Trail talk: Camino de Santiago de Gran Canaria- day one
Three Points of the Compass travels to the Canary Islands to walk a little known Camino: "the way of St. James among volcanoes"
View ArticleTrail talk: Camino de Santiago de Gran Canaria- the finish
Three Points of the Compass travelled to the Canary Islands to walk a little known Camino. The first day had not gone well, how would it end?
View ArticleMap measure of the month: the Corriere dei Piccoli chilometrometro
This months measure was a gift with one of the most successful of Italian comics. It is cheap, is simple to make and, most importantly, introduced children to the wonderful world of maps and working...
View ArticleTrail talk: Navigation resources for hiking in Gran Canaria
Three Points of the Compass takes a glance at some of the best maps, guidebooks and online resources there are for those hiking on Gran Canaria
View ArticleEngland Coast Path: ‘champing’ at Cooling
The Iwade to Grain section of the England Coast Path has recently been officially signed off. I walked it last summer when I completed a circuit of the Isle of Grain, enjoying an unusual overnighter on...
View ArticleTrail talk: National Outdoor Expo, 2025. Birmingham NEC
The National Outdoor Expo took place at Birmingham NEC over the weekend of 22/23 March 2025. Having taken a break from it last year, Three Points of the Compass went along to see what was new.
View ArticleMap measure of the month: Carl Brenske’s Marsch-Zirkel
Invented by a German army officer, the Marsch-Zirkel dividers could be used to calculate how long infantry and cavalry would take to cover a measured distance on a map.
View ArticleTrail talk: Fjällräven Classic Chile 2024- check-in.
Three Points of the Compass travelled to Chile to join four hundred other hikers on Fjällräven's first multi-day Classic hike in Patagonia, following their concept testing the previous year.
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