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3. The Cambrian Way OEX bush pro Bivvi wet sleeping bag no mat in strong rain and wind The Blorenge.

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Day Three on the The Cambrian Way mountain trail 479 km (298 miles) with a total ascent of 22,460 m (73,700 ft). I think it could be Britain's hardest long distance trail. Its hard to say but looking at the map i think i started todays episode around the Mynydd Garnclochdy area i want give exact camping locations away. I was so wet from the rain all night i set about getting ready to walk around 4am just to keep warm. I was no risk at cold from the time of Year and in good health. So walked back up towards Mynydd Garnclochdy i think. The rain came back on top the hill. The rain was very bad so much so i could only see about couple of meters ahead what with the mist as well as the dark even with two powerful lights. By this time my cannon camera was destroyed by the weather i should know by now and my phone was useless take note people think phone navigation fine lucky i know this i used my garmin fenix3 gps watch with the track loaded onto so i knew i was heading in the general dir

UK bothy GPS locations

UK bothy GPS locations UK bothy GPS locations

Stone path across peat bogs.

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Stone path across peat bogs. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 51 End to end trail. Milburn. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

White cliffs

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White cliffs. The Isle of Wight Coast Path. England. Britain. United Kingdom www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Richard and Achara set start the Te Araroa Trail

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Richard and Achara set start the Te Araroa Trail Achara is the first Thai woman walk the length the South Island with no lifts what so ever. Bluff Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Road waterfall not far from Arthur's Pass

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Road waterfall not far from Arthur's Pass Te Araroa Trail. Alternative road walk South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Time take a photo of that view

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Time take a photo of that view Te Araroa Trail. Alternative road walk Selwyn District Canterbury South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

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Seljalandsfoss waterfall Rangarvallasysla Iceland www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping on a remote Devon beach.

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Wild camping on a remote Devon beach. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 89 End to end trail. SWCP. Bideford. Devon. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Tree.

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Tree. The Macmillan Way. Brampton Ash. Northamptonshire. England. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Is Stonehenge more than 1000 years old?

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Is Stonehenge more than 1000 years old? It is not possible to date when these stones was first put in there current arrangement. The first time the stones was mentioned was less than 1000 years ago. The Romans never mentioned them. Stonehenge winter solstice 2015 Wiltshire England UK www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Tree felling is being undertaken in this area.

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Tree felling is being undertaken in this area. "It is not safe to pass within two tree lengths of a chainsaw operator at work" on a sign after we had risked our lives along the route. The Cape Wrath Trail Achfary The highlands Scotland UK www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Sunrise shadow.

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Sunrise shadow. The Macmillan Way. Chipping Warden. Northamptonshire. England. UK www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Toots very happy to be on the TA trail

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Toots very happy to be on the TA trail Te Araroa Trail. Twilight beach Near Cape Reinga, Northland South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Bridge

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Bridge Vestur-Skaftafellssysla Laugavegur trail Iceland www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Lullington

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Lullington The Macmillan Way. Somerset. England. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Dick smith electronics shop.

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Dick smith electronics shop. Greymouth Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Angel wings shelter.

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Angel wings shelter. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 91 End to end trail. SWCP. Clovelly. England. Devon. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Deer.

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Deer. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 8 End to end trail. Loch choire. Highland. Scotland. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Knockdamph mountain bothy

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Knockdamph mountain bothy. A bothy is a free shelter you can sleep in for upto 2 nights if your a backpacker. Most bothies in the UK are in Scotland highlands. I spent the night in this bothy first when i did the cape wrath trail a few years ago and on the day this photo was took on my way to Lands end. Bothies have a sleeping area some times bunk beds and most have a fire place. John o' groats (Duncansby head) to lands end End to end trail. Day 12 Highlands Scotland Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping day before the big day at Lands end

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Wild camping day before the big day at Lands end John o' groats (Duncansby head) to lands end End to end trail. Day 104 Cape cornwall Cornwall England Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Abandoned Atherfield bay holiday park night club sofa

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Abandoned Atherfield bay holiday park night club sofa. Wakey Wakey Campers is a British Reality television series about a group of modern holiday-makers who stay on a mock 1960s-style holiday camp. The series finds out whether they will enjoy the experience, lack of technology, living conditions and activities. The series was filmed at Atherfield Bay Holiday Camp in 2005. The site closed down in 2009 and had been running since the 1950s. The Isle of Wight Coast Path. Atherfield. England. Britain. United Kingdom www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

The sheep that thinks its a deer.

