Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
.....in a straight line without crossing a paved road?
49 miles ain't bad.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58400061
49 miles ain't bad.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-58400061
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mejonaNO12 aka riskit
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About 5miles. Might have to walk through some bushes and jump some fences
AmexRuislip
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M40 is fun 
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
I would walk 500 miles...
.....link to Brighton's link with Hibs.
.....link to Brighton's link with Hibs.
dsr-burnley
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- Aug 15, 2014
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Bill Bryson said that in Queensland, Australia it is possible to go over 1,000 miles without crossing a paved road. I dare say it might be flatter and easier terrain than the Scottish one, but I'm not sure I'd fancy carrying food for the whole trip!
Mr Putdown
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I’d hazard a guess that there’s a stretch of canal towpath longer than that which doesn’t require crossing any roads.
We did a week this summer in Aboyne, a town just east of the Cairngorms, and were struck by just how empty that area is.
We crossed the national park from one side to the other a couple of times, and it’s a beautiful but also lonely place.
And even around it is surprisingly quiet, especially considering how rammed the likes of Cornwall have been this summer.
Went for a meal one evening in a pub where the chef was once on Professional Masterchef, so it was a quality place, not some godforsaken random ‘American Werewolf in London’ outpost. Left there around 9.30pm, for the 40 minute drive back to the place we were staying in in Aboyne. And we saw ONE other car on the drive back. One car in 40 minutes. Mad that parts of the UK are like that sometimes.
We crossed the national park from one side to the other a couple of times, and it’s a beautiful but also lonely place.
And even around it is surprisingly quiet, especially considering how rammed the likes of Cornwall have been this summer.
Went for a meal one evening in a pub where the chef was once on Professional Masterchef, so it was a quality place, not some godforsaken random ‘American Werewolf in London’ outpost. Left there around 9.30pm, for the 40 minute drive back to the place we were staying in in Aboyne. And we saw ONE other car on the drive back. One car in 40 minutes. Mad that parts of the UK are like that sometimes.
Normal Rob
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As well as completing the walk, I'm fairly sure they qualify as the the UKs least popular people to sit next to at a dinner party.
Barnet Seagull
Luxury Player
Youd be surprised. I cant go more than 2 miles along my stretch of the GUC in either direction without crossing a bridge. Towpaths flip sides quite a bit.