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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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
• Walking in Pairs 2 -Tokyo / Edinburgh
For our second walk together-apart, Kristina Rothstein and I walked in Tokyo, Japan and Edinburgh, Scotland respectively. 2nd October 2025. The agreed location was the city, and coordinated stops were scheduled for the beginning, middle and end. Kristina’s walk The walk started at 7pm Tokyo time, on the last night of my three and half … Continue reading Walking in Pairs 2 -Tokyo / Edinburgh
• The Granton Burn, from hill to sea
This original stitched map (November 2025) shows the route of the Granton Burn, rising at the top of Corstorphine Hill not far from the Scott Tower, and flowing down to Royston / Granton / ‘The Brick’ Beach and into the Firth of Forth. Imagine you are buried in the ground up to your armpits! This … Continue reading The Granton Burn, from hill to sea
• Remembrance Day for Lost Species 2025
Please join us for a community walk along the coast from Wardie Bay to Granton / Royston (the ‘Brick’) Beach to search for flat oyster shells on Remembrance Day for Lost Species. Date: 30 November 2025. Time: 2-3.30pm (14.00 – 15.30). Meet: Wardie Bay, Granton, Edinburgh. Ending: walk to Granton (Brick) Beach and The Pitt. … Continue reading Remembrance Day for Lost Species 2025
• Seaside City: revisiting the history of Edinburgh’s coastline
A Scottish Historic Buildings Trust evening event on November 12, 2025 at Riddles Court, Edinburgh with Tamsin Grainger and Dr Jonathan Gardner. Ticket link Stretching from the River Almond to the River Esk, Edinburgh’s remarkable coastline runs from one of the few Roman ruins in Scotland to buried quarries and beaches made entirely from the … Continue reading Seaside City: revisiting the history of Edinburgh’s coastline
• There and Back
A walk to celebrate the Autumn Equinox on Monday 22 September 2025, 5.30-7.15pm meeting at The Pitt. Booking link At the Autumn Equinox, there is balance between the daylight and the dark. As we celebrate and embrace this momentary state of equilibrium, let us take a deep breath. Transformation and renewal will come with the … Continue reading There and Back
• Gateway to This
A walk for 4WCoP25 (the 4th World Congress of Psychogeography 2025), the theme of which is, ‘After That, This’ You can walk in person with me in Swansea, Wales on Saturday 4 October (book here). Alternatively, you can join us wherever you are in the world, alone or with a group, with the prompt which … Continue reading Gateway to This
• Walking in Pairs
This is a new collaboration between Kristina Rothstein and Tamsin Grainger where we walk together, apart. Kristina is in Vancouver, Canada, and I am in Edinburgh, Scotland. Last week, we walked at the same time as each other, despite the time difference of 8 hours and having only spoken together once online. We didn’t exchange … Continue reading Walking in Pairs
• Women walking the city at night
Women Walking the City at Night – a collective drift under the Full Moon. This annual, world-wide walk is the creation of Eleonore Ozanne and 2024 was the third year that she hosted it. Ours was the first such in Edinburgh and we walked together on Wednesday 18 September 2024 from Haymarket Station to the … Continue reading Women walking the city at night
• Widdershins
A short film made on the Summer Solstice 2025, a provocation curated by Kel Portman. Sub titled, Walking an Orbit on the Longest and Shortest Day, I walked an anti-clockwise circuit in Granton, Edinburgh at dawn. It included a swim in the cauldron of the Firth of Forth, and an encounter with one of the … Continue reading Widdershins
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Windswept
Annabel Abbs-Streets’s Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Womenis a beautifully written meditation on connecting with the outdoors through the simple act of walking. In captivating and elegant prose, Annabel follows in the footsteps of women who boldly reclaimed wild landscapes for themselves, including Georgia O’Keeffe in the empty plains of Texas and New Mexico, Nan
Urban Nature Immersion: meditation & sound walk
Join The Nature Conservancy for a guided outdoor meditation and sound walk on the Saunders-Monticello Trail and make wildlife observations. Join The Nature Conservancy and Lindsey Hosier, meditation instructor and stewardship & volunteer program assistant on this guided walk. Immerse yourself in urban nature as you are guided into a slow meditation and sound walk
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