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South Downs WayPlanning2 min read
South Downs Way in 5, 7 or 9 days: which pace suits you?
The same hundred miles is a different walk at fourteen miles a day and at eleven. Here is what each number means on the ground.
South Downs WayPlanning3 min read
Is the South Downs Way hard? An honest guide
Not hard the way a mountain is hard. Hard the way a hundred miles is, with some particular things about chalk that nobody warns you of.
Planning3 min read
Your first long-distance walk: which trail fits your week?
Seven of Britain's great trails, by the numbers that decide: how far, how many days, and whether a train gets you there and back.
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