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Jools

UK backpacker, striving for lightweight while body gets increasingly heavyweight. Working through UK national trails while fitting in local day hikes and other multi-day trails. Walked across mainland UK on five month 2500 mile 'Three Points of the Compass' hike in 2018

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Trail talk: The London Countryway confronted

Back in August, I wrote about a particular trail I have been completing this year. This was my report on having completed around half of the London Countryway, a ‘forgotten’ […]

Gear

Gear talk: Fixating on the small stuff- an Every Day Carry

OK, time to fess up. This post has got very […]

Food

Trail snacks- dried fruit

The advantages of snacking on trail mix throughout a long days hiking are well known. Keeping a steady inward trickle of calories avoids the energy slumps that can come up […]

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Trail talk: 200 miles of my charity walk completed…

Each year I keep a walk record. More recently this […]

Gear

Gear talk: A new purchase- The Gossamer Gear Mariposa

As a change from my normal office bound life, work […]

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Trail talk: Drones- are they an intrusion?

So, here it is. I went for a walk today, a very enjoyable 13 miles on my London Countryway charity walk (the miles continue to fall- 132.5 miles done). I […]

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Trail talk: The London Countryway

Over the winter of 2015/16 I completed the London LOOP. This is the ‘London Outer Orbital Path’ – a 150 mile signposted path that encircles our capital city. It is […]