Category: Hiking
Putting one foot in front of the other
GR10 part 7 – Mont-Louis to Banyuls-sur-Mer
September 2022 Day 52: Mont-Louis to Refuge du Ras de la Carança I walked down to the railway line and strolled through farmland paths to cross the valley to Planès. A rocky path led up through pine... Read More
GR10 part 6 – Vicdessos to Mont-Louis
September 2022 Day 44: Vicdessos to Siguer Today was quite short and with not a significant amount of climbing so there was time to acquire a baguette and pastries before Dad drove me back to Vicdesso... Read More
GR10 part 5 – Bagnères de Luchon to Vicdessos
September 2022 Day 32: Bagnères de Luchon to Fos If I’m being honest, I almost didn’t start walking again from Bagnères. For a myriad of reasons, one of them being how comfy the bed was.... Read More
GR10 part 4 – Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Bagnères de Luchon
August 2022 Day 22: Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Refuge des Oulètes de Gaube My plan to loop back and walk the high level variant between Cauterets and Luz-Saint-Sauveur involved 3 buses, for which the touri... Read More
GR10 part 3 – Borce to Luz-Saint-Sauveur
August 2022 Day 13: Borce to Gabas Today was a big day and as I approached the Chemin de la Mâture I was worried that I should have left earlier. The path was cut into the vertical limestone cliffs i... Read More
GR10 part 2 – Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Borce
August 2022 Day 7: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Gite d’étape Kaskoleta I left town via the boulangerie and the best pain au raisin I’ve ever had. I know, it was pretty amazing. It was a fai... Read More
GR10 part 1 – Hendaye to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
With some extended time off work and a desire to walk in the mountains I chose the Pyrenees – the GR10 on the french side of the mountain range. Accessible from the UK by train in a day, the Pyr... Read More
Gozo Coastal Path
November 2018 I had a work trip to Malta mid November and we decided to stay out a bit longer and head over to the island of Gozo for some winter Mediterranean walking. The only way to Gozo is by ferr... Read More
The High Cumbria Way
September 2018 I’d had the Cumbria Way on my list for a while and with a week booked off work for a UK-based adventure I thought it might be time to revisit the idea. The Cumbria Way sticks most... Read More
Finishing the South Downs Way
July 2018 It’s taken me over 3 years to finish the South Downs Way. In 2015 I spent a day running/walking from the start in Winchester (I couldn’t find the actual start, so started from th... Read More
Thoughts on Te Araroa
April 2018 It’s been a month since I finished the Te Araroa; the scratches, sandfly bites and bruises have faded, my feet look less hobbit-like, and the massive knot in my shoulder is slowly und... Read More
Te Araroa Gear Debrief
March 2018 I posted about what I was taking with me for the TA here, this is to go through how I got on with different pieces. Gear is very personal, so this is just my opinion of how they worked for ... Read More
Te Araroa Budget
When researching a trip, “How much is it going to cost?” is often one of the big questions. It’s impossible to give an answer that will be applicable to everyone as we have our own b... Read More