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March Haigh & Rishworth Moor 2-day backpack
A 2-day circuit around the moors and reservoirs to the north-west of Marsden. The outward section initially follows the Huddersfield canal, with an option of a parallel woodland track, to Standedge...
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Ribblehead North 3-day backpack
A relaxed 3-day route of the hills north of Ribblehead using stations on the Settle-Carlisle rail line. The outward line visits the Grade II listed Ribblehead viaduct and ascends via the line of the...
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South West Tarrens 3-day backpack
A backpack along the line of the south western Tarren Hills, based on an approach via a new 500m summit. The outward line ascends via the Dolgoch Falls to the valley track of the Nant Dolgoch, an easy...
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Pumlumon East 4-day backpack
A 4-day eastern route through the Pumlumon hills of mid Wales. This was planned as a 3-day trip but forcibly extended en route by an extra night due to misjudged effort, blistering heat and some...
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South-West Kinder & Bleaklow 2-day backpack
A 2-day backpack of the south-western tip of the Kinder area and around the western fringes of Bleaklow, visiting our last remaining unclimbed 500m Dewey top in the Dark Peak, culminating at Higher...
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Etherow-Goyt Valley Way East day walk
A single day training walk of the eastern half of the Etherow-Goyt Valley Way (EGW), a route that runs from the Longdendale Trail at Hadfield station on the western fringe of the Dark Peak to Vernon...
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Moelfre 2-day backpack
An open ended walk with the main target of the new 500m summit of Moelfre, a grand hill forming an isolated outlying spur of the South Western Rhinogydd. The route follows the splendid riverside path...
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South West Mawddach 2-day backpack
A curtailed hike across the south-western region of the Mawddach estuary, approaching via the Afon Dyffryn valley to the new 500m top of Esgair Berfa and returning via an optimally rapid retreat to...
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North West Blaenau Hills 3-day backpack
A trek through the Moelwnion hills to the north-west of Blaenau Ffestiniog. This is the route we originally intended to walk on our recent Crimea Pass trip that we were forced to abandon earlier in...
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Warland and Erringden 2-day backpack
Squeezed between clinic appointments, this is another short two-day route centred around the Warland group of reservoirs: Blackstone, White Holme, Light Hazzles and Warland. The outward line from...
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Western Idris Hills 3-day backpack
A hike through the western hills of the Cadair Idris range, including first visits to two mountain lakes. The outward line crosses the Mawddach estuary to ascend to the westernmost hill Braich Ddu and...
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Across the Crimea Pass 3-day backpack
A very short 3-day route through the Crimea Pass north of Blaenau Ffestiniog, improvised late on the first day to replace our intended trek that proved too much for the circumstances. The route follows...
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North Blaenau Hills 2-day backpack
A short 2-day trek of the hills and lakes north of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The outward line is a new route to Moel Penamnen, ascending through the valley of the Afon Hafod-llian and approaching the summit...
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South Machno Hills 2-day backpack
A 2-day varied solo trek of the hills and quarries on the south side of the Machno valley. Hoovering up unclimbed 500m summits is an occasionally useful technique for designing solo routes in new...
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Cwmorthin & Cwm Corsiog 3-day backpack
A 3-day short and slow slackpacking exploration in the cwms to the west of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Doubts about this October weather stream called for an open ended approach for this trip and we decided on...
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Llyn Cowlyd & Pen Llithrig y Wrach 2-day backpack
A short and sweet 2-day trek around Llyn Cowlyd, visiting a new 500m Dewey top and a traverse of one of our favourite mountains. Designed at short notice to squeeze in between appointments, this turned...
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Warland & Ramsden 2-day backpack
A 2-day circuit of the south Pennine moors and reservoirs around the Calderbrook valley north of Littleborough. The outward eastern section traverses the flank of Clegg Moor to join the line of the old...
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Winscar, Snailsden & Black Hill 2-day backpack
A 2-day linear trek to the Black Hill massif with a long eastern approach via the Don valley and Winscar reservoir. The outward line follows the westernmost section of the Upper Don Trail (UDT),...
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Stainton Fells 2-day backpack
A 2-day traverse of the Stainton fells in the far south-west of the Lake District. The outward line climbs Black Combe by the usual well worn path from the south-west, continues to Whitecombe Head and...
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Church Stretton Hills 2-day backpack
A 2-day solo circuit of the Shropshire hills around Church Stretton. The outward line traverses the hill fort of Caer Caradoc and crosses the valley to ascend to to the heath/moorlaand plateau of The...
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