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OFFA'S DYKE PATH MAY 2019. Left Click on photo's to enlarge, then left click off the photo to return to the blogg. Two backpacking trips I have had on my mind for several years are the Cape Wrath Trail and the Cambrian Way, with the latter being of extra interest. However due to ongoing hip/thigh problems, which I have accepted are due to physiological degeneration rather than straight forward injuries, I have become doubtfull that I could now manage either of them, and certainly not at at a fast schedule that I prefer. Putting off regular walking like I used to do over the last few years as a result of issues, and realising that they were not going to resolve anytime soon, I wanted a hard test to see if it was at all still possible. I had walked Offa's Dyke some 20+ years ago with a pal over 11 days, carrying a lightish pack using b&b accomodation all the way. We had a rest day in Knighton. Fit at the time as I was still road, fell, and cross country running as