Tag Archives: national trail
A Pennine Way Gear List
In response to several queries as to the practicality of walking the Pennine Way with just a 30 litre rucksack…
The Pandemic Pennine Way – Itinerary
A quick summary of my 2020 itinerary, mainly just to show how flexible and informal a Pennine Way can be.
The Pennine Way in Eighty-Three Sleeps
Pennine Way enthusiasts (or planners) might be amused to see this diagram, which I painstakingly drew for my book. It shows all the places on the trail where I’ve slept. Using the word ‘sleep’ loosely. Only three of my five PW completions (so far) are exhaustively (or exhaustingly) described on here, June 2016, October 2016 […]
Pennine Way Blog 3 – days 1 – 3.
The Purposeless Pennine Way – a third, more philosophical, journey along Britain’s premier long distance hiking trail…
Scottish National Trail – the Great Cape Escape
Things to do in Inverness: annoy staff in outdoor shops by saying ‘I’ve just walked the Scottish National Trail…’
Scottish National Trail – Cape Wrath at last.
I was in an odd position, not to mention an altered state of mind…
Scottish National Trail – racing the rain.
Such a thirty-five mile hike might have been feasible in Norfolk…
Scottish National Trail – peat, pizza and panic.
In fact, it’s all a bit wild and woolly up here. You could feel very exposed and alone…
Scottish National Cape Wrath Trail – how confusing!
West of Garrygualach, the Cape Wrath Trail introduces itself to you properly…
Scottish National Trail – Glasgow to the Glens
Ascending a steep hill then plunging into a dark and mysterious forest, the crossing of the Highland Line feels very real…
Llimping round the Llŷn – 1.
In the far west of Wales, my kind of youth is still available, half a century on…
An Oldie Outdoors 