writing and hiking in the sun
Wales is one of the four countries that comprises the United Kingdom (UK) and shares a land border with England.
Wales offers a varied range of hiking for visitors from the high peaks of Snowdonia and rounded mountains of the Brecon Beacons to canal towpaths and coastal walking.
There is a comprehensive network of rights of way, which mean it is relatively easy for hikers to access the countryside and hills.
The Wales Coast Path opened in 2012 and provides 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) of waymarked footpaths.
Setting off on a 22-mile walk in the Black Mountains the morning after a friend’s 60th birthday party when, for once, I wasn’t ‘Des’ probably wasn’t the greatest idea in the world. Oh, and I’d just happened to run my first ever … Continued
Once again, the weekend’s forecast was for unsettled weather. There seemed little point in driving miles to ‘enjoy’ what could turn out to be a very soggy walk; however, we still wanted to get out there. We are fortunate in having some wonderful scenery … Continued
Why on earth do we Brits look forward to summer every year … so we can enjoy one rainy weekend after another? Yet again, our Sunday hiking plans had been thwarted by unseasonably low temperatures and the forecast of more … Continued
Since we returned from Portugal, we’ve been quite lazy. We’re still running, but not covering any great distances with our walks. Harri decided that we were going to push the distance a bit today and aim for roughly 15 miles. The … Continued
