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Ham Common Circular - Petersham Common
Petersham Common - Richmond Park - Ham Common - Teddington Lock - Petersham Common Distance: 9.5 km (5.9 miles) Max elevation: 13 m Total Ascent: 65 m Total Descent: 68 m Tracking points: 638 Petersham Meadows - Rose of York (Petersham Road) - Petersham Common Common secluded path - Petersham Gate (Richmond Park) - Elm Walk All Saints’ House - Long Barrow - Perimeter path Approaching Ham Gate - Ham Gate - Ham Gate Avenue Ham Common/Petersham Road junction - Ham Common - Ham

Graeme Stoten
Oct 261 min read


Barnes Circular - Richmond upon Thames
Richmond Lock - Kew Gardens - Mortlake - Barnes - Dukes Meadows - Grove Park - Strand on the Green - Brentford - Isleworth - Richmond Lock Distance: 17.5 km (11 miles) Max elevation: 38 m Total Ascent: 120 m Total Descent: 111 m Tracking points: 1101 Richmond Lock and Weir - Lock footbridge - Lock Thames Path at Lock - Thistleworth Marine - Three Cranes Walk All Saints, Isleworth - Thames hard-path - View to King’s Observatory Brentford ahead - Kew Gardens alongside - Kew Bri

Graeme Stoten
Oct 151 min read


Tideswell: Mam Tor - Peak District
Hope - Castleton - Mam Tor - Hollins Cross - Lose Hill - Hope Distance: 14.0 km (8.8 miles) Max elevation: 517 m Total Ascent: 537 m Total Descent: 509 m Tracking points: 1260 Hope (Pindale Road) - Footpath to Castletown - Peakshole Water riverside Crossing service railway line - Farm field, Peveril Castle ahead - Mam Tor ahead Peakshole Water - Castletown (Buxton Road) - Footpath (Historic Society) Treak Cliff - Approaching Mam Tor - Mine (disused) The Mam Tor problem - Tr

Graeme Stoten
Oct 71 min read


Tideswell: Monsal Head - Peak District
Monsal Head - Monsal Trail - Cressbrook Tunnel - Litton Tunnel - Litton Mill - River Wye riverside path - Upperdale Farm - Monsal Trail - Monsal Head Distance: 7.6 km (4.7miles) Max elevation: 230 m Min elevation: 166 m Monsal Head, Viaduct - Monsal Trail, Headstone Tunnel exit - View (W) Monsal Dale Trail stone footbridge - Disused railway platform - Trail approaching Cressbrook Cressbrook Mill - Cressbrook Tunnel - Cressbrook Tunnel interior Cressbrook Tunnel exit - View

Graeme Stoten
Oct 71 min read


Tideswell: Magpie Mine - Peak District
Taddington Wood - Deep Dale - Sheldon - Magpie Mine - Lower Farm - Little Shacklow Wood - River Wye riverside - Great Shacklow Wood - Taddington Wood Distance: 9.1 km ( 5.7 miles) Max elevation: 328 m Min elevation: 141 m Taddington Wood (car park) - Deep Dale Nature Reserve - Dimin Dale Deep Dale - Further into Deep Dale - Hawthorn berries Emerging from Deep Dale - Cattle - Uphill climb out of Deep Dale (E) Flat open pasture - Towards Sheldon, through enclosures - View (

Graeme Stoten
Oct 51 min read


Bexhill-on-Sea to Hastings: England Coast Path
Collington Station (Bexhill) - The Promenade - The Colonnade - Galley Hill - Glyne Gap - Bulverhythe - St. Leonard’s - Hastings Pier Distance: 10.0 km (6.25 miles) Max elevation: 19 m Total Ascent: 81 m Total Descent: 91 m Tracking points: 716 This lovely stretch of coast, by and large, follows the renamed King Charles III England Coast Path with a few choices either to stay on the Promenade or drop down to the stoney shingle beach or easier flat sand whilst the tide has rece

Graeme Stoten
Jun 254 min read


Thames Downs Link: Kingston upon Thames to Malden Manor
Kingston upon Thames - Berrylands - Malden Manor Distance: 6.5 km (4.1 miles) Max elevation: 36 m Total Ascent: 46 m Total Descent: 29 m Tracking points: 429 The Thames Down link connects The River Thames at Kingston through to the North Downs at Westhumble and Box Hill. Essentially a flat easygoing riverside and suburban path comprising of both pavement and compressed gravel tracks and covering a distance of 15 miles. This makes the walk achievable in one day but on this occ

