Day one - Finchley to Watford
Lover's Walk - leaving Finchley
The Dollis Valley Greenwalk - up to Barnet
Approaching Aldenham
Aldenham Country Park
Day two - Watford to Longwick
On the Chess Valley Walk
Uphill near Latimer
Latimer Park from the Chess Valley Walk
More on the Chess Valley Walk, approaching Chesham
Herbert's Hole
Great Missenden, the Roald Dahl Museum
On the way to Hampden
Hampden Church and House
The top of the Chiltern ridge, near Whiteleaf Hill
Isolated bridge between Ilmer and Towersey
Towersey church
On the Thame Valley walk, just beyond Thame
Beckley village, and view back over Oxfordshire
The edge of Otmoor
Noke church
From the Oxfordshire Way above Noke
Islip - the old Swan Inn
Day four - Hampton Poyle to Chipping Norton
Hampton Gay church
Blenheim Palace, seen across the park
Blenheim, the Column of Victory
Blenheim Park Farm
Wide open spaces in Oxforshire - on Shakespeare's Way and the Wychwood Way
On the Salt Road, north of Charlbury
More Salt Road, approaching Chipping Norton
Day five - Chipping Norton to Broadway
Field path descending to Salford
Chastleton, the House and nearby
On the way to Evenlode
Debdene valley, near Hinchwick
Isolated valley beyond Hinchwick
Near Snowshill - completing the crossing of the Cotswolds
Descending to Broadway
Day six - Broadway to Worcester
Bredon Hill, from near Elmley Castle
The ascent of Bredon Hill
Banbury Tower and views from the top of Bredon Hill
The Malvern Hills from Bredon Hill
Woollas Hall
Pershore Abbey
Day seven - Worcester
Friar Street
Greyfriars
Friar Street, opposite Greyfriars
Worcester Cathedral
The River Severn - spot the swans...
Day eight - Worcester to Bromyard
The Firs - Elgar's birthplace
The Malverns from near Berrow Green
Ankerdine Hill
Crossing the Teme at Knightwick
Near Knightwick
View of the Malverns from above Linley Green
Near Slipstone, on the approach to Bromyard
A glimpse back to the Malverns from near Slipstone
Bromyard from Bromyard Downs, the Welsh hills in the distance
Day nine - Bromyard to Shobdon
On the Three Rivers Ride, above Butterley
Hatfield old School House
Herefordshire half-timbering - near Kingsland and Ledicot
Shobdon church and The Arches
Day ten - Shobdon to Radnor
Noke Lane, on the way to Kington
On the way up Hergest Ridge
Ponies grazing near the Welsh border
Looking into Wales from Hergest Ridge
The Black Mountains from Hergest Ridge, Brecon Beacons far right
Descent into Gladestry from Hergest Ridge (Offa's Dyke Path)
Gladestry, first village in Wales
Crossing Burl Hill - second big climb of the day
Descent towards Old Radnor
Day eleven - Radnor to Rhayader
Morning mist, from the road at Radnor
The hills to come - from near Pye Corner
Views back to Radnor Forest from the drove road to Llandrindod
On Pawl Hir hill, approaching Llandrindod
Looking back to Llandrindod from above Llanyre
Crossing over Rhiw Gwraidd hill
Descent into Rhayader
North, South, East and West Streets meet at Rhayader clock tower
Day twelve - Rhayader to Ponterwyd
Climbing over the moors west of Rhayader
Craig Goch reservoir at the head of the Elan Valley
The upper Elan - no cars, no people, no mobile signal...
Approaching Blaen-y-Cwm and the descent to Cwmystwyth
Cwmystwyth - old lead workings on the hill to the right
The Arch - above Devil's Bridge
Day thirteen - Ponterwyd
Dinas reservoir
Nant-y-moch reservoir
The Nant-y-moch, dammed to make the reservoir
The high-level track above Nant-y-moch reservoir
Plynlimon's "North face", infant Rheidol on the left
Six or more miles from anywhere...
Cader Idris in the distance
Carn Hyddgen - deep in the Cambrian Mountains
Llyn Pen-cor-maen - bleak isn't enough
Day fourteen - Ponterwyd to Aberystwyth
Mountain road high above Ponterwyd
The Buwch a'r Lo standing stones
Blaenmelindwr lake
First view of the sea, above Pen-rhiw-newydd
West to the sea and the sun....
...back east towards the clouds
Near Capel Dewi, not far to go
Aberystwyth, journey's end
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