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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...

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

Lone tree by a mountain river

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Lone tree by a mountain river John o' groats & Duncansby head to lands end. Day 14 End to end trail Ardindrean. Highlands Scotland Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk

Danger mine shaft keep out sign

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Danger mine shaft keep out sign John o' groats (Duncansby head) to lands end End to end trail. Day 104 Cornwall England Great Britain. UK. www.4seasonbackpacking.co.uk