Wild Camping Hike - Thames Path - Oxford to Cricklade - 42 mile Challenge

Join me on my biggest challenge so far. Can I hike 42 miles in very remote countryside and wild camp? Walking until I drop and then sleeping in my bivvy and carrying on the next day. From sunrise to sunset, then through the wettest weather I've experienced. What an adventure, and test for longer multi day hikes. This is the toughest section of the Thames Path to access and there are very few provisions along the way. I take my British military ration kit and even eat some in a WW2 pill box to shelter from the rain. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did making it.

01:06 Day 1- Lunch by the river
04:35 Newbridge Pubs Maybush and Rose Revived
06:12 Day 1 Wild Camp beside the River Thames
07:44 Day 2 - Sunrise
10:25 Early morning coffee
12:20 The Trout Pub at Tadpole Bridge
12:46 Rushey Lock topping up water
16:43 Late lunch in WW2 Pillbox near Lechlade
18:56 Arriving at Lechlade and Fish and Chips
20:02 Day 2 - Wild camp Finding Bivvy spot for the night exhausted. Walking till I drop
21:15 Day 3 early start in torrential rain
22:59 Avoiding the herd of cows
23:50 Approaching Cricklade to finish 42 miles in 45 hours


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Microadventures - Alistair Humphries

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Tipinova Tent

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Camping Matt
Summer Trekology UL80

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Trangia Stove

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Pillow

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Sleeping Bag
Rab Ascent 700

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Bivvy Bag
Rab Ascent Bivvy

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Trekking Poles
Trekology Trekking Poles

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Rain Jacket
Rab Meridian Jacket

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Waterproof Trousers
British Army Gortex

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Hiking Boots
Salomon

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