Long Distance Path

The Hebridean Way- Days 10 and 11: Lewis, trail’s end

Three Points of the Compass winds up his Hebridean adventure. A last couple of days would throw midges, bogs and yet more road walking my way

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The Hebridean Way- Days 7-9: Harris and Lewis

Three Points of the Compass continues his Hebridean adventure, moving from the shining sands on the west of Harris, to cross to the mountainous east and north of the island, before continuing to Lewis, his tenth and final island

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The Hebridean Way- Days 4-6: Benbecula, Grimsay, North Uist, Berneray and South Harris

Three Points of the Compass continues heading north(ish) across the Western Isles archipelago on the Hebridean Way

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The Ridgeway: day eight- Aldbury to Ivinghoe Beacon and the Bridgewater Monument

Mr and Mrs Three Points of the Compass wind up their summer adventure with a short climb to the eastern end of the Ridgeway and a visit to the monument to the 'canal duke'

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The Ridgeway: day seven- Princes Risborough to Aldbury

Our penultimate day on the Ridgeway. But with much to see, over 15 miles to walk and an early restaurant booking waiting for us, would we get there in time. And should we pop in to visit the Prime Minister on the way?

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The Ridgeway: day six- Watlington to Princes Risborough

After a cracking days walk yesterday, we were looking forward to another day on the Ridgeway. But would we beat the rain that is forecast?

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The Ridgeway: day five- Goring to Watlington

A day of promise- fine weather, water meadows, iron age construction, medieval paintings, polo ponies, and not forgetting, tea and cakes in a church.

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The Ridgeway: day four- Letcombe Regis to Goring

Another wet day on the Ridgeway beckoned. It was going to be one of those Type Two days that requires a little internal discipline.

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The Ridgeway: day three- Woolstone to Letcombe Regis

Another day on the Ridgeway. A drier day than yesterday, a shorter day than yesterday, and yet more Iron Age Hill Forts to explore

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The Ridgeway: day two- Ogbourne St George to Woolstone

Today's section takes us to the highest point on the Ridgeway, plus another Iron Age fort and neolithic long barrow. But it's going to be a wet day...

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The Ridgeway: day one- East Kennett to Ogbourne St George

Our first day on trail starts with a rolling route across the Marlborough Downs, heading toward an Iron Age hill fort, complete with fork-tailed raptors above.

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The Ridgeway: day zero- Arriving at Avebury

Mrs Three Points of the Compass joins me on another hike- the 87 mile Ridgeway. Following over 5000 years of history from Avebury to Leighton Buzzard.

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Trail talk: Fjällräven Classic Chile 2024- check-in.

Three Points of the Compass travelled to Chile to join four hundred other hikers on Fjällräven's first multi-day Classic hike in Patagonia, following their concept testing the previous year.

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England Coast Path: ‘champing’ at Cooling

The Iwade to Grain section of the England Coast Path has recently been officially signed off. I walked it last summer when I completed a circuit of the Isle of Grain, enjoying an unusual overnighter on the way.

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Trail talk: Camino de Santiago de Gran Canaria- the finish

Three Points of the Compass travelled to the Canary Islands to walk a little known Camino. The first day had not gone well, how would it end?

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Trail talk: Camino de Santiago de Gran Canaria- day one

Three Points of the Compass travels to the Canary Islands to walk a little known Camino: "the way of St. James among volcanoes"

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Trail talk: Arctic Circle Trail: Eqalugaarniarfik to Sisimiut

Three Points of the Compass continues his trek through West Greenland on the Arctic Circle Trail, heading to the coast

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Trail talk: LDWA National Trails Register

Three Points of the Compass has a glance at the National Trails Register maintained by the Long Distance Walkers Association, giving himself a pat on the back at the same time.

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Trail talk: finally opening my mail

Three Points of the Compass finally gets round to opening a package received in the post over five years ago

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Trail talk: the Coast to Coast- the Vale of Mowbray, the ‘flat bit’

Three Points of the Compass heads toward the least demanding part of the trail- a couple of day's hike across low lying agricultural farmland, prior to a final National Park on this two-hundred mile walk across northern England.

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