https://www.baldhiker.com Travel, Walks, Retreats & Experiences Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:59:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://www.baldhiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-FAV-512X512-3-32x32.png https://www.baldhiker.com 32 32 https://www.baldhiker.com/mahinepua-peninsula-track-northland-new-zealand/ https://www.baldhiker.com/mahinepua-peninsula-track-northland-new-zealand/#respond Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:59:51 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=60583 On a beautiful sunny Sunday, we set off to walk the Mahinepua Peninsula Track, described as one of the best coastal walks in Northland. It is only a short walk, 3km one way but what...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/mahinepua-peninsula-track-northland-new-zealand/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/otawhiri-peninsular-walk-totara-north-new-zealand/ https://www.baldhiker.com/otawhiri-peninsular-walk-totara-north-new-zealand/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:08:32 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=60448 A long way from my West Yorkshire hometown of Holmfirth, 11,131 miles to be precise, is Totara North, a small settlement on the shore of Whangaroa Harbour in the far north of New Zealand. It is...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/otawhiri-peninsular-walk-totara-north-new-zealand/feed/ 1 https://www.baldhiker.com/the-water-of-leith-walkway-edinburgh/ https://www.baldhiker.com/the-water-of-leith-walkway-edinburgh/#respond Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:56:36 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=58022 There is something wonderfully indulgent in talking a day off work and travelling by train to a specific location for a full day of walking. This is exactly what I did recently, taking the train to...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/the-water-of-leith-walkway-edinburgh/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/wild-cafe-of-marsden-west-yorkshire/ https://www.baldhiker.com/wild-cafe-of-marsden-west-yorkshire/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:36:35 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57858 A Sunday spent walking along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal on the picturesque stretch from Slaithwaite to Marsden, West Yorkshire, with a friend.  We were almost at Marsden, when we passed an intriguing sign placed amongst...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/wild-cafe-of-marsden-west-yorkshire/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/huddersfield-to-marsden-a-walk-along-the-huddersfield-narrow-canal/ https://www.baldhiker.com/huddersfield-to-marsden-a-walk-along-the-huddersfield-narrow-canal/#respond Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:02:41 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57673 Canal walks have a strong pull with their unfolding landscapes, wildlife, alternative and intriguing lifestyle options and the general calm and peace they bestow on all who walk along them. Take a turn from the...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/huddersfield-to-marsden-a-walk-along-the-huddersfield-narrow-canal/feed/ 0 https://www.baldhiker.com/walking-regents-canal-london/ https://www.baldhiker.com/walking-regents-canal-london/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 18:28:32 +0000 https://www.baldhiker.com/?p=57422 I spend a lot of my free time walking across the beautiful hills of West Yorkshire but recently I took a trip down to London for the day for a different kind of walk. With...]]> https://www.baldhiker.com/walking-regents-canal-london/feed/ 0