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Japanese Alps Hike: Kamikochi to Karasawa (Karasawa Cirque), Matsumoto – Chubusangaku National Park, Northern Alps, Japan

29 January 2026 No Comments

Kamikochi → Karasawa is the kind of hike that feels like it belongs on a…

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Hindhead Common & Devil’s Punch Bowl – The National Trust’s Highcombe Circular Hike, Surrey, South East England.

12 January 2026 No Comments

This classic loop on Hindhead Common and the Devil’s Punch Bowl is the National Trust’s…

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Talgarth, Pwll-y-Wrach Waterfall, Rhos Fach & Talgarth Mill Circular Walk – Black Mountains, Bannau Brycheiniog

22 December 2025 No Comments

This 7-mile circular starts in the town of Talgarth and managed to feel like a…

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Caban Coch, Garreg Ddu, Pen Y Garreg & Craig Goch Reservoirs & Dams Circular Walk – Elan Valley, Powys, Mid Wales

24 November 2025 No Comments

This circular walk starting close to the Elan Valley Visitor Centre is a great way…

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Pontsticill Reservoir (Taf Fechan) 5 Mile Circular Walk – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park near Merthyr

20 November 2025 No Comments

This one’s a cracking 5-mile loop around Pontsticill Reservoir (Taf Fechan). You start from a…

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Blagdon Lake Circular Walk – Mendip Hills, lakeside paths, wooded tracks, open farmland, and plenty of Somerset charm.

27 October 2025 No Comments

This is a proper countryside wander: lakeside paths, wooded tracks, open farmland, and plenty of…

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Corvara to Pisciadù Waterfall via Tru dles Cascades, Passo Gardena & Rifugio Jimmy to Colfosco Loop – Dolomites

9 October 2025 No Comments

Starting right in Corvara, this loop stitches together a bit of everything: the waterfall walk…

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Pralongià Plateau Panorama Loop from Corvara, viewpoints of the Sella, Marmolada and Sassongher – Dolomites, Italy

6 October 2025 No Comments

Pralongià is the easy win in Alta Badia: you ride up from Corvara, land on…

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Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) Panorama Loop, Europe’s biggest high Meadow from Ortisei – Dolomites, Italy

3 October 2025 No Comments

This is a laid-back day out on Europe’s biggest high meadow. The cable car from…

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Alpe Resciesa Hike & Holy Cross Chapel Loop from Ortisei. Resciesa Funicular Ride, Rifugio Malga Brogles & Ridge Walk – Dolomites, Italy

2 October 2025 No Comments

This walk is a crowd-pleaser without being over the top. From Ortisei, the Resciesa funicular…

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Seceda Ridgeline Hike using Cable Car up from Ortisei, then return walk back via Popular Huts – Dolomites, Italy

2 October 2025 No Comments

From the town of Ortisei (1,245m), you’ll take the Ortisei–Furnes gondola, then transfer onto the…

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Mount Fuji Yoshida Trail – Climbing Japan’s Highest Peak at (3,776m) from Yamanashi, the North Side.

12 September 2025 No Comments

The Yoshida Trail is the most popular route up Mount Fuji, starting from the 5th…

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Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage (Temples 1–6, Tokushima): Starting at Ryozen-ji passing shrines, farm lanes and quiet suburban streets to reach Anraku-ji, Shikoku, Japan.

6 September 2025 No Comments

This featured day walk covers Temples 1–6 of the Shikoku pilgrimage, starting at Ryozen-ji and…

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Nakasendō Trail (Kiso Valley), Magome to Tsumago – One of Edo-period Japan’s great highways with mountain passes between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo).

3 September 2025 No Comments

The Nakasendō was one of Edo-period Japan’s great highways, threading mountain passes between Kyoto and…

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Kōyasan Choishi-michi Trail from Kudoyama (Jison-in) to Kōyasan – Sacred Pilgrimage via Mount Kōya, Japan

31 August 2025 No Comments

The Choishi-michi is the classic pilgrim approach to Kōyasan. Beginning at Jison-in in Kudoyama, it…

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Kohechi Route, Kii Mountains from Kōyasan to Hongu, crossing 1,000m-class passes and dropping into remote river valleys – Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage Trail, Japan

28 August 2025 No Comments

The Kohechi cuts straight through the heart of the Kii Mountains from Kōyasan to Hongu,…

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Hiking the Nakahechi Trail, Kumano Kodo, a UNESCO World Heritage Pilgrimage Route Guide – The Kii Peninsula (Wakayama), Japan.

26 August 2025 No Comments

The Nakahechi is the most popular section of the Kumano Kodo, one of only two…

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Bosherston Lily Ponds & Coastal Circular – 6.5 Miles Pembrokeshire Walk, includes Barafundle Bay, Stackpole Head, Saddle Point, and Broad Haven South Beach.

