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Coast to Coast - Osmotherley to Battersby (★★★★★)

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Today we are once again walking in the  North Yorkshire Moors  - and today we are repeating a section of path that we walked when doing the Cleveland Way , but today our focus is on the Coast to Coast  trail (which uses the same path as the  Cleveland Way  through the whole stretch we will walk today). On it's way England, the  Coast to Coast  heads from Richmond across the fields to Ingleby Cross, and then climbs up to meet up with the  Cleveland Way  on the ridge that sits above Mount Grace Priory. And then the two run together, all the way along the northern ridge of the  North Yorkshire Moors  - until the  Cleveland Way  turns north to head up to the sea at Saltburn, whilst the  Coast to Coast  takes a more direct route to the coast (meeting up with the coast just to the north of Robin Hood's Bay).
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Grand Union Canal - Market Harborough to South Wigston (★★★★☆)

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Today we are back walking another stretch of canal - and these canals will be the main focus between now and April, after which I will head back into the hills for the summer half of the year. The canal of interest today is a new but important one - the Grand Union Canal - which provided a faster route between London and the Midlands (it was the HS2 of it's day).
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Esk Valley Walk - Castleton to Commondale (★★★★★)

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Today we are heading to the North Yorkshire Moors to complete the Esk Valley Walk - and today we will be walking a section of this trail that focuses on the upper end of the River Esk. We will start this walk in Castleton, and will then walk up Danby Dale until we meet up with the Coast to Coast trail on Farndale Moor.
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Teesdale Way - Barnard Castle to Darlington (★★★★☆)

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Today we are out completing another stretch of the Teesdale Way - and the final stretch that I plan to walk (with the final stretch from Middlesbrough to South Gare being very industrial, and unlikely to be very enjoyable). This means that at the end of this walk I will have completed the length of the trail from Dufton to the Transporter Bridge in Middlesbrough - and for me this is significant, as this walk holds additional importance compared to the other walks I have been doing.
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Thames Path - Lechlade to Kemble (★★★☆☆)

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Today we are heading out to complete the very last section of the  Thames Path .  I originally started walking bits of the River Thames as a way to make my trips between the north (where I live) and the south (where I have family) a bit more interesting, and from there I have worked my way through various stretches of the trail - and so this trail has been done over quite a long period of time (about two years).
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Thames Path - Newbridge to Lechlade (★★★★☆)

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Today is the second of two days spent walking the Thames Path , having walked from Newbridge to Oxford on the previous day. By this point we are now deep into the most rural stretch of the River Thames - and by the end of the day we will have almost walked the full navigable stretch of the river.
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Thames Path - Newbridge to Oxford (★★★☆☆)

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Today we are back following the Thames Path  - and over the next two days we are aiming to complete the stretch between Oxford and Lechlade (which approximately marks the end of the Thames as a navigable river). In general the  Thames Path  is one of the easier paths to walk, with much of the trail having both frequent train stations and frequent places to stay that will not break the budget.
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