Hello and welcome to this epic challenge for a great cause! Background  to this walk is at the bottom of the page below the updates.Thank you to everyone for your fantastic support. 

Setting off from Mothecombe at 7.25 am on the 29th March, the long walk began . . . . . it wasn't raining!

Walk summary

We managed to complete the walk in the initial target of 4 days, with a final time of 4 days, 12 hours and 15 minutes, with a total walking time of around 40 hours. The weather was horrendous, the ground coated in the thickest mud we've ever seen, and the temperatures far below what we were expecting for a nice spring walk, but on the last day we pushed the last 32miles in 12 hours, getting in around 2 hours earlier than expected, and we were really happy with the achievement! 5 days later and we're still recovering from destroyed feet and ground-up joints but well worth it in the end! Thank you all so much for your support of the challenge!

 

DAY 4   ~32mile leg to the finish today!

Left Knowestone at 7.40

Walked through the day with really sore feet, but pushed the last 20km over Exmoor in about 4hours which we were really hapy with

19.40  AT LYNMOUTH! 

Day 3

Just a few miles from half way at the start of today,  walking from Yeoford to Knowestone via Morchard Bishop and Witheridge

No signal - plan to leave at 7 am

Worst weather we've had yet today. Overslept, just left.

10.06 At Copplestone.

11.50 At Morchard Bishop.  We're all good thanks. Lots of weather, some of it snow.

A flurry of updates all came in at once

? time Probs in bout 6.30 as weather is awful.  Passed black dog bout 45 mins ago,  Witheridge eta 3.30

16.00 We're acutally just leaving witheridge.  its getting ...... hard but we're finishing tomorrow.  difficult to say when we're getting in.

17.00 We'll do our best (to get to meet dry clothes drop off) but need to save ourselves for tomorrow!

19.00 Arrived at West Bowden Farm Knowstone in good form 1 hour behind eta owing to weather conditions. Averaging 24.5 miles and 9.5 hours walking each day over the last 3 days, tomorrow they hope to go for the final push and cover the last 32 all the way to Lynmouth

Day 2

Walking 42km from Poundsgate to Yeoford, via Widecombe on the Moor and Chagford

08.07 We r off

09.30 am Just got to w.o.t.m. Walking for 1.5hr lots of wind and snow. Fantastic 

13.30 At Chagford

In chagford (1.15) had awful weather, very wet but had lunch and about to set off (1.35) we've benefited from the morale boost!

No signal . . . .  no news.

Arrived 18.10 at Yeoford.  Tough going with heavy snow and storms along the route there. 

Thanks to The Mare and Foal Inn for a dry nights sleep in their skittle alley.

Plan to leave for Knowestone at 7 am.

Day 1

Walking 40 km today, the plan is to camp in Poundsgate this evening.

10.08 'Just leaving Ivy making great time'

12.58 'Bad rain, bad vis but good time, just descending to clapper bridge now' 

No signal at Holne

16.00 'At Poundsgate beshrivelled and cold'

 

The Cause & Challenge

The aim of this challenge is to walk from Mothecombe (South West Devon coast) to Lynmouth (North Devon Coast), through Dartmoor, Mid-Devon and then Exmoor, a total distance of about 200km, and we're hoping to complete it between just 4-5 days. We're leaving early morning on Monday 29th March and have made room until the Friday to finish, although we're hoping to finish on the Thursday night, meaning we're walking about 30miles a day and carrying nearly all the gear for the expedition with us.

All money donated on this page will be going to an extremely worthwhile charity, Dame Hannah Rogers Trust. The Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, based in Ivybridge, Devon, has been transforming young lives for over 220 years and now provides education, therapy and respite care for young people aged 5 - 25 with a range of physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties, greatly improving their quality of life; and we think this is a fantastic local charity to support.

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Thanks very much!

Ed, Luke and George