Baltic to Atlantic, Aug-Sep 2022

I always knew this would be a different kind of backpacking trip. All our previous trips to Sweden, like the Kungsleden and Sarek, had been solely in the mountains, and the St Olavsleden Pilgrim's Trail isn't. This is why I decided right in the beginning that I wasn't going to stay on the Pilgrim's Trail …

Tideswell To Home, May 2022

Day One - 12 miles - Tideswell to North Lees Campsite Geoff dropped me off in Tideswell in the morning and I wiggled my way across to North Lees, passing through Litton, Wardlow Mires, Foolow, Eyam and Hathersage. It was warm anyway and heavy rain made for quite uncomfortable going with full waterproofs on. The …

Four Day Circuit From Home

Well, what amazing weather we had for this trip! Feels like I don't know how long since we were last out with all four of us, too, and we've never done 4 days on the run before with both doggies, so it was kind of a special little trip. It was also the first time …

Camps of 2021

Not so many wild camps in 2021 then, but plenty of camps if you include campsites. I've also been lucky enough to do three, decent long distance routes, all of them great fun. I did have a flight booked out to Sweden again in August, but, as in 2020, I once again postponed it. Hopefully …

The Herriot way

The Herriot Way takes in some of the best scenery around Wensleydale and Swaledale, and is an absolutely delightful walk. It's a circular route, so it doesn't matter where you start and finish, but we chose Grinton. I found an Airbnb there where we could leave the car, as long as we spent the nights …