About
I created this website as a blog to document and share the walks I did to complete the Thames Path National Trail during 2020.
At the time I didn’t have any plans to expand it beyond this. However, I enjoyed the trail so much that I did it again in 2021, then 2022 and before I knew it, I’d walked it each year up to 2025.
It has now become an annual tradition of mine and having just completed it for the 7th time in 2026 I’m proud to call myself a Thames Path Nerd.
In 2025 I expanded what was a site dedicated solely to the Thames Path, to include the 6 trails that together make the Great Chalk Way (GCW).
The GCW is a family of established walking and riding routes linking the Dorset and Norfolk Coasts across central southern England following the ancient trading route along the chalk ridge, forming a coast to coast route of more than 360 miles.
In between walking the Thames Path, I started the GCW in late April 2025 from Lyme Regis and finished in early September 2025 at Holme-next-the-Sea. The landscape of the GCW couldn't be further removed from that of the Thames Path, making for a fabulous year of walking.
In time I’ll add further long distance trails that I have completed, including the Cotswold Way and the North Downs Way.​​