Graeme Stoten
May 233 min read


Norton to Caswell via The Wales Coast Path - Gower
Norton - Mumbles - Langland - Langland Bay - Snapple Point - Newton Cliff - Summercliffe - Caswell Bay Distance: 2.8 miles (4.5 km) Max elevation: 61 m Total Ascent: 143 m Total Descent: 156 m Track points: 493 Setting out from the village of Norton and taking Castle road directly south, following on via Limekiln road and passing Mumbles Baptist Church, the route ascends Langland road to reach the village of Langland. Descending Rotherslade road, quickly brings into view the

Graeme Stoten
Apr 171 min read


Oxwich Bay Nature Reserve Circular - Gower
Oxwich (Beach Car Park) - Oxwich Bay - Nicholstan Woods - Nature reserve - Dunes - Oxwich Bay - Oxwich Distance: 4.7 miles (7.5km) Max elevation: 65 m Total Ascent: 221 m Total Descent: 219 m Track points: 720 This popular circular or figure of eight walk explores the Oxwich Bay nature reserve utilising the Wales Coast Path. Upon our arrival the tide was very low so set out to walk along the firm beach before arriving at Nicholstan Woods. Passing the Burrows and the Dunes,

Graeme Stoten
Apr 171 min read


The Dyke Railway Trail - The South Downs
Hangleton - Dyke Hill - Fulking Hill - Mount Zion - Foredown Tower - Hangleton Distance: 7.1 miles (11.3 km) Max elevation: 217 m Total Ascent: 303 m Total Descent: 270 m Track points: 825 This lovely ramble utilises part of the disused Dyke railway line which ran from Hove up until 1938, and is now a walkway that gently climbs up onto the South Downs, The walk begins from Hangleton Valley Drive close to the Manor, up past the Norman built St. Helen’s church, then further o

Graeme Stoten
Mar 72 min read


TMB: Synopsis ‘ a look back…’
View SE from Refuge de La Croix Bonhomme Trail overview The Tour du Mount Blanc or TMB as its better known amongst hikers, is a...

Graeme Stoten
Sep 8, 20257 min read


TMB: Stage 11 - La Flegere > Chamonix via Planpraz
Duration: 3 hrs Distance: 4.7 km Ascent: 282 m Descent : 98 m Trail: Main route/Plan Praz - Cablecar Refuge de La Flegere > Charlanon...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 10 - Argentiere > La Flegere via Lac Blanc
Duration: approx 4 hrs Distance: 8.9 km Ascent: 1128 m Descent : 513 m Trail: Main route/ link via Bois du Plagnolet Argentiere > Le...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 9 - Trient > Argentiere
Duration: approx 5.5 hrs Distance: 15.2 km Ascent: 1065 m Descent : 1098 m Trail: Main route/Low level variant to Argentiere from Tre -...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 8 - Champex > Trient
Duration: 5 hrs Distance: 15.4 km Ascent: 797 m Descent : 991 m Trail: Main route Champex - Lac > Champex d’en Haut (1440 m) Champex d...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 7 - La Fouly > Champex
Duration: approx 4.5 hrs Distance: 15.3 km Ascent: 561 m Descent : 681 m Trail: Main route La Fouly > Amone (1550 m) Amone > Forest path...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 6 - Val Ferret > La Fouly
Duration: approx 7 hrs Distance: 21 km Ascent: 1236 m Descent : 1273 m Trail: Main route Lavachey > Rifugio Bonatti ( 2025 m) Rifugio...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 5 - Courmayeur > Val Ferret
Duration: approx 5 hrs Distance: 14.2 km Ascent: 987 m Descent : 565 m Trail: Main route Courmayeur > Villair Desot Villair Desot >...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Rest Day - Courmayeur
Staying at the very comfortable Hotel Cresta et Duc, Courmayeur provided an excellent location to take a days rest. With hotel sauna,...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read


TMB: Stage 4 - Val Veny > Courmayeur
Duration: approx. 4 hrs Distance: 7 km Ascent: 508 m Descent : 1255 m Trail: Main route / Plan Checrouit cable car Cabane du Combal >...

Graeme Stoten
Aug 14, 20251 min read
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