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Walks and Pictures

We’ve been a couple for more than 30 years and for much of this time have spent walking and hiking at weekends and during holidays. It’s a great way to relax and spend time together and explore the countryside, both in the UK and further afield.

As we continue to walk new routes, we wanted to create a space for us to look back at the places we’ve been. This is where the idea for this website came from. A living archive of our walks and pictures. We hope you enjoy it too.

Chris & G
 
118 Walks
1,296 KM
1,126 Images

What’s the deal with the Eiffel Tower?

stone henge, dutch windmill, tower of pisa, london eye and eiffel tower icons used for scale, shown not to scale

Keen eyed viewers may have noticed these icons that appear alongside the elevation graphs on each walk. There are intended to give a quick visual indication of scale and to grade the walks by how hilly they are. For reference these are are the true heights of the landmarks used, which are always shown to-scale on the site:

  • Stonehenge - 4 metres
  • A traditional Dutch Windmill - 25 metres
  • The Leaning Tower of Pisa - 56 metres
  • The London Eye - 135 metres
  • The Eiffel Tower - 330 metres

Image use and copyright

The images are copyright © Chris Guy and are not for reproduction elsewhere. If you wish to use any image for either commercial or non-commercial purposes please get in touch.

Disclaimer

The routes shown on this site are GPX representations of the exact path that we walked on the day in question. They often include diversions or detours, perhaps to explore a local attraction, visit a pub or avoid a field of lively cattle. They are often based on routes from guidebooks or websites, but don't always follow them precisely. For this reason please consider these route maps as a guide only.

The time shown against each walk is the total time we spent out on the walk, followed (in brackets) by our actual walking time.

Undertake these routes at your own risk.

 

Resources and useful websites

Below is a list of sites that have helped and inspired us on our walks.

Beyond Bristol
Three excellent books by Robin Tetlow detailing country walks within an hour of Bristol.
The Walking Englishman
The most visited free content website for walking in Great Britain.
Claire's Great British Walk
Claire is walking the coast of Great Britain, raising money to support the homeless.
Walking Britain
Listing over 2,500 walks in England, Wales and Scotland.
The Brecon Beacons
Walking in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The official website.
Walk Highlands
A very comprehensive guide to walking in Scotland.
Visit Wales
Discover inspiring places in Wales.
Two Dogs and An Awning
Walks and experiences from life on the road with two dogs and a caravan.
go4awalk.com
Walks in the UK and beyond.
 

Technical information

This site is built in Wagtail, an open source CMS that is based on Python and the Django Web Framework. Interactive maps are provided by Mapbox. GPX parsing is via the gpxpy library. Web development by Chris Guy @ Comms and Code.

The majority of the images are shot on a FUJI X100 digital camera, but there are also some analogue pictures on here, taken on Pentax or Yashica 35mm compacts or my Nikon FE-2 SLR camera. If you like the photography, there is more to see on my photo blog: chrisguy.photo.