Category: South West Coast Path
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South West Coast Path: Enough Fun For One Day
Rain arrived right on schedule this morning. As we stewed over threatening weather reports at breakfast, two English women trekkers set our minds at ease, assuring us we could walk the low route along the cliffs and be sheltered from the worst of it. Our day encompassed 14 miles with 6,300 feet of elevation change.…
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South West Coast Path: Ups and Downs
Day 1 dawned sunny and warm…an ideal start for our South West Coast Path trek. We had a bit of climbing ahead of us, 1,200 feet to be exact, along the shore, up a forested hillside and across green rolling cliff tops where sheep and cattle grazed. And then we plunged back down to sea…
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The South West Coast Path: Nearly on our way
At breakfast this morning our host tipped us off to what turned out to be the perfect outing for our last day of leisure. A short two-mile walk found us in the medieval village of Dunster, nestled in the shadow of Dunster Castle. While parts of Dunster Castle date to the 13th century, most of…
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The Southwest Coast Path: Nearly There
An uneventful plane flight delivered us right on schedule to London’s Heathrow Airport this afternoon. We’ll spend one night in the city before making our way to Minehead where the South West Coast Path officially begins. But first, we had just enough energy for a little sightseeing. We discovered Kensington Gardens just one block from…
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South West Coast Path: Endless Anticipation
It has been six months since we sat down with guidebooks, maps and iPads to book the lodgings for our South West Coast Path trek. At the time, the trip was well in the future so we were fairly relaxed about the plans. Now that our September start date is just around the corner, the…
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Why I Trek
As we begin the countdown to our fifth European trekking adventure, I felt it was time to share my story of just why I’ve become so obsessed with walking. I feel extremely fortunate to have recognized the proper trail that would lead me through troubled times. The door opened and he extended his hand, introducing…
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