Latest adventures
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Running wild in the Brecon Beacons
It’s early on a sunny Saturday morning and I’m racing the rising sun up a steep Welsh valley in the Black Mountains…
April 2019
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Fastpacking and wild camping on Dartmoor
Dartmoor is a perfect place to escape the festivities for a long weekend and enjoy some quality time together on a winter fastpacking and wild camping adventure.
December 2018
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Trail running in South Devon
We love heading to the south coast out of season when the wind’s whipping the sea into a foaming frenzy, the sky dawns clear blue one day and a brooding grey the next and the beaches are empty and exciting. The South West Coast Path is an incredible trail, with many sections along its 630-mile length between Poole in Dorset and Minehead in Somerset that provide outstanding trail running. The stretch that traces the intricate coast around the Kingswear peninsula is one of the few we hadn’t previously visited but, having just returned feeling windswept and refreshed, we’ll definitely be returning to explore some more.
November 2018
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Scrambling on Dartmoor
Dartmoor isn’t known for its scrambling, but if you know where to look there are some fantastic easy scrambles ideal for a relaxed clamber on a summer’s day or to spice up a winter run.
August 2018
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Hitting the trails at Coed-y-Brenin
Set within the southern reaches of Snowdonia National Park, Coed-y-Brenin is the UK’s first, and largest, dedicated mountain bike trail centre. This extensive area of forest is networked with miles of exceptional singletrack for experienced riders alongside family and intermediate trails perfectly suited to all abilities. A more recent addition, Run Coed-y-Brenin boasts a fantastic range of dedicated, way-marked running trails from the 2.7-mile (4.3km) Sarn Helen to the challenging Half Marathon (13.5 m/21.8km) that features over 700 metres of ascent.
July 2018
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Finding the Fossil Tree on the Isle of Mull
A bike and run adventure to discover Mull’s awe-inspiring fossil tree, thought to be over 50 million years old and first discovered by geologist John MacCulloch in 1811.
June 2018
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Bikepacking in the Brecon Beacons
Stretching west from the Anglo-Welsh border to Carmarthenshire, the Brecon Beacons form a rolling, wild landscape set within the 519 square miles (1,340 km2) of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The region’s high point is Pen-y-Fan at 2,907 feet (886m), also the highest point in South Wales. Well serviced by footpaths and bridleways, this is a place that’s fantastic for multi-day adventures on foot or bike; the area is also a dark sky reserve, perfect for watching the stars from a wild bivvy.
August 2017
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Land and sea on the Isles of Scilly
Sometimes you travel somewhere that changes you. In many ways that’s the point of travelling: to return changed, horizons broadened, mind expanded, feeling just a little more… alive.
May 2017