If you're looking for some walking inspiration, look no further than Heath de Burgh. 

 

Heath is a veteran UTracks Traveller and has completed many of the world's great hiking trails. Her accomplished routes include...take a deep breath...sections of the Via Francigena and the St Francis Way in Italy; sections of the Camino de Santiago and Granada and the Alpujarras in Spain, Mt Everest's Kanshung Face in the Himalayas; Macchu Pichu and the Inca trail; the 18-day Mongolian Panorama; and the Warrumbungle Summits and end-to-end Larapinta Trail in Australia.

 

She was recently interviewed by The Senior in an article by Therese Murray, titled 'Heath de Burgh returns to long walks'. We highly recommend reading it for a healthy dose of inspiration.

 

 

Heath's only just returned from walking the Full French Way of St James. This is an epic 40-day self-guided hike through some of France's most beautiful villages and scenery. Not only did she walk the trail at 79 years young, she did it by herself! 

 

 

 

Heath gave 5-stars to the the Full French Way of St James in France walk.

 

"Another fabulous trip with UTracks! The scenery was beautiful. Moorlands and broom for the first week or so – dairy country - punctuated by beautiful little villages and cathedrals, churches and chapels along the way. Then miles and miles of wheat, corn and sunflower crops with a few grape vines thrown in. 

 

I met lots of people, and then lost them again when we did different distances. And then we’d bump into each other again later. Wonderful camaraderie and all doing the same thing and loving every minute of it. UTracks, as usual, organised everything beautifully. All I had to do was walk."

 

 

Our favourite quote is at the end of the article, where she perfectly sums up the UTracks active travel philosophy: "I'd much rather see the world this way than in a tour bus," she said.

 

 

 

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