This 16.5km hike takes you through a series of beautiful woodlands in the Chiltern Hills between Great Missenden and High Wycombe. This walk is taken (in a slightly adapted form) from Christopher Somerville’s Walks in the Country near London. The route starts at the train station in the lovely village of Great Missenden, just a … More Chiltern Woodlands
This 14 km (8.7 miles) walk follows the New River from Enfield to Finsbury Park. The New River Path is divided into three sections and this second section covers the part of the route that goes through London. You could add the third section to this walk, that is the London heritage section, and adds … More New River Path – Section 2
This 29 km (18 miles) walk follows the New River from its start at New Gauge, just outside of Hertford, to Enfield. The New River Path is divided into three sections and this first section covers the part of the route that goes through Hertfordshire. The walk starts at Hertford North station, but can also … More New River Path – Section 1
The official route of the Pymmes Brook Trail is 19 km, but with the connections from and to the stations, the total route is 23 km (14 miles). The trail roughly follows Pymmes Brook from its start at Jack’s Lake to where it flows into River Lee Navigation near Tottenham Hale. The route alternates between … More Pymmes Brook Trail
This is the 11th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 11th walk of 6 miles (10 km) follows a section of the River … More The Capital Ring: Hendon Park to Highgate
This is the 10th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 10th walk of 6.8 miles (11 km) is one of my favourite walks … More The Capital Ring: South Kenton to Hendon Park
This is the 9th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 9th walk of 5.6 miles (9 km) is a hilly section that starts … More The Capital Ring: Greenford to South Kenton
The Beacons Way is a challenging 159 km linear trail through the Brecon Beacons National Park, which can be walked in about eight days. The Becons Way starts in the east in Abergavanny and finishing west in Llangadog. The trail takes you through the most beautiful parts of the Brecon Beacons, over high hills, moorlands, … More The Beacons Way
The last couple of days I have been searching the web for backpacking meal ideas that are vegan, low-waste, and flastic-free. At home I try to maintain a low-waste lifestyle, so it makes little sense to go into nature and carry with me a backpack full of pre-packaged foods. Most meal ideas I could find … More Low-Waste Vegan Backpacking Meals
A lovely 14km walk through South London countryside. This route combines two short LOOP sections (sections 6 and 7) and starts at Coulsdon South train station and finishes at the trainstation of Ewell West. As this route goes through the Mayfield Lavender Fields, this walk is especially worth the hike in July and August. The … More London LOOP: Coulsdon to Ewell
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