THE WALKS
The South West Coast Path
From Bude to Padstow
An exhilarating and challenging
five days - cliffs, beachesand lots of deep valleys.
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
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The Moray Coast Trail
From Forres to Cullen in North-East Scotland
A lovely ramble through villages and coves, along beachesand through woodland.
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Details and more photos are here.
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Four days in West Cornwall
Penzance, St Ives and St Michael's Way
A visit covering different aspects of this magical land.
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Details and more photos are here.
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A Cinque Terre Traverse
Levanto to Portovenere
Five villages perched in a spectacular setting in the Italian Riviera, south of Genoa.
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Details and more photos are here.
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Exmoor and the coast
A four-day circular from Minehead, Somerset
Coast, moorland, pretty villages,
two tops, and hills, hills, hills.
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This walk can be done from a car.
Details and more photos are here.
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Bedale to Ribblehead
Four days around Wensleydale, Yorkshire
Waterfalls, Richard III's Castle, pretty Yorkshire villages;
the hills and dales include a spectacular descent to the Ribblehead Viaduct
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Details and more photos are here.
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Above the Costa del Sol
Four days to the NE of Málaga
White villages, hills big and small, dried up river beds, gorges, tapas and very cold beer
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Details and more photos are here.
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On the South West Coast Path
Three days, Falmouth to Par
Varied coastline, beaches
villages, and slopes
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Details and more photos are here.
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Across the Lakes
Ravenglass to Windermere
Four days in exhiliarating countryside
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
There is a video here.
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The Corfu Trail - 1
The first five days
Beautiful and varied Mediterranean villages, hills and beaches, and a hospitable and open people
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos are on Flickr.
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The Corfu Trail - 2
The last four (or five) days
More lovely coast and countryside, culminating in a fine mountain
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos are on Flickr.
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The Nidderdale Way:
Yorkshire Dales and Moors
Five days exploring a valley, hillsides, dams and Yorkshire hospitality
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos are on Flickr.
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Crete:
The Samaria Gorge and more
Four days of gorges, beaches, hillsides and tavernas
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Details (as a printable PDF) are here.
Photos are on Flickr.
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Italy:
Siena to Florence
through the land of the Chianti Classico
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France:
more of the GR52A -
St-Sauveur-sur-Tinée to Menton
Through hills small and large
and small villages
down to the Cöte d'Azur
There is also a description of walks around Sospel here
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Languedoc, France:
4½ days west of Montpellier
along the GR653
from a large centre
through varied hill and lake scenery
to an attractive market town
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Provence, France:
five days in the Alpes Maritime
along the GR52
from one Provencale town to another
via three days at 2,500 metres
There is also a description of walks around Sospel here
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Scotland/England, UK:
St Cuthbert's Way:
Melrose to Lindisfarne (Holy Island)
wide horizons and gentle curves
through the Border country to a famous Island
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Lancashire, UK:
The Pendle Witches Way:
Sabden to Lancaster
farmland, small villages, trackless moorland - and persecution
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England/Wales, UK:
off and on Offa:
1. Chepstow to Hay-on-Wye
Following Offa's Dyke path
through the Welsh border country, with diversions to ruined Abbeys.
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England/Wales, UK:
along Offa:
2. Hay-on-Wye to Welshpool
Following Offa's Dyke
through the hills of
Powys and Shropshire
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England/Wales, UK:
off Offa:
3. Welshpool to Prestatyn
Following Offa's Dyke
via canals, countryside and mountains
to the sea
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Switzerland:
The Tour des Muverans
Five breathtaking days
of valleys, alpine meadows and high cols.
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Yorkshire, UK:
Ilkley to Dent
along the Dales Way
Riversides, meadows,
limestone uplands and a famous railway.
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UK:
Congleton to Sheffield
across the Peak District
Four days SW to NE -
edge to edge
(There are several more Peaks walks - two and three days - in the
SHORTER WALKS section and at HotelHikes.co.uk).
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France:
St-Raphaël to the Gorge du Verdon
along the GR49
A walk through rural Provence, starting at a resort on the Cote d'Azur and ending at Europe's deepest gorge.
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Devon, UK:
Plymouth to Dartmouth
along the South West Coast Path
Cliffs, beautiful beaches (some full, some empty), ferries, and much varied scenery.
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France:
St-Sauveur-sur-Tinée to Colmars-les-Alpes
along the GR52A
A spectacular walk through the mountains of the Parc National du Mercantour in Provence.
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Cornwall, UK:
St Ives to Padstow
along the South West Coast Path
Grand views, snuggling fishing villages, sand and surfing
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Mallorca:
Sant Elm to Port de Pollença,
sea to sea along the GR221
All the incredible variey of Mallorca's limestone Tramuntana mountains in this west-to-east traverse.
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Turkey:
Fethiye to Xanthos
along the Lycian Way
An introduction to Turkey's first long distance path.
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Morocco:
across the Jbel Sahro
Four or five days in a remote and beautiful landscape.
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