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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day seven. King’s Stanley to Dursley

Further climbing today, crossing hills separated from the main escarpment. A neolithic long barrow and ancient hill fort awaited us, but would we have the energy for the off-trail diversions these would require?

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day six. Painswick to King’s Stanley

A day of farmland meadows, ancient woodlands, lonely villages and views

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day five. Birdlip to Painswick

We continue along the Cotswold escarpment, taking in woodlands, hill forts and views, passing a Roman villa and the place that people throw themselves off in pursuit of a round of Double Gloucester Cheese.

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day four. Dowdeswell to Birdlip

Today we have the steady climb to one of the most important hill forts in the country. But there are a few dips and ascents to contend with first.

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day three. Winchcombe to Dowdeswell

Our walk to Bath continues- today brings us a neolithic burial site, a dramatic hill fort, a butterfly reserve and the highest point on the Cotswold Way.

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day two. Stanton to Winchcombe

Our second day on trail and another climb in front. Today we have a hill fort, ruined abbey and a fruit farm to visit.

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Trail talk: Cotswold Way- day one. Chipping Campden to Stanton

Mr and Mrs Three Points of the Compass set out for our annual saunter along a longer trail, enjoying comfortable accommodation and good food on the 102 mile long Cotswold Way.

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Trail talk: Skye Trail- Rubha Hunish to the Storr

Three Points of the Compass walked Scotland's Skye Trail over six days in May. The first two days were wet and windy. But would I get blown off the Trotternish Ridge?

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Trail talk: abandoned vehicles on the Corfu Trail

Walking the Corfu Trail it is impossible not to notice the profusion of abandoned vehicles- cars, motorcycles, vans, even a lone bus. The reason for their demise must be varied, beyond practical use, stolen, broken, forgotten or unloved. A selection of just some of those seen over this 150km trail.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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