Trail talk

Trail talk: the Corfu Trail- Liapades to Agios Spiridonas

Three Points of the Compass hiked the Corfu Trail in April 2024. Typically for so early in the year, weather had been variable, deteriorating from hot and dry, to firstly rain at night, then during the day too. Following a rest and resupply day at Liapades, it was time to get back on trail and continue northward for the remainder of this beautiful island trail.

Trail talk: the Corfu Trail- Kavos to Liapades

Three Points of the Compass hiked the Corfu Trail in April 2024. Visiting this Mediterranean island in advance of the tourist season meant a quieter trail but an increased chance of rain.

Trail talk: post boxes on the London LOOP

Do you ever stop to look at street furniture on a walk? Three Points of the Compass explores the peculiarities of post boxes on a loop around London.

Trail talk: the Grand Union Canal Walk, part four

Three Points of the Compass completes his journey from London to Birmingham on the Grand Union Canal Walk.

Trail talk: a Lithuanian’s JOGLE

Three Points of the Compass met Modestas Lukauskas while camping at Hawick in 2023. The Lithuanian was just completing the Scotland leg of his John o' Groats to Land's End hike

Trail talk: the Grand Union Canal Walk, part three

Three Points of the Compass continues up the towpath toward Birmingham, following what was once an essential trade route but is now almost exclusively a watery alternative for habitation or recreation.

Trail talk: the Grand Union Canal Walk, part two

Three Points of the Compass returns to his walk from London to Birmingham, along what was once the main artery of the country's transport system, but is now a much quieter experience.

Trail talk: a London to Birmingham leg stretch, but things don’t go to plan…

Three Points of the Compass sets out on a winter wander from London to Birmingham along the Grand Union Canal. However this 147 mile training hike soon unravels.

Trail talk: the ‘Nigerian’ post box

Easily identified but not so easily found. The Nigerian is an oddity amongst UK pillar boxes. Three Points of the Compass dives into the history of a post box originally destined for overseas but instead found its way on to British streets.

Trail talk: a forgotten anomaly, the 1930s Airmail pillar boxes

Hidden away in plain sight in some UK towns and cities are just a few survivors from a short lived postal innovation. Three Points of the Compass takes a dive in to their history and shares how you might find one.

Trail talk: Fjällräven Classic Sweden- heading north on the Kungsleden. Sälka to Abisko

Three Points of the Compass continues northward on the Fjällräven Classic Sweden, toward the Abisko National Park and finish line.

Trail talk: Fjällräven Classic Sweden- heading west to the Kungsleden. Nikkaluokta to Sälka

Three Points of the Compass hits the trail in Swedish Lapland, participating in the annual Fjällräven Classic, a 110km walk above the Arctic Circle.

Trail talk: Fjällräven Classic Sweden 2023- application, logistics and stats.

In the first of three posts, Three Points of the Compass looks at his participation in Fjällräven Classic Sweden 2023, a 110km hike through Swedish Lapland.

Trail talk: Iceland’s Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls Trails. Básar to Skógar

Three Points of the Compass rounds off his 56km hike of the Laugavegur Trail with the 25km Fimmvörðuháls Trail, passing high between two glaciers, to then descend to the sea, following the Skóga River and one of the finest collections of waterfalls in the world.

Trail talk: Iceland’s Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls Trails. Álftavatn to Básar

Three Points of the Compass continues his Icelandic adventure. Two more days of hiking will see me finish the Laugavegur. But will the notorious changing weather conditions permit me to continue to the coast, on the Fimmvörðuháls Trail?

Trail talk: Iceland’s Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls Trails. Landmannalaugar to Álftavatn

Three Points of the Compass takes a walk from Iceland's southern Highlands to the sea, across a landscape continually shaped by the forces of nature. Both Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls Trails are exceptional.

Trail talk: Kendal Mountain Tour 2023

In 1980 a group of climbers met to swap stories. The two-day Kendal Mountaineering Film Festival, as it was then called, sold tickets in order to raise funds for further adventures. This has grown to become an annual Kendal Mountain Festival- an eclectic assortment of 'outdoor' films, photography and talks, showcasing all that is different, exciting, innovative, challenging, or simply joyous, in the outdoors. The festival goes on the road as the Kendal Mountain Tour.

Trail talk: The Thames Path- Tower Bridge to Woolwich Foot Tunnel

Tower Bridge to Woolwich Foot Tunnel. 12.0 miles (19.0km) Our […]

Trail talk: The Thames Path- Putney to Tower Bridge

Putney to Tower Bridge. 9.5 miles (15.0km) This was a […]

Trail talk: The Thames Path- Hampton Wick/Kingston-on-Thames to Putney

Hampton Wick/Kingston-on-Thames to Putney. 13.5 miles (21.5km) We slept well. […]

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