Trailman

Walking across Britain

Welcome to Trailman

I’m Peter Aylmer, an experienced walker and outdoor writer. On this website I’m sharing more than 50 years of walking experience.

You’ll find day-by-day trail memories, from lowland walks to my own multi-day routes across each of the three nations.

And then aged 62 I learned to backpack, so it’s never too late!

Plus there are zoomable OS maps and plenty of hints and tips about the logistics of trail walking.

What’s new

Most of the Southern Fells in the Lake District

The Western Fells of the Lake District, complete

Three days on the North Kent coast

I’m also the author of the Cicerone guides to London and Essex. In January 2021 I launched my own series of Trailman guidebooks.

You can buy my books here. The View (Epping Forest visitor centre) in Chingford, the Loughton Bookshop, and The Art Place in Chelmsford usually have the full range in stock, and other local outlets have some titles available.

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England, Scotland and Wales – and my books too

England: Mountains green, pleasant pastures, clouded hills – I love them all. Plus my end-to-end walk, from Land’s End to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Scotland: Wild camper’s paradise, from the Southern Upland Way to Cape Wrath in the far north-west. And the TGO Challenge, twice.

Wales: It’s not just Snowdonia. My own south-to-north walk across the nation, plus Glyndwr’s Way and notes on all 135 2000ft hills in the nation too.

Buy my books here – five Trailman guides and two Cicerone guides