Trail Planner – My personal experiences walking all 19 National Trails in the England, Scotland and Wales; cycling the North Sea Cycle Route; the Atlantic seaboard from Land's End to John o'Groats via Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, and campervan trips to Scotland along the NC500, Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles

National Trails Wales

Wales Coast Path (Part 4) Caernarfon to Chester (inc. Anglesey)

By trailplanner Oct 31, 2019

Cycling Scotland

Atlantic Seaboard (Part 5) Scotland (Islay to John o’Groats via the Western Isles)

By trailplanner Jul 5, 2018Nov 12, 2019

EV12 🇪🇺 NCN1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 England/Scotland

North Sea Cycle Route (Part 3) Sweden and Denmark

By trailplanner Dec 14, 2017Nov 12, 2019

North Sea Cycle Route (Part 2) Norway

By trailplanner Dec 13, 2017Nov 1, 2018

National Trails Wales

Wales Coast Path (Part 3) New Quay to Caernarfon

National Trails Wales

Wales Coast Path (Part 2) Carmarthen to New Quay

National Trails Wales

Wales Coast Path (Part 1) Chepstow to Carmarthen

England LONG READ National Trails

Chapter 7 – Pennine Way – “A pedestrian is a man in danger of his life. A walker is a man in possession of his soul.”

General Inspiration

Walking and cycling quotations. “Now shall I walk or shall I ride?”

England LONG READ National Trails

Chapter 11 – Hadrian’s Wall. “Walking is man’s best medicine”

England LONG READ National Trails

Chapter 2 – The Ridgeway. “All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking”

LONG READ National Trails Scotland

Chapter 15 – Southern Upland Way. “It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks”

Cycling GUEST Scotland

Cycling the Scottish Coast to Coast (C2C). Guest post from wildaboutscotland.com

Cycling England Ireland Scotland Wales

Land’s End to John o’Groats via Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way – a coastal journey along the western seaboard.

Campervan Scotland

Exploring the Highlands and Islands of Scotland in a VW Campervan

Gear list for walking the Wales Coast Path. Will I ever get to ultralight?

Gear National Trails Wales

These boots are made for walking? Trail running shoes vs. walking boots. Conclusions after 870-miles of the Wales Coast Path.

Cycling Ireland

Atlantic Seaboard (Part 4) Ireland (Aran Islands to Ballycastle)

Cycling Ireland

Atlantic Seaboard (Part 3) Ireland (Rosslare to Aran Islands)

Atlantic Seaboard (Part 2) Wales (Chepstow to Fishguard)

Cycling England

Atlantic Seaboard (Part 1) England (Land’s End to Chepstow)

Thoughts on the Thorn Sherpa Adventure Bike

Cycling England Ireland Navigation Scotland Wales

Atlantic Seaboard cycling concept following Eurovelo1 (approximately)

Gear General National Trails

Hypafix tape for preventing blisters