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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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

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

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Trail talk: The Thames Path- Putney to Tower Bridge

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

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

Chertsey to Hampton Wick/Kingston-on-Thames. 12.5 miles (20.0km) Leaving our overnight […]

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Trail talk: The Thames Path- Windsor to Chertsey

Windsor to Chertsey. 12.0 miles (19.5km) Oh dear! another hot […]

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Trail talk: The Thames Path- Marlow to Windsor

Marlow to Windsor. 14.5 miles (23.0km) Despite a fair amount […]

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Trail talk: The Thames Path- Sonning to Marlow

Sonning to Marlow. 15.0 miles (24.0km) It was a hot […]

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Trail talk: The Thames Path- Goring to Sonning

For the remaining eight days and 105 miles of this national trail, Three Points of the Compass is joined by Mission Control, who has stipulated good accommodation and good food. We hold out hope of a few decent pints of beer too...

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Trail talk: A-Z Adventure Series ‘for walkers’ maps

For those that like to venture out on a long distance path in the UK, be it National Trail or some other route, a physical map, with the trail highlighted through it's centre, is a useful resource. And if that resource comes with Ordnance Survey mapping, it is a match made in heaven, well, almost!

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Trail talk: The Ludlow post box

A glance at one of the most varied of UK post boxes. The Ludlow is increasingly threatened and becoming ever rarer. Keep an eye out for what was once a 'cheap' alternative to the more common cast iron boxes.

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Trail talk: a return to the Medway Valley Walk

Coronation Weekend loomed. The nation was to enjoy an extra bank-holiday and I noticed that the prices one hotel chain was charging were at their cheapest that Monday. But where to go? I decided to reprise my Medway Valley Walk of a couple of years ago.

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Trail talk: National Outdoor Expo, 2023. Birmingham NEC

The National Outdoor Expo took place at Birmingham NEC over the weekend of 18/19 March 2023. Three Points of the Compass went along to see what it had to offer this year.

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Trail talk: our enjoyment of wild spaces and wildcamping is under threat (as always)

Few UK backpackers and wildcampers will be unaware of the recent furore surrounding the incredible, unfathomable, decision in the courts that wildcamping is not recreation, so should be banned on Dartmoor. Three Points of the Compass had hoped we might slowly be moving toward increased access to, and enjoyment of, outdoor spaces. Instead, we are headed in the opposite direction. Protest, action, share, fund, or at least talk about it

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Trail talk: Marche Européenne du Souvenir et de l’Amitié ‘Commemorative Medal for Army Marches’

A look at the medal awarded to successful participants in the Marche Européenne du Souvenir et de l'Amitié (MESA), an annual four-day international 'march' that remembers war time operations in the Ardennes region during World War II.

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