Excusses for my English,

I doing ODP this summer with a friend and I would to now about if you think it is possible to camp in no-town just in the way. I think campings are cheap and B&B are Ok, but just incase if I am short or long in my distance predictions would be great just find a good place and camp.

In the Offas Dyke Assotation answered me to ask the owners. Ok, I have no problem but here come the true question. Is it possible? Is easy to find them and if so will they be pleased to have two Spanish strangers sleeping in their possesions?

I know it is difficut to answer these questions but I any one have any experience or piece of advise would be well come.

Hi,
I dont think you will have any trouble finding camping places. If wild camping, pitch your tent later in the day out of sight of any buildings and break camp early morning. Pubs and farms are best places to ask for places to camp. Use pubs en route for toilet facilities, along with a drink of course. There are also a few official camp sites. Dont light fires (Ilegal)use a gas stove.
Dave.

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Thanks a lot Slogger, that's useful information and a good piece of advise.

I last walked Offa's Dyke in March 2003 and only used 2 B&B's over the 10 days I walked. There are some great places to wild camp and so long as you clear up after yourself properly no-one should ever know or mind.

Have a good time it's a fantastic path that is massively under-rated, I'm walking it again in 2006 by the way, in January!!

I have just arrive from walking the complete path with a friend.It was Great!!!

I only did wild camping once, but I think there are no many problems to wild camp more days as some english friends walking in the same direction did. The thing is as Seyerus said "no-one should ever know or mind". Anyway I would always look for a bit hiden place in order to avoid problems and disturbing any one, and of course no fires and no litter.

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Way to go Chacho.

I'm glad that you enjoyed it. The question is....Which LDP is next??

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Walking in a different country was a great experience.
Wales it is so different from Spain, and just because the language the adventure is double.
I will keep doing one day or weekend walks here in Spain, there a lot of things to see. Recently I walked "La ruta del Cares" in the Picos the Europa, it was easy but astonishing. Last week I take part in a popular march call "Hoyos de Iregua" unfortunately there was to much fog to complish all the way and the way was reduced.
I would like to go this summer to Germany to the black forest, but I am getting interested in the C2C, and my English is quite better than my German.

Which LDP would you recomend me?

Chacho,

Well you've just completed my favourite in the ODP, if I was going to recommend another then I would say the C2C, you mentioned it already and generally it is considered one of the best in the UK. There are a lot of places to wild camp up until Shap (when you leave the Lakes basically - pushing on past Patterdale on day 3 and camping at Angle Tarn is a personal favourite) but after that you're stuck with camp sites or B&B's unfortunately. September is an ideal time, settled change of season weather and fewer people means you can often make last minute plan changes and get in B&B's at short notice if required.

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I think we passed you on route. We were walking N to S. Were you carrying a large umbrella?
Glad you made it. This year we are planning the Dales Way or half of the Pennine way.
All the best