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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"

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Trail 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?

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Map 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...

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Trail 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

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England 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...

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Trail 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.

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Map 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.

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Trail 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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