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...the guide books (there are now 2 of them as the 2nd book was very recently published)...
That was people are writing elsewhere, so that is what I mimicked.
I found that book on Amazon.com so I'll be putting it into my shopping cart to read. Thanks for the heads up on this! Not sure if we will be walking this route, but I want to seriously investigate it. We come to England/Wales/Scotland every other year for extended stays as we have family and friends scattered about. We try to do our travels and then visit with them. This trail would take us right past my sister's house where we could take a mid-trip break.Yes, there are two. The most recent was published in 2012. A third is currently with the printer and should be released very soon. If you are planning to walk this route I recommend you read The Sun and the Serpent by Broadhurst and Miller and perhaps get the earth energy maps which they produced from Penwith Press.
I think that for the 10 Tors it is allowed but as a general rule not. We have a friend who was told not to camp or take a camper van overnight. however it might have changed. I think it would be worth checking with the Dartmoor Park rangers rather than having problems.I thought wild camping was allowed on Dartmoor, or most of it?
I went to the midsummer solstice on top of Glastonbury Tor a couple of years ago, I slept in a bivvy bag but there was quite a few up there in Tents, so if you are around at that time and don't mind incessant drum banging through the night then that's the place to pitch
Apparently if you keep to the rules, camping is allowed in some areas. The link to the National Park info is here:-I think that for the 10 Tors it is allowed but as a general rule not. We have a friend who was told not to camp or take a camper van overnight. however it might have changed. I think it would be worth checking with the Dartmoor Park rangers rather than having problems.
Except that the 600 mile figure quoted is "as the crow flies". Presumably the crow they used that day had a poor sense of directionThanks for this. I was afraid it might be much more than 600 miles. I find no real inconsistency between the distance on your link for a car and 600 miles on foot.
Except that the 600 mile figure quoted is "as the crow flies".
I thought wild camping was allowed on Dartmoor, or most of it?
The ley line more or less links the locations where the two energy lines cross. You have to decide whether to walk the Mary line, the Michael line, or a combination of the two.
Have looked at the website in the past but not realised that it is two separate ways (Mary + Michael), so the starting point in the south west for the Michaels way would be St Michaels Mount(I assume) and probably Glastonbury Tor along it and the starting point for Marys way would be...? and I assume again that Avebury would be a femine energy so would be Marys way as well.
Hi aj...did u end up walking this ley line?I plan to start this next month. There are guide books as far as Glastonbury with another about to be published taking you to Avebury (I think). There is no pilgrim infrastructure and only a small part is waymarked. The total distance varies depending on whether you wish to avoid bitumen at all costs or not. I have worked out a route of just over 600 miles which is fairly direct and which may be wrong. A couple who walked last year avoided roads and walked around 800 miles. Accommodation is the problem. I am taking a tent.
538 miles, 36 days. PM me your email and I will send you my "as walked" itinerary. I mostly used OS maps and not the guidebooks.Hi aj...did u end up walking this ley line?
I'd love to connect to hear of your experience/ advice!
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