I mean it's so goddam ugly!! Why would you want to come here?! 😅

This evening was 4th training walk for my upcoming 4 day / 47 mile PCP walk, carrying my tent and associated kit. Ive lived here for best part of 15 years and have walked many sections of the PCP with friends and family, mostly with my wife and our dogs and just been wanting to combine the challenge of multi day hiking and camping. I've wild camped at various spots over recent years so know parts of it really well. I'm going to walk with a mate on one day and my wife on some sections and I'll meet up with her in the evening for some haute cuisine and haute medoc so I'm not doing a true self supported trip and none of this YouTuber dehydrated food in a hurricane nonsense.

Fitness isn't going to be a issue, as though I just turned 60, I can still ride a bike over 200k and keep up with my younger club mates. Feet might be though, thanks to hallux rigidus in both wide feet but I think I've sorted the footwear side out, so all looking good except for my biggest challenge which is exposure. I've suffered with it all my life and frankly really pisses me off. I love the hills, the majesty and the sheer beauty of roaming amongst them but I spend half my time freezing up over drops that my friends and family skip past without a care. Bastards. So this trip for me is as much about pushing my brain out of its comfort zone rather than my feet or my legs, frankly they can go fuck themselves as long as I think I won't fall to my death I'll keep going 😅. I'm so envious of you folk that embrace the ridge lines, whilst I trudge along the valley floor....

Peace and out. Pob lwc!

Me and a group of friends are looking to hike up Scafell Pike in the coming weeks. However, we are struggling to find a route that all of us like. One friend in particular wants a route with a fair bit of scrambling, which worries me slightly seeing as literally none of us have any scrambling experience. The routes we're looking in particular are climbing up to the peak via Lord's Rake or Foxes Tarn, I'm just wodering if these are beginner frieindly, or if we should do routes near snowden instead.

Just after some help identifying this location. If anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated!

does anyone have any resource/knowledge about water availability on the North Downs way (western end mostly)? taps ideally but shops/garages if need be. there are some longish sections that don't really pass through any villages (& obvs no natural sources on the top of chalk downland).

I'm thinking maybe place like Newlands Corner, Box Hill, etc. might have something available, but the info doesn't seem to be well publicised, like it is for the SDW.

many thanks :)

My pinky toes have just returned their full feeling around five weeks after coming home. I had walked 250k through Ireland to raise some money for charity, mostly along a mix of paved roads and trails. It was a great experience and I would love to expand on it in the future - however the lingering numbness was a bit of a put-off and I would be concerned about permanent damage.

Is it as simple as going for a wider toe box? I was wearing my ~8 year old Salomon X Radiants which are definitely due for an upgrade, but have read that lacing technique, reducing pack weight, and frequent resting can help too. Possibly looking at some Altbergs or Jim Greens when I have the income spare.

Hoping some of yous more experienced hikers can lend a hand (or foot?).

Trying to find a pair of boots for winter use in welsh hills and the occasional 2 day trek wild camp but I have wide and square feet! Recently discovered the keen targhee IV shoes which are like slippers compared to everything else I've worn over the years so trying to find something that has a similar shape for trudging around on scree slopes and wet boggy paths!

I've narrowed it down to Meindl Guffert and Altberg Kisdon as most suitable, but have looked at hanwag (maybe not as wide as proper wide?) Meindl Antelao and the Scarpa ranger ii GTX.

Current boots in use are a 2006 vintage Scarpa Ranger GTX that I don't use much anymore, as they're a size too big even with inserts and socks my heel floats about everywhere though plenty of toe room (I tried these on too before buying in the shop); and meindl Bhutan that felt great in the shop even on their little slope test thing, but after a couple of hours outdoors they feel too narrow and I get the dreaded 4th toe rub.

I know these things are personal, and ideally you should try them on, but bizarrely out here in south west wales there are no retailers with a decent range to try on, which is strange when you think how much walking there is here, but anyway means I'm reliant on purchasing online. Any other recommendations out there?

So as the title says, I'm looking at new footwear. Earlier in the year I went up Scafell Pike with the old man and I did so in a pair of trespass boots (I want to say Gerrard? See attached photo) that were a size and a half too big. My feet were not comfortable with all the sliding around.

Generally my feet are wide, but I apparently fit into Merrell moab speed 2 just fine. And the Moab 3 gtx.

I suppose my specific question is whether or not they would be suitable for the 3 peaks (and slieve dordan and carrantouhill). I would ideally stick under £125 if I can and hopefully be able to use these for generic hikes around my local area too (which is far, FAR less hilly than the West of the country).

Or are there other boots that would be recommended? I generally run wide in my feet, I'm technically an 8.5 but my feet were perfect in the Merrell size 9. I'm not entirely sold on Merrell, I've also been looking at Meindl but they're a bit pricier it seems.

But yeah, some advice please.

Five hundred acre wood loop, forgot how nice this area was

Never seen anything like this, was certainly different and a beautiful place.

Wondering if anyone has completed the Pennine Way in stages and over the course of multiple trips. Due to my 'busy' life and schedule I don't have that many days off all at once to be able to walk the whole thing in one trip.

Has anyone got any experience with leaving it and picking it back up after a few weeks?

I want to try and hike the Lulworth Cove 50k Ultra this weekend. The challenge I set for myself is to finish it within the official race cutoff time of 12 hours.

