We also agreed that a West to East route would be best, as the prevailing wind and rain would be at our backs! Although Mark’s book is very helpful if you need to plan such a journey. So, we had the luxury of 2 cars meaning we could drive each day to the start and end of the days route, rather than relay on public transport, or plan accommodation for each night. I persuaded a friend that he would like to do this walk as well. It comes with detailed stage routes, suggested itineraries covering 5, 8 and 10 days, ideas for accommodation plus a handy 1:25,000 route map in a booklet form. The publisher “Cicerone” is renowned for quality guides and the book they publish by Mark Richards “Walking Hadrian’s Wall Path” is no exception. The Hadrian’s Wall walk, at 84 miles (135km) long, it was clear I would have to do some serious planning if I was to complete the walk in my allotted 6 days.įirstly, I invested in a decent guidebook. The decision was made for me, when my wife booked a cottage for a holiday near Hexham in Northumberland. But after reading from one my fellow authors here, Mel Sykes’s story of her solo walk on the West Highland Way I thought I should just put on my Nike face and “Just Do it”.īut which path to choose? There would appear to be over 1600 routes that qualify as LDP, in the UK alone! I’ve always had a yearning to walk a Long-Distance Path (LDP) but never seemed to find the time.
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