About

I'm Al. I've been walking UK trails for years — national trails done in sections around real life, Lake District days, Keswick challenge walks, peaks abroad, and a slow drive from Manchester to Malta in a T5 with plenty of detours involving hills.

Most hiking content online is either vague ("it's a beautiful walk with great views") or written by people who haven't actually done it. This site is the opposite. Everything here is first-hand — real GPX files from my Garmin, honest notes about what worked and what didn't, and the kind of logistics detail (which bus, which campsite, what the parking's actually like) that generic guides miss.

A lot of my walking is based from a campervan, which changes how you approach multi-day routes. Instead of booking B&Bs ahead and walking point-to-point, I can base somewhere central and walk sections out-and-back, using buses and trains to close the loop. The Dales Way in sections from Bolton Abbey campsite is a good example of how this works.

Why trust these guides?

• ✓ Every route has been walked by me. The GPX files are real tracks from my device, not redrawn from maps.
• ✓ Accommodation notes are based on actual stays. If a campsite requires club membership or charges £50 a night, I say so.
• ✓ Transport info is real — specific bus routes, train lines, timetable caveats. Because "get the bus" isn't useful without knowing which one.
• ✓ Affiliate links are for things I'd recommend regardless. I note where something is affiliate-linked and I don't recommend gear I haven't used.