Daunt Books

A sublime exploration of geography, memory, pilgrimage and adventure. Macfarlane sets out to follow the vast network of old paths and routes that criss-cross Britain and its waters, and connect them to countries and continents beyond. His tracks take him from the chalk downs of England to the bird-islands of the Scottish northwest, and from the disputed territories of Palestine to the sacred landscapes of Spain and the Himalayas. Along the way he crosses paths with walkers of many kinds - wanderers, wayfarers, pilgrims, guides, shamans, poets, trespassers and devouts. He discovers that paths offer not just means of traversing space, but also of feeling, knowing and thinking.

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