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Wye Valley Walk

Long-distance walks

The Wye Valley Walk is a 136 mile (218km) walk from Chepstow to Plynlimon, following the entire length the river Wye. Due to the heavy

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I have spent hundreds of nights camping wild and I’ve never had a problem. Not once have I been moved on or had anyone complain

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If you would like to add more variety and a few more miles to the West Highland Way, there are two very good options. Both

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The Great Glen Way is about 80 miles (128km) long, between Fort William and Inverness. It was a lot nicer walking than I had expected,

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It’s May, and I’ve been home for 3 weeks. I thought I would look back on the walk now that I have had time to

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So this is it – the final chapter. It features a tough walk along the coast path to John O’Groats, some lovely people, and a

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The pressure of the challenge is definitely getting to me in this chapter, and I am feeling the result of high daily mileage and lack

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This chapter of my wild camping LEJOG challenge takes me along the Great Glen Way, from Fort William to Inverness. A food crisis developed, and

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In this section, I walk the West Highland Way and summit Ben Nevis in the most perfect conditions. I descend into Fort William and start

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This chapter of my wild-camping LEJOG challenge takes me through the centre of Glasgow and on to the start of the West Highland Way. It’s