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Walking piece Marŝarto25 2024

Sarah Purser Municipal Walk

Annual Municipal Walk across Dublin city, dedicated to nearly-forgotten artist and artist champion, Sarah Purser. Conducted mostly in silence, attending to the movement of our bodies, it asks can we approach knowing Sarah Purser in another way?

Walking piece
Walking piece Marŝarto25 2024

From Mountain to Sea

From Mountain to Sea is a co-created 220 km participatory walking route across Aberdeenshire — a lasting Covid-19 memorial marked by benches, music, an embroidered tablecloth, illustrated map and film.

Happened
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Ethical Matters:The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk from Here to There

Conway Hall - Ethics Society
2023-06-25 14:00
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, UK

Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into, and connect, communities across England and Wales. By 2026, 10,000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britain stand to be lost. Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walking these forgotten routes. It is Jack’s hope that the result, his book The Lost Paths, will show just

Happened
walkingevent  

Walking with Poetry

Push the Boat Out Poetry Festival
2022-11-04 15:00
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

40 minute circular walks from Edinburgh's Sumerhall arts centre, involving readings of poems specially commissioned to respond to

post Curated news 25 May, 2024

Stroll Paris with this perfect walking route – Lonely Planet

Delve into Local Strolls, a series where writers reveal their favorite walks in their hometowns. Each route offers a snapshot of urban life, guiding you to… Source: Stroll Paris with this perfect walking route – Lonely Planet

post Curated news 30 Apr, 2024

‘You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’: the man connecting rail-based walks | Walking holidays | The Guardian

A new website aims to offer a wide network of walking routes from British train stations, and is calling on hikers to add their favourites. Our writer accompanies the founder on a ramble to Bath Spa station Source: ‘You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’: the man connecting rail-based walks |

Sound walk
Sound walk SWS21 2021

Lore of The Wild

Lore of The Wild is a two-hour audio storywalk through Lesnes Abbey Woods, co-created by Bernadette Russell and Sophie Austin for Estuary 2021, featuring stories and sounds from the woodland's non-human inhabitants. The route includes varied terrain with steep inclines and is unsuitable for wheelchair users, with audio tracks available on SoundCloud and Spotify and a map provided at the Chestnut Kiosk.

Sound walk
Sound walk SWS19 2019

The Tranquil Line

The Tranquil Line is a suite of binaural soundscape recordings created in 2019 from a walk between the William Morris Gallery and Eastbury Manor House, presented at Eastbury Manor during the Open Construction exhibition. The work highlights points of relative tranquility along the route, inspired by the principles of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.

Walking piece
Walking piece 2021

Poeziepad Berg en Dal

Poëziepad Berg en Dal Ontmoeten, bewegen en natuur. Bij 9 bankjes heeft de werkgroep poëzieborden geplaatst. Inwoners en de kinderen van Berg en Dal zijn uitgenodigd een gedicht in te zenden vanuit het thema 'gezien vanaf de bank'.

Walking piece
Walking piece 2014

lorg-coise….footprint

In March 2014 I had a walking residency with Deveron Arts (now Deveron Projects) exploring the large expanse of land between the Aberdeenshire / Moray heartland in the north and the Cairngorm mountains in the south, encompassing the Ladder Hills. I walked widely, and often slowly, throughout the area, identifying sites or landforms of significance….often

post Curated news 19 Jan, 2023

A cultural camino: Discover this new walking route between two up-and-coming Italian cities | Euronews

The two cities will buzz with cultural events, festivals and exhibition openings this year. Source: A cultural camino: Discover this new walking route between two up-and-coming Italian cities | Euronews

post Curated news 21 Jul, 2022

Slow Ways Progress Map – July 2022

    People are walking and reviewing Slow Ways across the UK at a fantastic rate: There are 8357 routes … which add up to a huge 122,533km 1 in 3 routes have one or more positive reviews 1 in 8 Slow Ways have at least one surveyed route option 1 in 12 Slow Ways

