Tour of Mont Blanc (France/Italy/Switzerland). Sep 2006
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Pembroke Coast Path (Wales). Jun 2006
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South West Coast Path (England). 2006 to 2011 - Second round of the SWCP, spread over multiple trips, and quite a few years!
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South West Coast Path - Part 3: Falmouth to Poole (England). May 2004
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South West Coast Path - Part 2: Newquay to Falmouth (England). Oct 2003
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South West Coast Path - Part 1: Minehead to Newquay (England). Jul 2003