I BAILED on the New Tamara Way Coast Way hiking trail

🥾TAMARA COAST TO COAST WAY, episode 4: BAILED.

My Worst Hiking Trail Ever: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - And Why I Bailed
Episode 4: 18 miles of tarmac and traffic (and a sluggy morning!)

I was excited to hike the new the Tamara Coast To Coast Way, an 87 mile hike along the Devon-Cornwall border, but it was SO BAD I bailed. I never thought I'd see the day: it's the first time I've ever bailed on a hike - and it didn't feel good.

👋Hello!

Thanks for joining me for the final video of my hiking trail vlogs from the Tamara Coast to Coast Way. I hope you enjoy a bit of a rant, because I go off on one - it's all about the endless tarmac, traffic, lack of places to get food and water (without going miles off trail), and worst of all, a serious lack of views.

I left the Tamara Way 20 miles from the official end and hiked into the coastal town of Bude instead - so I still walked coast to coast 💪 (I've hiked the last few miles of trail before and that bit's worth it, but the 15 miles in between? No thanks.) Good call: watch till the end for a rainy explore of the wondrous geology on the beach at Bude. Better than tarmac any day.

Here's to the next hiking adventure, hopefully one that'll have me raving and not ranting!

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Stephie x

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CHAPTERS

00:00 - 00:54 - intro
00:54 - 04:02 - breakfast in the woods
04:02 - 05:20 - Launceston - 6 miles off-trail for resupply
05:20 - 11:11 - why have I got 6 kilos of extra weight?!
11:11 - 15:13 - 18 MILES OF TARMAC AND TRAFFIC - a decision
15:13 - 19:23 - day 5: slug-infested wild camp and I BAILED
19:23 - 22:11 - final miles on the Tamara Way
22:11 - 26:44 - Bude Canal (and some wildlife at last)
26:44 - 29:55 - Bonus Bude! Explore the beach with me

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A FEW DETAILS

I hiked a total of 80.5 miles:


Day 1: 21.5 miles. Plymouth and a Woodland wild camp
Day 2: 9 miles. Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and an unexpected stay with lovely hosts
Day 3: 19 miles. Tamar Valley Discovery trail and woodland wild camp
Day 4: 18 miles. Launceston (off trail), roads, roads, roads and a field edge wild camp
Day 5: 10 miles. I bailed. Campsite in Bude
Day 6: 3 miles exploring Bude and then I travelled home


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