So, here I am nearly four months after first starting this walk. The foot took so much longer to heal than I had ever expected and, unfortunately, I drank and ate in a way that would have made Falstaff happy. No exercise either, so this section of the walk has been hard. In addition, to … Read more…
After the pseudo-honeymoon of the first hundred miles the second hundred have been relatively smooth. The first four miles of the third hundred are a different story. Anyway, so this phase has taken me from the coast into the heartland of Cornwall and Devon where I have spent a lot of time walking the back roads … Read more…
Wow, what a rollercoaster of emotions and experience. From the initial “what have I got myself in to” to “what an opportunity”, back and forth, with the occasional intrusion of “can I do this?” The old adage of taking one day at a time has certainly made things easier but I’ve constantly wanted to plan … Read more…
The benefits of walking may be well known but it has come to my attention that there are a number of initiatives ‘out there’ attempting to bring the public outdoors and walking. A recent article from Absolute 360 concluded that it is actually better to walk than run! Citing a study by the Department of … Read more…
First, before I begin, let’s be clear: Nuun have sent me a supply of their electrolyte tablets but only after I had been using them for a couple of years and after I asked if they could help support the walk. There are, as they say, other electrolyte brands available but I have found the one … Read more…
So as most if not all of you out there I have started to get blisters. Well, it had been just grin and bear it but then I realised “I can’t do this day in day out for at least 3 months”. 10 miles is one thing but 1000 miles was just not worth trying to … Read more…
A 10-mile roundtrip from home that turned into a bit of a wild walk. The ascent to Collier Law follows the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway and it’s no surprise that there used to be steam-powered winding houses along the line to haul the wagons uphill. It’s not unduly arduous but having climbed up the escarpment … Read more…
Following the line of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway this is a pleasant walk of 10 miles passing over the grouse moors above Stanhope taking in great views of Waskerley and Smiddy Shaw reservoirs before descending towards Consett where the path passes through Burnhill Nature Reserve. Should you so wish, there are plenty of scenic stops, each … Read more…
12.5 miles through a former semi-industrial landscape now left to nature. The route initially climbs out of Stanhope following the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway line before heading west at Park Head station (now a tea room and a starting point for the Waskerley Way). Now following the line of the former Rookhope and Weatherill … Read more…
