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North Downs Way – Final Day
Folkestone to Dover I had a good sleep, woke up and had a good breakfast. I headed out earlier than I had planned as I just wanted to get to the finish! The sight of Castle Hill in front of me reminded me it would still take some energy even if it was a shorter Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 5
Dunton Green to Rochester Today was the biggest walk I have completed being about 21 miles. Coming just after the terrible heat of yesterday, I was worried it would have an adverse effect but it did not. Rob and Ii got up early and headed down to breakfast. We packed up and then headed back Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 2
Yesterday was a gentle opener of about 8 miles. Today is a grim 18 miler with the temperature expected in the 30s. Didn’t have a good sleep. Too much hydrating meant I was up to the loo a few times and my snoring kept waking me up! I woke up at 6.00 and laid around Continue reading
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North Downs Way – Day 1
Well, the day has eventually arrived. I was getting a bit anxious about it as the weather looks very hot for the first few days. The route does spend most of those days in woodland so hopefully that will help. I said goodbye to everyone and walked to the station. Taking a train to West Continue reading
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English Coastal Path: Pitsea to Stanford-le-Hope
I am going to say from the outset that this really wasn’t one of my favourite routes. The 30C temperature didn’t help. Grim in places, overgrown in others and very industrial towards the end. Anyway, it is done. The path starts just outside Pitsea station and takes you down a dusty track alongside the A13 Continue reading
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The Seven Woods Walk
I quickly planned this one before I took my son to school. Originally, I had called it the 4 woods and a couple of parks walk. However, on wandering around the route it became apparent that I had in fact planned virtually the same route as the Seven Woods Walk. Mine is a little longer Continue reading
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Coastal Path: Shoeburyness to Barling Creek
Total Distance: 11.2 miles Summary Monday I was still a little frazzled by too much drinking on Saturday, so I wisely opted for Tuesday as the day to do this walk. It continues on from my last Coastal Path walk which ends up at Shoeburyness. It takes you into Great Wakering, over Wakering Common, around Continue reading
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Time to start training for the North Downs Way
Only just over 2 months to go before the North Downs Way walk so it is about time I got back into walking shape. I decided that I would do a bit more of the Saffron Trail from Belfairs Wood down to Leigh On Sea where it meets the Coastal Path. When planning this I Continue reading
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My Next Long Distance Walk: The North Downs Way
I have spent a bit of time since walking the South Downs Way thinking about what to do next. Accommodation/campsite availability is the main thing that puts me off a trail. I would prefer to camp as it is cheaper but the number of campsites seems to have dwindled since Covid and the costs of Continue reading
Essex Man Does Walking 