Category: Trail
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Trials and Trails of a Diabetic Hiker
As a Type 1 diabetic that loves long-distance walking, I thought I’d share some musings on a few things I’ve found helpful to consider before hopping over the garden fence and heading for the hills. Last year, I completed the End to End Trail in true thru-hiking fashion by wild camping 2000 KM from the…
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A Complete Guide to Hiking the Bruce Trail
By Lauren Yakiwchuk The Bruce Trail is a 900km hiking trail that connects Niagara and Tobermory in Ontario, Canada. It’s the longest and oldest continuously marked trail in the country. Not only can you hike the main Bruce Trail, but there are numerous side trails that meander off the Bruce. The length of these side…
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The Best Walks in the Galtee Mountains
Heading westward along the quiet country road at Glebe leads you deeper into the idyllic Glen of Aherlow, where echoes of history resonate with names like Geoffrey Keating, Eamonn a’Chnoic, Galloping Hogan, St Berrihert and St Pecaun. To the north of the Glen, the River Aherlow twists and turns, just like the ridge of mountains…
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Why hike the Offa’s Dyke National Trail?
On many ‘must-hike’ lists, Offa’s Dyke is a world-famous path stretching from coast to coast along the ancient border between England and Wales. Perhaps it’s the wonderful collision of wild mountainous terrain, 8th-century history and nearby modern comforts that asserts it as a firm long-distance favourite. And what’s not to love about a trail that…
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Gillespie Pass Circuit: my favourite hike in New Zealand
Gillespie Pass Circuit is a challenging hike in Mt Aspiring with beautiful alpine valleys and passes.
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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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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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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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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…
