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SecretTransylvania offer walking and sightseeing tours in the stunning Carpathians and quality accomadation from £8 pp. Direct flights from Stanstead to Sibiu. Their website is www.secrettransylvania.co.uk

  

Spacebetween holidays organize walking & activity holidays in France, Italy & Morrocco in particular in the beautiful Mercantour National Park, France. Their website is http://www.space-between.co.uk/

 

  

On Foot Holidays are specialists in self-guided and 'off-the-beaten track' walking holidays both in the UK and Europe. We currently have 17 different routes, ranging from Dorset to Portugal and Turkey, with lots of new routes planned for the future. They would like to offer members of the London LDWA group a special introductory discount of £50 per person off a holiday taken in 2010 (available only to new customers). Their website is www.onfootholidays.co.uk

  

The Way of St. James or St. James' Way (Spanish name: El Camino de Santiago), is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where legend has it that the remains of the apostle, Saint James the Great, are buried. http://www.followthecamino.com/ is a link to a company who organizes holidays along the route.

 

 

If you are interested in trekking holidays in India you might like to check out www.intoindia.com

 

 

The Responsible Travellers is a non-commercial organisation specialising in travel within Nepal. http://www.theresponsibletravellers.com/ 

 

Winter Wanders 30-31 January 2010

Walk off the season's excess with Walk London's 8th weekend of free friendly led walks across London. Over thirty walks to choose from on the 7 routes that make up the 350 mile Strategic Walk Network for London. Look out for special walks 'Walking towards the Games' leading towards the site of the London 2012 Games.

Discover over 40 led walks covering 350 miles across the capital on the 6 routes of the Strategic Walk Network: the London LOOP, Capital Ring, Jubilee Walkway, South East Green Chain, Thames Path and Lea Valley Walk. Saturday is Get Walking Day and we are celebrating with the Ramblers short walks under 5 miles to encourage people new to walking. Look out for these and our 'special' walks where there are added attractions along the way. For a full schedule of walks and details of start times, meeting points etc. please see http://www.walklondon.org.uk/our_events_forthcoming.asp. We have introduced pre-registration for the most popular walks which are fast becoming oversubscribed.

We look forward to welcoming you on one of our many fascinating walks. Explore the changing landscape of the Lea Valley with Leigh Hatts, author of the guide to the valley; wonder at the pace of change on the Olympic Park from the Greenway on Capital Ring 14; enjoy the Thames and the City with our City Guides - more talk than walk; explore the Green Belt on the London LOOP and many wonderful country parks, woods and hidden gems. Find the monument to the abolition of slavery, cross the Meridian line in outer London, admire the view (of Windsor Castle on a clear day) from the Addington Hills in Croydon, discover the ancient forest at Havering and Hainault country parks with giant redwoods, and many more such delights.

If you'd like to contact us please email info@walklondon.org.uk

 



One of our newer members attended a 2 day training course in Wilderness First Aid last spring. The group who ran the course are called Muir-Walker Medics Co-op. You can get an idea of the course from their web-site at: http://www.outdooremergencycare.com/

 

 

There is a new 30 mile trail established in Lochalsh in the North West Highlands of Scotland.  The route offers spectacular scenery with views of the Five Sisters of Kintail, Eilean Donan Castle, the Kylerhea Narrows and the Isle of Skye.  It also includes the archaeological sites of the Brochs at Totaig and Glen Beag, The Bernera Barracks and officers' houses at Glenelg built after the Jacobite uprisings, the old ferry slip at Totaig, and the Glenelg Ferry. 

The Lochalsh Dirty 30 Challenge Walk is now in its third year and is an opportunity for individuals, groups and clubs to participate in a great event and test yourself against 30 miles of the most breathtaking highland countryside.  Saturday June 13th 2009 will see hundreds of walkers head to the tiny village of Glenelg to take part in the event. 

Their website ( www.lochalsh-trails.co.uk ) has been updated and contains more detailed information on the event, along with the online registration form for those of you who fancy giving it a try... you won't regret it!

 

 

 

Humanfish operate cycling routes from the mountains to the coastal area in Slovenia, which are popular, and would be happy to offer their expertise, services, pack up service and guides for long distance walks.  They have a lot to offer for walkers.  They have an excellent back up service with a minibus and also operate with small and friendly accommodation.  Slovenia is a walkers paradise and attracts trekkers and hikers.  Parts of the E6 and E7 long distance routes run through Slovenia.



Steve Bolnick untamed@telkomsa.net has contacted us about the following walk in South Africa. He has said that a DVD of the walk is available on request.

You've probably heard about "The best walk in the world" ... now get ready for "The most spectacular walk in the world"!

Here in Cape Town we offer a five-day walk, which begins at Table Mountain, ends at The Cape of Good Hope and traverses the National Park between these icons. Luggage is transported by vehicle and nights are spent in lodges and hotels.

For  more information visit our website:  http://www.walkinafrica.com/south-africa-mountains-sea.html