A stretch of the route encompassed a wooded waterlogged trail that ran adjacent to the M25. I was unsettled, slogging through as big trucks and vans and cars whooshed by in a relentless roaring blur.
In walking with others, I am learning more about what walking is and can be in a way I never could alone. We walk to get from one place to another, maybe to get lost, maybe both.
The right to wild camp has been lost on Dartmoor, or rather, the High Court has decreed, we never had it in the first place. Previously known as the only part of England where wild camping was allowed, on 13th January it was decreed that the 1985 Dartmoor Commons act only allowed users to pass through, not stay overnight in, Devon's largest National Park.
Slow Ways' stories editor, Tom, ventures out for a not-so-meditative walk from Ystrad Mynach to Caerphilly
I’ve been editing Slow Ways stories throughout winter this year. Despite this, I have barely been out myself. I...
From mapping out your route to sorting out logistics, brazen multi-day hiker and Slow Ways volunteer Ingrina Shieh shares her love for continuous hiking and her top tips for getting started!
Big skies, mystical marshes, winding waterways, and a ton of wildlife: the wondrous, expansive landscapes of Norfolk and Suffolk are a joy – and a challenge
Audio: Immerse your senses in this beautiful wandering wildlife pilgrimage on the Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales, with wildlife photographer and naturalist Ben Porter, and a Little Egret, Curlew, Yellow Dung Fly, Blackcap...