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Articles on WLC

post Curated news 13 Jun, 2022

10 walks around Ireland with a great place to stop for lunch – The Irish Times

For a memorable day out, these routes are sure to whet your appetite Source: 10 walks around Ireland with a great place to stop for lunch – The Irish Times

post Curated news 13 Mar, 2021

Five of north London’s most scenic walking routes | National Geographic

Whether it’s through parks, along canals or around leafy residential backstreets, exploring the capital on foot never gets old. These five routes showcase north London at its best. Source: Five of north London’s most scenic walking routes | National Geographic

post Curated news 03 Jul, 2020

How the Slow Ways network could change walking in Britain | Walking holidays | The Guardian

Geographers have used lockdown to map a network of routes across Britain – joining urban areas via forgotten pathways Source: How the Slow Ways network could change walking in Britain | Walking holidays | The Guardian

Articles elsewhere

Tough Soles Blog 90

Sligo Day Hikes: Knocknarea

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Ellie Berry
Walkspace 90

Enhanced Wandering, a walk for creativity and wellbeing

Join us for our next Erratic in leafy Bournville where we'll be discovering new ways to wander.

Walkspace
Inspiral London 90

New Green Walking Routes

New Green Walking Routes network for LondonInspiralLondon was delighted to be part of London Rambler’s launch for six proposed greenways […]

charlfox
gill russell... 90

colour walks

Alec Finlay has imagined walks between some colour place names in the landscape (Alec Finlay: Some Colour Trends ). Alec was interested to know how the names relate to reality in nature, and if walks between them were actually possible. So I went to ex...

Gill Russell

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walk1000miles.co.uk

Walk 1000 Miles is a community-oriented website that promotes walking culture and physical activity through a structured challenge. The platform allows participants to record their walks and collectively track progress toward the milestone of 1,000 miles, fostering motivation and a sense of shared achievement. The site includes resources such as walking routes, tips for walkers, and a supportive environment that encourages consistent engagement with walking as a daily physical activity. The initiative behind Walk 1000 Miles integrates elements of cultural geography by encouraging exploration of local environments, pathways, and landscapes through walking. The collective aspect not only emphasizes personal health benefits but also cultivates community interaction and an appreciation of diverse walking terrains across various regions. The program is designed to be accessible, promoting walking as an inclusive activity that can contribute to both individual wellness and broader social connectivity.
Nick Hallissey
Platforms
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walknow

The website walknowtracks.co.uk serves as an archive and resource focused on walking routes primarily within the United Kingdom. It catalogues a diverse range of walks, emphasizing detailed route maps, descriptions, and geographical points of interest along each path. The platform integrates cultural and historical contexts related to the routes, enriching the understanding of the landscapes and communities encountered during the walks. The site also enables users to access walking tracks with GPS data, supporting an intersection of digital navigation and traditional walking practices. Additionally, walknowtracks.co.uk functions as a hub for walking enthusiasts and researchers interested in exploring how walking intersects with cultural geography and spatial experience. Through its curated walks, the site documents the relationship between physical movement across terrains and the cultural narratives embedded within those spaces. This approach reflects the broader field of walking art, where walking is both an act of exploration and a method of engaging with place-specific stories, heritage, and environment.
Richard White
Personal websites
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Walking the Deveron

The website "walking-the-deveron.freewebspace.com" focuses on the Deveron River, situated in northeast Scotland, and offers detailed information about walking routes along its course. It provides descriptions of various trails, emphasizing the natural and cultural features visible during the walks, including landscapes, wildlife, historical sites, and local landmarks. The site highlights the river’s geography and its relationship to the surrounding communities, supporting an understanding of the area’s environmental and heritage significance. Additionally, the site includes practical details such as route distances and suggested starting points, often referencing specific villages and natural features along the Deveron. The content combines cartographic elements with textual narratives, allowing readers to appreciate both the physical terrain and the cultural layer shaped by human interaction with the river environment over time. This resource serves as a contextual exploration of the Deveron’s role within regional geography and local identity.
Projects

oversupinate

People who jog, run, and sprint have their share of problems that slow-moving people can barely comprehend. One is oversupination. As the OED defines it, to oversupinate is “To run or walk so that the weight falls upon the outer sides of the feet to a greater extent than is necessary, desirable, etc.” A 1990 Runner’s World article gets to the crux of the problem: “It’s hard to ascertain exactly what percentage of the running population oversupinates, but it’s a fraction of the people who think they do.” Credits to Mark Peters.

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