Walking Without a Donkey is a specialized website dedicated to walking trails and hiking routes in Israel. It provides detailed, map-based guides for a variety of paths, from short strolls to multi-day treks, emphasizing accessibility and accuracy. The site includes GPS tracks, elevation profiles, clear route descriptions, and background information on natural and cultural landmarks encountered along the way, supporting both casual walkers and experienced hikers in planning their excursions.
The site also offers insights into the geography, history, and ecology of the regions covered, connecting the physical pathways to their broader cultural and environmental contexts. It serves as a resource for those interested in exploring Israel’s diverse landscapes on foot, such as desert trails, forested areas, and coastal paths. The content is regularly updated and verified, reflecting a focus on reliable, practical information for outdoor walking enthusiasts.
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Players / Layers – Walking in Pairs
On June 18th 2026, Tamsin Grainger in Granton, Edinburgh and Kristina Rothstein at Ebbor Gorge in Somerset used the medium of mail art for a second time in their Walking in Pairs project. Each collected materials during the walk, physical or otherwise, to collaborate on two unspecified mixed media collages with the theme of “layers.” (See video of … Continue reading Players / Layers – Walking in Pairs
• Walking to Cramond Island
Walking to Cramond Island, film on Vimeo (2021) Featuring the Dragon’s Teeth “… concrete pyramids, much larger than the usual dragons’ teeth, were erected alongside the causeway during the Second World War to prevent enemy boats coming through the gap between Cramond and Cramond Island.” Anne Burgess
• Walking in Pairs 4
4th in the Walking in Pairs series with Kristina Rothstein in Vancouver, Canada and Tamsin Grainger in Edinburgh, Scotland. Walking together, apart. December 4th 2025. Our theme: Freedom / Constraint Kristina (9.45) : It was a chilly rainy day. I walked from my house to Queen Elizabeth Park, a large municipal arboretum which includes ornamental … Continue reading Walking in Pairs 4
• Walking Secular Pilgrimage
In October 2016, aged 53, and needing a change, I stepped out of my front door in Edinburgh for an adventure. First visiting relatives by train in the New Forest, England then it was a boat from Portsmouth across the Bay of Biscay to Santander where I started walking. I exchanged Shiatsu for hospitality, as … Continue reading Walking Secular Pilgrimage
• February First Friday Walk Prompt
Walk/What3Words///, a walk in 3 parts Guidelines for the February 2026 First Friday Walk (FFW)Please note that this is a distal prompt, but you can, of course, arrange to walk in a couple or a group wherever you are. Choose a place to walk and make work.Find out the W3W/// location for your starting place … Continue reading February First Friday Walk Prompt
• North Edinburgh Art Trail
An arts trail in North Edinburgh, from Natalie Taylor’s labyrinth at Pennywell Kirk to the mural on the Edinburgh Direct Aid Warehouse wall made by Draya Madú with Eva Paredes and volunteers. Map here. Labyrinth by Natalie Taylor A Cretan labyrinth in the grounds of Pennywell Kirk (Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church) constructed by … Continue reading North Edinburgh Art Trail
• Deep Encounters: Edinburgh
Deep Encounters is a Walking the Land project conceived of by Janette Kerr. Deep Encounters is a multifaceted mapping of a small piece of land involving artists working in different areas/location. At its centre is the perception of a space in a much more intricate way than normal. Janette Kerr There is a patch of … Continue reading Deep Encounters: Edinburgh
• These Old Paths
A film made during and in response to the January 2026 First Friday Walk, prompted by Lucy Guenot. She wrote, “Let’s think about the walks and the paths and tracks that are most familiar to us: the comfort of taking a well-known route where you don’t need to think about directions or following a map. … Continue reading These Old Paths
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