Category: Trail
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Snowdon Summit Circuit via Watkin and Rhyd Ddu Path
One day I will enjoy a view from Snowdon but until then at least the journey there and back again is always beautiful! With every visit and season the rugged wild Welsh landscape is ever-changing and welcomes you with breath-taking views. On this occasion we visited as a group of friends and camped in…
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The South West Coast Path
If you love the sound of crashing waves, salty sea air and magnificent coastal views, not to mention a challenge, then this is your trail! The awe-inspiring South West Coast Path follows the beautiful rugged coastline of England’s southwest peninsula for practically all its 630 miles. Historically, the path was walked by coastguards searching for…
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The E8 Trail Days Nine and Ten: Rest Day and Clonmel to Clogheen
View trail on HiiKER Day Nine was my preplanned and eagerly anticipated rest day in Clonmel. My other half (more about her later) and two more friends came to join me for my day of rest and recuperation. Here’s my advice for rest days, treat them like Christmas. Eat a bit too much, drink a…
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The E8 Trail Day Eight: Carrick on Suir to Clonmel
View trail on HiiKER One of my favourite days on trail coming up here. Carrick on Suir was very, very kind to me with a night of rest, good food and drinks, friends, a comfy bed and a warm bath. It’s impoirtant to plan ahead with these things, I’m quite the planner as anyone close…
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The E8 Trail Day Seven: Mullinavat to Carrick on Suir
View the trail on HiiKER A week! A week of walking. After a lovely stay in Reades, where I was fed very well by Margaret (bread and bread and bread), I set off on a sunny morning. Back onto road but well rested and with some dry(ish) boots on my feet. One of the more…
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The E8 Trail Day Six: Graiguenamanagh to Mullinavat
View the E8 on HiiKER There are certain days on trail that tend to become a big mess of the same old, same old country road and forestry track just repeating themselves over and over again until eventually you get to where you need to be. A metaphor for life or what, dear reader? Day…
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Mueller Hut Route: the best views in New Zealand
Mueller Hut, perched in the mountains opposite Aoraki Mt Cook, has arguably one of the best views in all of New Zealand.
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Thru-Hiking the Uinta Highline Trail: 100 Miles of High Alpine Wilderness in Utah
Utah has so much more than red rocks, desert landscapes, and skiing. In the North Eastern tip of the state, the Uinta Mountain Range stretches from East to West and offers some of the best backpacking, fishing, peak-bagging, and exploring in the country. The Uinta Highline Trail traverses this range from East to West, climbing…
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Milford Track, New Zealand: “the finest walk in the world”
Often lauded as the “finest walk in the world”, the Milford Track is one of New Zealand’s best accessible backcountry treks.
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Thru-hiking the 102-mile Cotswold Way
A true taste of the Cotswolds Beautifully distinctive honey-coloured stone, quaint villages that seem to have been frozen in time, traditional dry stone walls at every turn; picturesque pubs and manicured gardens with creeping roses… I think if you’d never been to England before this is what you would imagine it all to look like.…
