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North Downs Way - Folkestone to Charing (★★★★☆)

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Today was my second consecutive day of walking - having walked from Dover to Folkestone on the previous day - and would be the day where I would complete the entirety of the North Downs Way. Heading out into a misty morning with a thick bed of low cloud coming up off the sea, my first task was to head back up Castle Hill (in the north of Folkestone) to join back up with the North Downs Way. Upon reaching the top of the hill, I turn left and start to follow the fairly muddy path that is the North Downs Way on the section where it runs past the Channel Tunnel terminal. At this point it would be fortunate if you enjoy views of concrete train terminals with little lorries and cars heading round to board their train, because these views of remain for around a mile and a half of walking - after which we finally turn north, and start to pull away from Folkestone. Channel Tunnel Terminal from the hills Having turned north the view cleans up Although there isn't much rain forecast for the ...
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North Downs Way - Dover to Folkestone (★★★★☆)

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Earlier in the year, I had set out on two separate walks along the North Downs Way - heading out in spring to walk one half from Rochester to Dover  (over three days), and again in summer to walk the other half from Rochester round to Farnham  (over four days). Between these two walks I had walked the length of the North Downs Way, but I hadn't actually completed the entirety of the trail, because the North Downs Way has a split at Boughton Lees - offering up two alternate routes between Boughton Lees and Dover. The route map at Boughton Lees On my previous walk I had opted to turn left at Boughton Lees, to follow the old Pilgrim route north-east to Canterbury - before the trail then turned south-east to finish up in Dover. Now in autumn I was back to complete the alternate route - heading out along the coast from Dover to Folkestone, before cutting up to Boughton Lees and then on to the train station at Charing. This would be a continuation of my final day of walking back in ...
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Dales High Way - Skipton to Settle (★★★★★)

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Today the plan is to walk from Skipton to Settle along the Dales High Way - which follows a very similar route to a walk I have already done, along the Pennine Way from Gargrave to Horton-in-Ribblesdale . The two walks cross each other's path just above Malham Cove, but whilst the Pennine Way route takes a fairly flat path out of Gargrave to Malham, before heading up the steps from the base of Malham Cove and then taking on a very hilly route to Horton-in-Ribblesdale - this route bends much further east, before heading towards Malham Cove via Gordale Scar, and then tracking west to Settle. Having really enjoyed that walk I'm excited to be back in the area, and step off the train at Skipton excited to get going. From here my plan isn't actually to follow the Dales High Way initially - instead I join up with the canal opposite the station, and then turn off the canal to head up Eller Beck, via Skipton Woods. This route along the canal is the route of a previous walk - when I ...
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