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I sleep in a little, content to be residing in the pine forest and in a dry tent. It feels wonderful to be hiking through the forest and then open moorland. The sun appears and a light breeze runs over the open space. I see no one for a long time and hike in solitude. … More Day 6 – Entering the North Yorkshire Moors – C2C
Up and on the move for 5:45am, I slept quite well. A deer did gallop down the track at some point, sounding like it was going at full speed. It is 5 miles to Richmond. I descend to a little bridge and cross a beck, little metal plagues have been nailed to the wooden crossing … More Day 5 – Hiking Solo on the Coast to Coast
I feel so grubby as I write this at the end of day four… I wake to the sound of rain and I’m very slow to exit my warm sleeping bag, stuff it away and then fold my wet tent down. Dampness has settled over everything and the clouds hang low from the sky. Off … More Day 4 Hiking the Coast to Coast Solo
So much quieter today – not sure if that’s because it’s a Monday or because I left the Lake District – probably both but I don’t see many people today. I wake to a lots of wind, pack down a wet tent and leave to hike along Haweswater. Mini herds of deer scamper about as … More Day 3 – C2C – Entering the Yorkshire Dales~
I keep sliding down to the end of my tent as I’m not 100% level and I don’t sleep as well as I was hoping for. Alas, I’m packed and walking for 5:30am. I pass by Borrowdale YHA, a hostel my siblings and I stayed in 5 years ago. It is super quiet, tents sit … More Day 2 ~ Hiking the Coast to Coast Solo
