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SalGoodwoman · 04/05/2024 14:37

Hi, i can't remember the title, or find the thread! But there was a thread about books about walking (especially around the UK), could anyone give me some recommendations please?

Amazon recommends The Salt Path but I think posters talked about another book too. Thank you.

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Tiddlywinkly · 04/05/2024 16:34

I've just finished 'You are here' by David Nichols. Most of the book is spent with the main characters doing Wainwright's coast to coast.

ReacherSaidNothing · 05/05/2024 14:37

Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods

Snowontheroof · 05/05/2024 14:49

I recently read Isabella Bird's book about travelling alone through the Rocky Mountains. She also travelled in China, Korea, Hawaii - haven't read these yet, but this has reminded me to look out for them!
She was a Victorian adventurer and her writing style is quite light and informative. Many of her books are available free on Project Gutenberg.

https://www.wiredforadventure.com/historys-heroes-pioneering-victorian-female-traveller-isabella-bird/

starlingsintheslipstream · 05/05/2024 15:17

That's a great thread NannyR, I've bookmarked it now. Currently reading The Salt Path but not sure if I'm enjoying it for many of the reasons cited on the thread. I liked Simon Armitage's books about walking and his poetry readings. Much more likeable I thought.

IdgieThreadgoodeIsMyHeroine · 05/05/2024 18:40

My wife LOVES books about walking, so I've just asked her- she says anything by Robert MacFarlane, and Wanderers by Kerri Andrews.

Tracks by Robyn Davidson is supposed to be very good as well- I loved the film.

SalGoodwoman · 05/05/2024 20:38

Thanks for the link to that thread, and other suggestions here!

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indecisivewoman81 · 12/05/2024 16:13

Try Salt Path; it's a lovely book

CocoapuffPuff · 12/05/2024 16:21

Nightwalking by John Lewis-Stemple

Beautifully written and made me long to be a man free to walk alone but for my dog in the deepest of nights.

BlueChampagne · 14/05/2024 13:17

A Time of Gifts
Between the Woods and the Water
The Broken Road

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