12 August 2025 No Comments

This varied 6.5-mile / 10.5 km circular walk starts at the Bosherston Lily Ponds National…

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Waun Fach Circular – 16 km Ridge Walk from Mynydd Du Car Park, via Chwarel y Fan, Rhos Dirion and Pen y Manllwyn.

27 July 2025 2 Comments

This classic high ridge walk (approx. 16 km / 10 miles) explores the eastern escarpment of the…

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Hadrians Wall Circular Walk – 11km Loop from Steel Rigg, visiting Housesteads Roman Fort Museum and Vindolanda Roman Garrison.

15 June 2025 No Comments

This rewarding 101km Hadrian’s Wall circular takes you through one of the most iconic sections…

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Mam Tor Circular Walk – 10km Peak District Hike from Castleton in Derbyshire, with Big Ridge Views

5 June 2025 No Comments

The Mam Tor Circular is one of the most iconic ridge walks in the Peak…

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Buttermere Circular Walk – One of the Lake District’s Best Low-Level All Abilities Lake Walks.

28 May 2025 No Comments

If you’re looking for an easy, photogenic walk in the Lake District, Buttermere is a…

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Old Man of Coniston Circular Walk – 11km Coniston Lake Hike passing Brown Pike, Buck Pike & Dow Crag

25 May 2025 No Comments

The Old Man of Coniston is one of the most popular hikes in the Lake…

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Richmond Park Circular Walk – The Tamsin Trail & King Henry’s Mound has Wild Deer, Views & Woodland in the Heart of Greater London.

23 May 2025 No Comments

Richmond Park is one of the best urban walking spots in the UK. Despite being…

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Cat Bells Walk, Lake District – A Classic, Short, Circular Ridge Walk with Big Views over Derwentwater.

21 May 2025 No Comments

Cat Bells is a small but iconic fell standing proud above Derwentwater. It’s one of…

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Malham Cove and Gordale Scar Walk, Yorkshire Dales – Limestone Cliffs, Waterfalls, and Wild Scenery

19 May 2025 No Comments

Malham Cove is one of the most spectacular short walks in the Yorkshire Dales. Starting…

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Helvellyn via Striding Edge Walk – 8 Mile Circular Walk from Glenridding in the Lake District, Cumbria, North England.

15 May 2025 No Comments

Helvellyn is the third highest peak in England and has become a favourite for walkers…

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Llanthony Priory circular up to Hatterall ridge via Black Mountain South Top, along Offa’s Dyke path on the Wales, England border.

21 April 2025 No Comments

LLanthony Priory is a partly ruined former Augustinian Priory, in the secluded Vale of Ewyas,…

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RSPB Newport Wetlands: I Signed Up & walked the beautiful Reedbeds along the Severn Estuary to see the Waterbirds and Dragonflies

3 November 2024 No Comments

It’s Autumn in South Wales, and you have so many opportunities to see its beauty…

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Clytha Park Circular Walk – Coed y Bwnydd Iron Age Hillfort, Bettws Newydd Hamlet & Clytha Castle Folly.

30 October 2024 No Comments

Ramble through an 18th-century estate, taking in the wildlife-rich River Usk and Coed y Bwnydd…

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Beacon Batch on Black Down Hill, Circular Hike through Rowberrow Warren Wood, Mendip Hills, Somerset

26 September 2024 No Comments

Cheddar Gorge has so much to offer, we walked the 'Cliff-Top Circular Walk', had magnificent…

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Cheddar Gorge Cliff-Top Circular Walk, Jacob’s Ladder & Lookout Tower overlooking the Mendips.

4 August 2024 No Comments

Cheddar Gorge has so much to offer, we walked the 'Cliff-Top Circular Walk', had magnificent…

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Hike to Fantapytten from Høllesliheia – Lysefjord’s Infinity Pool. A return hike along several Mountain Cliffs and Gorges with Out of thie World Panoramic View-points.

3 June 2024 No Comments

Hiking to Fantapytten, Lysefjord’s ‘Infinity Pool’, is a tough task, and should not be tried…

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Hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), Norway’s Most Famous Trek – 604m above the Lysefjord.

