Category: Europe
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Europe, Feature, Guides, Hiking, History, Ireland, List, Short Trails, Trail, Weekend Inspiration, Wicklow, Wild
Lugnaquilla – Four Hiking Routes To The Top
Still south I went and west and south again, Through Wicklow from the morning till the night, And far from cities, and the sights of men, Lived with the sunshine, and the moon’s delight. John Millington Synge The summit of Lugnaquilla (Log na Coille, ‘hollow of the wood’), or Lug as it is…
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Europe, Feature, Guides, Hiking, History, Ireland, List, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, mourne mountains, Short Trails, Trail, uk, Uncategorized, Weekend Inspiration
The Best Walks in the Mourne Mountains
But for all that I found there I might as well be Where the Mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea. -William Percy French The Mourne mountains, the jewels of County Down that ‘sweep down to the sea’ hugs the Irish coastline in a compact region designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural…
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Slieve Donard: Four of the Best Hiking Trails
The highest mountain in the Mournes, and indeed all of Northern Ireland, is Slieve Donard (850m/2,789 feet). In ancient times, the mountain was known as Sliabh Slainge, named after Slanga, a Partholan prince of Grecian roots who came to these shores after the battle of Troy. Its summit cairn came to be known as ‘Slainges…
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Europe, Hiking, Lake District, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Thru-hike, Trail, uk, United Kingdom, Weekend Inspiration
A complete guide to The Cumbria Way
Breath-taking low-level Lake District walking at its finest. The Cumbria Way is one for anyone looking for a low-level thru-hike or hikers new to long-distance hiking pining for an adventure at the foot of the fells. It’s certainly on my list! Starting in the historic town of Ulverston near Morecombe Bay, the 74-mile point to…
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Peak-Bagging in the Snowdonia National Park
Home of the most popular mountain in the UK, Snowdonia National Park is world-famous for its breath-taking views and its highest peak, sure to be top of any hiker’s bagging list, Mount Snowdon at 1,085 metres. No peak-bagging in Snowdonia list would be complete without this Welsh star, but there are 240 other mountains, fells,…
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The Complete Guide to The Alta Via 1 – The “Best Trek in the Dolomites”
Location: Italy Distance: 120 km Total Elevation Gain: 6,500 metres Duration: 8-11 days The extraordinary Alta Via 1 runs through the heart of the exceptionally jagged, photogenic peaks of the Dolomites. While there are actually six different Alta Vias (High Routes), several of the others involve serious via ferrata (cables and ladders) so the Alta…
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Cornwall, Europe, Guides, Hiking, List, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Short Trails, Thru-hike, Trail, uk, United Kingdom, Weekend Inspiration
The Best Walks in Cornwall
There is something uniquely wild and alluring about Cornwall. Maybe it’s the sunshine and sea views, the secluded beaches and bays; the quaint villages and quintessential towns or its rugged and wild seemingly untouched clifftops. Home to an abundance of wildlife and nature Cornwall is a place where memories are made, holidays taken and paths…
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alps, Appenines, Arctic Circle, Europe, Germany, Hiking, Interview, Italy, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Norway, Podcast, Thru-hike, Trail, Wild
The HiiKER Podcast – Season 3 Episode 11 – Andrew Terrill
Andrew Terrill is a Hiker and Author of the book “The Earth beneath my feet”. This is part 1 of a 2 part series documenting a 7000km+ hike from the tip of Italy’s boot to the Arctic Circle in Norway.Eoin chats to Andrew about how he planned and navigated on such a journey, before the…
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Europe, Hiking, Interview, Ireland, Long-Distance Hiking Trails, Pacific Crest Trail, Podcast, Thru-hike, Trail, USA, Wild
The HiiKER Podcast – Season 3 Episode 10 – Derek Cullen
Derek Cullen is an Irish adventurer, hiker and storyteller. In this interview, Eoin chats to him about how he found the outdoors as a way to work through some of the harder times in his life and how it still helps him to this day. Trails discussed in this episode
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A Scramble in the Lakes
‘I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o’er vales and hills, when all at once I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees,fluttering and dancing in the breeze’ William Wordsworth Tucked away in a far north west corner of England and nestled between the northern…