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The sheep that thinks its a deer. Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping.

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Wild camping. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 14 End to end trail. Ardindrean. Highlands Scotland Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping wild horses on the dyke.

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Wild camping wild horses on the dyke. The Macmillan Way. Fishtoft. Lincolnshire. England. UK www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

So i made it to Lands end after 105 days :)

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So i made it to Lands end after 105 days :) John o' groats (Duncansby head) to lands end End to end trail. Day 105 Cornwall England Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

My shadow

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My shadow The east highland way. The Highlands. Scotland. Great Britain. United Kingdom. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping

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Wild camping. Just before i took this photo a pod of dolphins swam past my tent. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 95 End to end trail. SWCP. Tintagel, Cornwall. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

The second dimension

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The second dimension Krafla Lava Fields Namafjall Hverir Lake Myvatn Sudur-Tingeyjarsysla Iceland www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Drift wood on the beach

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Drift wood on the beach Te Araroa Trail. Alternative road route Birchfield, West Coast South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

The black bitch pub.

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The black bitch pub. One of Scotland's oldest pubs. A "Black bitch" is the term for a native of Linlithgow in Scotland. The inhabitants of Linlithgow, or as it is pronounced locally - Lithgae, are known as the Black Bitches. This is in honour of a black greyhound who swam across the loch to carry food to his master who had been chained to a tree on an island and sentenced to starve to death. The dog is on the town's coat of arms. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 37 End to end trail. Linlithgow. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping and camp fire.

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Wild camping and camp fire. On this day i hiked just a few km due to the bad weather. Stuck the tent up by a river not best idea when there is a storm. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 31 End to end trail. Clifton. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Sheep

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Sheep. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 47 End to end trail. Bellingham. England. Great Britain. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping on stanage edge.

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Wild camping on stanage edge. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end.  Day 63 End to end trail. Hollow Meadows. Peak District National Park. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Cows.

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Cows. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 65 End to end trail. Biggin. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Sheep.

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Sheep. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 66 End to end trail. Uttoxeter. England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Wild camping on the English Welsh border.

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Wild camping on the English Welsh border. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 75 End to end trail. Walterstone, England. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

White wild horses.

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White wild horses. The Isle of Anglesey Coast Path. Wales. Great Britain. United Kingdom. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Our very first camping spot on the Te Araroa Trail

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Our very first camping spot on the Te Araroa Trail West End, Bluff. Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Achara and Richard shadows doing a road walk

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Achara and Richard shadows doing a road walk After meeting some moody TA hikers who walked along way up a trail that was impassible due to the river taking out the path on the Mararoa river track. We decided to keep to the road on this section as the path had been washed away. Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Toots takes a look back at the Mavora lakes walkway

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Toots takes a look back at the Mavora lakes walkway Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Breast hill

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Breast hill Breast hill track Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

TA Trail casualty

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TA Trail casualty. Sheep stuck in a crevice. We spent a hour trying to rescue this sheep with no luck so hope he or she got out ok. Often wonder what happened. Two thumbs track Te Araroa Trail. Lake Tekapo South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

The face of Mount cook

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The face of Mount cook Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Taking a rest

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Taking a rest Farewell spit Te Araroa Trail. Alternative route South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Baby seal having a rest

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Baby seal having a rest Te Araroa Trail. Alternative beach walk Opou, Tasman South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Traigh Uige (Uig Beach)

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Traigh Uige (Uig Beach) Uig ISLE OF LEWIS The Outer Hebrides Western Isles The highlands Scotland UK www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

The west highland way.

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The west highland way. John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 33 End to end trail. Inversnaid. Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Coast path

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Coast path John o' groats (Duncansby head) to lands end End to end trail. Day 104 Cornwall England Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Sunrise @ Bluff

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Sunrise @ Bluff Te Araroa Trail. South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Beach

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Beach Te Araroa Trail. Greymouth Wharemoa West Coast South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Tramping on Farewell Spit

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Tramping on Farewell Spit Te Araroa Trail. Alternative route South Island. New Zealand. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk