Day 11 - Winchester to Pitton
The route (all links open in a new window) Start point: Winchester Train Station w3w: ///releasing.explores.sped Accompanying video Today signals the start of something new for this Dover to Weston-super-Mare route - thru-hiking! What is thru-hiking? I wrote " thru-hiking vs backpacking or day-hiking " which explains in more detail what thru-hiking is but essentially I now won't be leaving the trail until it is finished! This is a different style of long-distance hiking because you carry a lot more kit (this is where light-weight gear comes into its element) and you sleep where your tired feet take you to. I decided to finish the final few days as a thru-hike due to the train ticket fiasco of Day 10. You can wild camp (literally find a place to pitch a tent and hope you don't get moved on) but this is not my style. I have an aversion to wild camping. I don't mind if others do it but, for me, I like knowing I won't be moved on in the middle of the night. Usual...