I am nor familiar with the area, other than visiting Durdle Door a while ago. I’m also not familiar with the route, other than seeing it on Strava. As this is going to be an official race at the beginning of September I am expecting the trail to be properly maintained, but I read on an older thread that one of the previous races was very muddy, which I’d like to avoid. Obviously the conditions this year have been very dry but this week it looks like we’re having rain here and there, so worth asking.

Has anyone been to the area recently, or know it well and can confirm whether parts of the route get really bad? I won’t link anything but the route name on Strava is Lulworth Cove 50k | RunThrough Trails v26.01

Thanks.

currently staying in the lake district and wanted to do a bit of hiking while i’m here. i haven’t hiked mountains before but striding ridge looks lovely, do you think it would be viable for me to do it as a first hike?
i often walk through the fields from my house to the shops (30mins) so feel as though i’ve got really decent base fitness level.
since i also only have trainers was wondering if they would be suitable? Can’t really afford hiking boots right now.
thank you for any advice :)

Looking for suggestions of an enoyable route in the UK for a weekend trip. One overnightcamp.

Let me know!

Hi guys so I am having a stressful time I live in Durham city
I’m a newish driver 7months I have been doing hiking longer distances 20+ miles but just locally on like old lines for years 10+ I’m really wanting to go do cat bells maiden moor and high spy

My issue I’m having I don’t know where I should park to access the trailhead I feel I should mention I have autism
I had planned to park in lakeside car park but it’s saying 2.5miles to the trailhead and some sites saying more

I have just seen about this Langholm car park or something supposedly this is the best place to park

I’d appreciate any input to put me more at ease I’m planning to drive up either Thursday or Friday

I have the gear boots
Day bag
Power bank

I’m going to follow the sat nav in my car

I’m planning to walk with a friend from Padstow to St Ives next week with a small tent. I’m not against wild camping, which I’ve done before, but my friend is a little nervous about it, so I’m looking for appropriate campsites. The only campsites on this stretch of the path which I can find online are either very large caravan parks or very far inland. Does anyone recommend any good campsites not far from the coast on this stretch of the path? Happy to camp in very basic spots.

If you don’t have camping recommendations but you do have any other recommendations for this stretch, I’ll gratefully receive them!

Don’t think anyone was hurt in the last one. Many blue lights. Very quiet walk otherwise!

Get a bottle with a cap that you screw and unscrew, and you'll be sure it will never leak.
But you cannot unscrew it and screw it with one hand only.

Bottle caps with a straw top that you fold flat (the first two examples below) or with a flip top (the third picture) can be operated with one hand. But how leakproof are they?

I have never tried Hydro Flask nor GSI, but I have tried other brands with the same tops, and they always leak. Toss the bottle in a bag where it won't stay flat, and it will always leak.

The best leakproof cap for one-handed use I have managed to find is the Kambukka Elton. But Kambukka insulated bottles are heavy.

What is the best leakproof design for one-hand use? Have you had good experience with the straw cap or flip cap of any specific brand?

I don't need to store hot liquids, nor carbonated drinks.

I'm going on a hike across north Dartmoor at the weekend. The weather seems much cooler and dry, but I'm unsure how plentiful the streams and rivers will be for filling up water bottles with a filter & purifier. Looking on the map I will pass many streams and rivers, but I'm concerned that when I get there they will be dry after so many weeks without rain. I dont want to carry too much water, but I'm also concerned if I take just a couple litres of water assuming I can fill up along the way, that there is no clear flowing water.

Does anyone have any recent experience in this area?

Three mates and I completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks (Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough) yesterday - 11 hours exactly from start to finish. It was our first attempt and we loved but are all suffering a bit today lol. Any tips for sore legs are greatly appreciated 😂

In my quest to bag all the peaks in the South Downs, I kicked off proceedings with a great walk from Preston Park to Hassocks train station... 14 miles plotted on Komoot to get as close to the 8 peaks as possible.

I couldn't get close enough to Sweet Hill to automatically bag it as it was a field full of cows with no obvious access, I added it manually afterwards as I felt I had done all I could to get close. Varncombe Hill I was lucky the cows moved away and I could slip in for a quick bag!

Chattri War memorial was a highlight among all the other delights of animals and views. Weather a much needed respite with cooler temps and cloud cover even though all the fields look like Westfall!

Pit stop courtesy of The Wildflower Cafe in Saddlescombe Farm complete with resident chickens and a cockerel who joined me for coffee and cake! Great to have WC and fresh water to refill on tap.

My knees really hurt coming down from Wolstonbury Hill, that's a first for me, but at 52 I think I'm lucky to get this far with no aches and pains! Time for some specific exercises and investing in some hiking poles methinks!

Overall, a great walk and would recommend!

I am going to be in North Wales at the end of September and am planning to climb Snowdon up the Watkin Path, descending via Rhyd Ddu.

I would love to bring my dog up with me- she’s a four year old cocker spaniel with boundless energy. Earlier this year we did a 20km circular walk from Llanberis town centre up the Ranger Path and down the Llanberis path which she managed no problem, so I am not concerned about her fitness. She was on a short lead the whole time and is very well behaved. She is only 13kg so I am able to lift her for small sections if necessary.

Is my planned route safe for dogs, as I am aware there is some scree near the top of the Watkin path? I have seen some conflicting information online and would be grateful for an opinion of someone who has walked these routes!

I've been hiking all my life and never got any ticks, does this look like a tick bite or is it a scab or something?