31 May 2024 No Comments

Hiking to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), the flat top tower that gives you a viewing platofrm…

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The Skirrid (Ysgyryd Fawr) Circular Walk in the Black Mountains, Abergavenny

26 April 2024 No Comments

The Skirrid is the smallest of the 3 in Abergavenny, but I think it may…

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Four Waterfalls Walk from Gwaun Hepste Car Park – Take in Sgwd Clun-Gwyn, Sgwd Isaf Clun-Gwyn, Sgwd y Pannwr and Sgwd yr Eira

4 April 2024 No Comments

The Four Waterfalls Walk in the Bannau Brycheiniog is one of the best walks you…

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Sugar Loaf 7 Mile Circular Walk, Abergavenny – Up St Mary’s Vale Wood, Down Deri Allt Valley

13 January 2024 1 Comment

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

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Watkin Path – Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) Circular Walk in Eryri National Park via South Ridge, Snowdonia, North Wales.

23 November 2023 No Comments

The Watkin Path is one of six routes up to the summit of Yr Wyddfa,…

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Three Peaks) Circular Trail from Lago d’Antorno, Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

4 November 2023 No Comments

Region: Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Ampezzo, Dolomites, Italy Places To Stay: To hike the Tre…

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Blorenge Circular Walk from Llanfoist Crossing Car Park via the Punchbowl, Fox Hunters & Keepers Pond – Abergavenny.

9 October 2023 2 Comments

The Blorenge is one of three mountains that surround the town of Abergavenny, the other…

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Lago Di Sorapis (Lake Sorapis) Trail Number 215 Circular Hike, at the foot of Dito di Dio (“Finger of God”). Ampezzo, Dolomites.

6 October 2023 No Comments

Region: Cortina d’Ampezzo — Ampezzo Valley, Dolomites, Italy Places To Stay: Stay central in Cortina…

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Crickhowell, Llangattock Escarpment Circular up to Craig Y Cilau & a Visit to Eglwys Faen or Church Cave

4 July 2023 No Comments

Crickhowell and Llangattock have a large number of hiking and walking routes in and around…

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Twmbarlwm Circular Walk – Iron Age Hill Fort walk above Cwmcarn, South Wales

6 June 2023 No Comments

Many people will know this area for different reasons, the Cwmcarn forest drive is very…

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Symonds Yat Circular Walk – King Arthurs Cave, Biblins Bridge, Hearkening Rock, Symonds Yat Rock & the River Wye

13 April 2023 8 Comments

At Symonds Yat the views and the natural beauty are the star attractions, but there…

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Bristol – Clifton Suspension Bridge, Leigh Woods, the Rock Slide, River Avon & Clifton Observatory Circular

17 March 2023 No Comments

Region: Clifton, Bristol, England Places To Stay: Base yourself in Clifton for bookshops, pubs, cafes,…

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Dragons Back & Waun Fach Circular from Pengenffordd, Black Mountains in the Bannau Brycheiniog. Second highest peak in Southern Britain at 811m.

15 February 2023 2 Comments

The Dragons Back as you can imagine is named because you have a collection of…

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The Kymin Circular, Monmouth – River Wye, Wye Valley Walk, Redbrook and the Offas Dyke Path

8 February 2023 No Comments

Take a blanket and a bit of food and relax by the river under a…

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Sugar Loaf Circular, Abergavenny – Classic, Easier, Shorter Route

12 January 2023 4 Comments

This is the very first mountain I hiked up, and for a long time it…

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Wye Valley Walk – Old Station Tintern, Cleddon Falls, River Wye back to Brockweir Bridge Circular

12 January 2023 3 Comments

The Wye Valley Walk can be picked up at various points, and just outside Tintern…

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Chepstow to Tutshill along Lancaut Walk to Wintour’s Leap – Woodcroft Circular, Monmouthshire

17 November 2022 No Comments

Described as one of the most diverse wooded areas in Britain, you are walking through…

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Day 2 – Hiking from Interlaken to Grindelwald via Schynige Platte & Berglauenen, to see The North Face of the Eiger!

27 October 2022 No Comments

The day before, we looked up at the mountain (Schynige Platte) we were heading to…

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Day 3 – Big hike from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg (7000ft), next to The North Face of the Eiger, then Walk & Train down to Lauterbrunnen.

27 October 2022 No Comments

The walk ahead means you are walking literally in the shadow of The North Face…

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Day 4 – Lauterbrunnen Walk back to Interlaken, via Stechelberg & Piz Gloria – James Bond Lair On her Majestys Secret Service.

27 October 2022 No Comments

Waking up in Lauterbrunnen on the final walking day, we decided that we didn't want…

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Chepstow 365 Steps, Eagles Nest, Tintern Abbey & Local Industrial History, Wye Valley Circular

1 August 2022 No Comments

The Wye Valley is such a beautiful area. This route starts at Lower Wyndcliff car…

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Crickhowell to Sugar Loaf 10 Mile Circular Walk, via Llangenny & Mynydd Pen y Fal – Abergavenny, Black Mountains.

29 July 2022 No Comments

It's amazing how many of our walks have started in Crickhowell, and they are all…

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