3 Trails Challenge

A very scenic 8 mile walk from Canterbury to Grove Ferry, passing through Fordwich and Stodmarsh nature reserve.

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A good question and one that I now think more about.  610 miles always sounded quite a long distance, but not one that I could really relate to.  Roughly speaking, it is also the direct distance between the centre of London and Milan or the South Coast of France or even the Austrian border.  It is also about 1000km and the same distance as the Monarch’s way, the escape route of King Charles II after his defeat in the battle of Worcester (1651), across the Cotswolds to the south coast.  Here is a map, crudely showing the distance from the centre of London as the crow flies:

So now that I know this wonderful trivia, am I glad?  At least it is worthy of the word ‘challenge’ within the title!  If you are looking to work out distances, then a few times I have used this handy tool from Daft Logic.

Happy New Year to you all.  It is still my hope to walk from Dover to Guildford along the North Downs Way in April this year, though the fact it is now this year has arrived rather suddenly!  I also hope to take the Camera out and add a lot more detail to the maps, with the hope that it will persuade others to get out and admire the walks and secure their future.

We tried out Orienteering with Saxon Orienteering this week and it was loads of fun, challenging and -3.  Definitely recommend giving it a go and if your in Kent, why not have a look round: www.saxons-oc.org.

James