11 September 2019, Wednesday Wallingford to Pangbourne Thames Path day 10 day 25 of travel. Why the Thames Path? - reflection by Karen A number of people have asked the above question. Here is the 'short version' answer. UK National Trails - there are fifteen National Trails. The Thames Path would surely be classified as one of the easiest. For almost three years, since the fall that resulted in a broken hip, I had been thinking of a 'doable' long distance walk. Long walks get in your blood and, after a period you get itching to hit the trail for an extended period. As Alfred Wainwright, the famed creator of the Wainwright Coast to Coast Trail said, "The only way you get to know a country is to walk it." - One day, picking up a
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