A pleasant return to normality this week, after a couple of slightly more unusual adventures. Sunday just gone, we decided to head out to one of our most familiar routes, Etchingham to Devil’s leap circular, a walk we would be completing for the third time (discounting the first attempt, when we got to theContinue reading “The Devil’s Leap – 5.3 miles”
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Tolkien Trail (Lancashire) – 5.5 Miles
The ceaseless stream of time that we call life trickles past, does it not, carrying us ever further downstream toward the great ocean before us. I’ve turned thirty. Does this mean that hangovers last longer? Yes. Does it mean that I go to garden centres at the weekend? Yes. Does it mean that IContinue reading “Tolkien Trail (Lancashire) – 5.5 Miles”
Lenham to Charing (ish) – 5.8 miles
The Bowl, the orb and the hermit Nestled at the feet of the Misty Downs, a damp drizzle drifted lazily through the quiet streets of Lenham, a small village inhabited by simple folk – farmers, blacksmiths, stonemasons, the usual sort – who on this most uninspiring of spring mornings, huddled close together about theContinue reading “Lenham to Charing (ish) – 5.8 miles”
Hartfield Circular – 6.9 miles
Spring, it’s finally here, our favourite walking season – blue skies and new life. Only a week since our last walk, yet somehow it felt much more than that. The day looked promisingly clear as we headed out a little later than normal, selecting an all-new route, 45 minutes away. Hartfield, just on theContinue reading “Hartfield Circular – 6.9 miles”
Holt to Baconsthorpe Circular (Norfolk) – 8.5 miles
Welcome to the first ever Pathfinder ON TOUR! For this edition, we travelled north to explore the county of Norfolk, where we stayed close to the North Coast for a few nights. Not really knowing the area all that well, we were going in a little blind when choosing a route. However, BethContinue reading “Holt to Baconsthorpe Circular (Norfolk) – 8.5 miles”
Wadhurst to Buckhurst Circular – 5.5 miles
In this edition of Pathfinder, we are honoured to welcome and excited to introduce for the first time, a very special guest – Pumpkin. Pumpkin is a young greyhound who belongs to our friends, and she is their pride and joy. Whilst they have been away on their honeymoon to the Caribbean, weContinue reading “Wadhurst to Buckhurst Circular – 5.5 miles”
Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill Circular – 5.5 miles
As we enter a new season, the winter months are likely to bring fewer and fewer opportunities for good walking, and so when we woke up one mid-December morning to blue skies and sunshine, we knew we couldn’t let it pass. We got up a little late, so after quickly choosing a route (mustContinue reading “Ightham Mote to Oldbury Hill Circular – 5.5 miles”
Weardale Circular – 5 miles
For our latest walk we headed a little further west than our normal range, almost across the border into Surrey. We were brought in this direction by the presence of a Christmas market at a National Trust property, Chartwell House, the former home of Churchill, and Beth was pleased to find a nice-looking routeContinue reading “Weardale Circular – 5 miles”
Ashdown Forest Circular – 5.5 miles
Deciding to head down to the semi-local Ashdown forest seemed to be a simple, straightforward idea. As the home of Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin, what could possibly go wrong? Well, the first thing to go wrong was finding a route itself! There is of course the well-known circular taking you to allContinue reading “Ashdown Forest Circular – 5.5 miles”
Benenden to Rolvenden Circular – 7.5 miles
For our third walk of the season, we headed out into the High Weald for a brand new 7.5-mile route from Benenden to Rolvenden and back again, and the colours of autumn were in full, dazzling display! The sun was shining and the skies were blue, promising a beautiful day ahead with temperatures expectedContinue reading “Benenden to Rolvenden Circular – 7.5 miles”
Matthew G. Huggins 