GR20 Corsica
Europe's Toughest Trek
The trek traverses 180 km with an ascent of over 12,000 meters The 14 days trek is considered one of the most beautiful, but difficult hikes in Europe.
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Everest Base Camp
The 12 day EBC trek is one of the most iconoc hikes in the world. Nepal welcomes visitors to the challenge of hiking to a height of 5364m (17,598feet) - The base camp trek is one of the best multi-day treks we have attempted.
Southern Spain
Andalucia
A range of hikes around the costa del sol and includes both Spain's highest mainland mountain Mulhacen at 3479 meters and the world famous El Caminito del Rey walkway
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Northern Spain
Picos de Europa
This nrtional park close to the city of Santander boasts some of Spains best hiking and includes the Cares Gorge walk which is considered by many to be Spains best trail.
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Thames Path Challenge
The 186 mile / 296 km walk along the worlds most famous river.
Read and see the video of how over 12 days we walked from the source of the Thames via old English towns and villages to the City of London
Tour Du Mont Blanc
TMB is constantly in the top 10 of world hikes. It is a circular walk of 167km around Europe's highest mountain with over 8000m of ascent and descent and taking up to 14 days. Read and see how we tackled the hike in 9 days.
West Highland Way
Scotland and the UK's best loved long distance walking route covering 96 miles/154 km in 6 days
Read and see how over 6 days we hiked arguably the best long distance trail in the UK.
Can YOU do it? - Series
1. Everest Base Camp Trek
2. GR20 Corsica - Europe's Toughest Trek
3. England's Coast 2 Coast hike
4. The Tour du Mont Blanc
5. The Camino de Santiago
6. The West Highland Way
7. The Thames Path
Peak District - England Kinder from Edale
A 9.5 mile circular hike in the
English Peak District from Edale to the 2,086 ft Kinder Scout via Ringing Roger and Jacob's Ladder
Read and see this superb day hike..
Coast to Coast
The 190 mile / 305 km hike across northern England is classed as "one of the finest walks in the world"
Read how and see how over 12 days we hiked Wainwright's route St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay.
Check out our 6 day Special to Northern Spain
We shows how easy it is to take a self arranged and self guided trip to see some of Northern Spains best villages, mountains and beaches located in and around the stunning Picos de Europa
GRAZALEMA
Check out our 6 day trip to this amazing Spanish hiking paradise
We shows how easy it is to take a self arranged and self guided trip to amazing natural park.
GRITSTONE TRAIL
Check out this 3 day hike
We 35 mile long-distance footpath which follows the most westerly hills of the Peak District from Disley Station to Mow Cop, and on via the Macclesfield Canal to Kidsgrove Station car park.
Mount Teide Challenge
The ascent of Spains highest mountain on the stunning volcanic island of Tenerife.
Read and see the video of how over 6 days we hiked to Mount Teide's summit to see possibly the worlds best sunrise.
Suilven - Day Hike
Described by some as the best mountain in Scotland and also featured in the 2017 film "Edie" staring Sheila Hancock.
Read and see the video of our day hike to the summit of Suilven One of the best day hikes in the world.
Tryfan & the Glyders
An amazing hike in Snowdonia Only 7 miles long this is a superb but difficult walk with plenty of ascent
This hike has 8 out of 10 for difficulty and is a great example of what a day on the GR20 in Corsica feels like.
Scafell
England's highest peak
Circular hike up Scafell from Wastwater. An amazing walk through some of the Lakes District's finest fells
Check out how we fared on England's highest mountain
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Snowdon
Wales's highest peak
Circular hike up Snowdon from the less crowded Rhed Ddu path and to the summit and back via the Ranger path
Read the blog and check out how we fared on this iconic mountain
Manchester Pub Crawls
1. Salford to Deansgate
2. Deansgate to Oxford Rd.
3. Oxford Rd. to Piccadilly
4. Shambles to Stevenson Square.
5. University area to Oxford Rd.
6. Oxford Rd. to the Town Hall
Peak District - England Kinder from Edale
A 12.00 mile circular hike in the
English Peak District from Edale to the 2,086 ft Kinder Scout via Ringing Roger, Rushup edge and Mam Tor - Read and see this superb day hike.
The Dales Way
The Dales Way is a good introduction to multi-day walking. It is a 6 day linear walk of 82 miles from Ilkley in Yorkshire to Bowness-on-Windermere in Cumbria.n
Dave and Barbara's
Top Ten - Manchester Pubs
See if our top ten traditional Manchester pub match yours
Dave's Vaccine Day Walk
In order to celebrate receiving an invite for a covid vaccine at the Etihad centre Manchester, we decided to make it a more interesting day out and walk there. We walked from Stockport Town Hall to Manchester Town - 14 Miles
Shutlingsloe Circuits
A superb walk from Tegg's Nose country park to Macclesfield Forest and onto Shutlingsloe. A great circuit in Cheshire - 11.5 miles 19 km - 5.2 Hours
The Cotswold Way
102-mile (164 km) long-distance footpath showcasing the best of England. The most English of English hikes.
The Pennine Way
The most famous UK National Trail running for 268 miles from Edale in Derbyshire to Kirk Yetholm passing through parts of the Peak District, the Yorkshire Dales and Northumberland National Park.
The Fairfield Horseshoe Ambleside - Lake District
An iconic hike with views over the lakes to match 11.7 Miles / 18.9 Km in distance, however with 938 meters of ascent this hike is amazing, but certainly no pushover
The Camino del Norte
We complete our 817 km / 508 mile epic walk along the spectacular north coast of Spain to Santiago in Galicia - our video journey / blog starts on Day 18 in Villaviciosa with about 370 km / 230 miles to complete the entire Camino del Norte through Asturias and Galicia
GR249 - Great Málaga Path
656 km and 35 Stages of villages, olive groves, rock formations and dense forests, calm lakes and mountains,... the Gran Senda de Malaga is the perfect hike to discover the great province of Málaga
The Camino Mozárabe
We start the first few stages of the 1500km pilgrimage route from Malaga to Santiago de Compostela. Heading north from Malaga we hike up over the mountains towards Antequera and then to Cordoba
The Fred Perry Way
The Fred Perry Way is a 15-mile walking route across the Borough of Stockport, from Reddish in the north to Woodford in the south
The Fishermen's Trail
A superb coastal hike of over 176 km in south-western Portugal, starting at Porto Covo and ending at Cape St. Vincent. Described by Condé Nast Travel magazine as one of the 6 most beautiful coastal trails in the world. It's simply stunning.
St Cuthbert's Way
St Cuthbert's Way is a superb 62 mile / 100 km long-distance trail between the Scottish Borders town of Melrose and Lindisfarne (Holy Island) off the coast of Northumberland, England.
GR249 - Great Málaga Path
656 km and 35 Stages of villages, olive groves, rock formations and dense forests, calm lakes and mountains,... the Gran Senda de Malaga is the perfect hike to discover the great province of Málaga
Via Francigena
The Via Francigena is an ancient road and pilgrimage route running from the cathedral city of Canterbury in England, through France and Switzerland, to Rome. We hike the 19 stages of the Italian section from Lucca to Rome
Alta Via 1 - The Dolomites
Alta Via 1 is a 8 day hut to hut, 125 kilometre long high-level footpath which runs through the eastern Dolomites in Italy and passes through some of the finest scenery in the alps. A stunning hike - one not to be missed
