Five of the Best Hiking Trails in the South of England

What and where are the best hiking trails and long distance footpaths in southern England? I review the hiking trails that started me on this Day Tripper journey, those I have done over the last three years. The first trail is the 153 mile Saxon Shore Way which I did from January through March 2020 from Gravesent to Hastings through Kent and East Sussex along the coast. I then completed the simular distance North Downs Way from March to June 2020 from Dover to Farnham following the route of the old Pilgrims Way in many sections. Naturally I moved on to the South Downs Way 100 miles from Winchester to Eastbourne and completed from June to July 2020. I then tried the very difficult South West Coast Path in August 2020 and completed the first section. Finally I walked the Thames Path 185 miles from Erith east of London to the source of the river thames in Kemble, Worcestershire. I started this in October 2020 and finished in May 2021. I hope this gives you some ideas as you make plans this year and it shows you it is possible to do these trails and still work a real job doing sections at the weekend.

Saxon Shore Way
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_...

North Downs Way
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_...

South Downs Way
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_...

South West Coast Path
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_...

Thames Path
https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_...

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