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John Merrill Walk Guides
"Hiking the sacred paths and trails of the
world for others to follow"
Telephone No. 01992-762776 Email - [email protected]
"For every mile you walk you extend your life by 21 mins."
MY OLD BOOTS
- so far I have worn out 135 pairs of boots, walking 225,000 miles. The boots are usually worn out around the heel inside or the heel outside. The following pictures are just a fragment of my boots. I keep them in a shed and most have a label on saying what they have done. They are like close friends and I hate parting with them! The traditional heavy weight boot would last 6 months but todays lightweight boots last 2 to 3 months and I wear out three pairs a year.
New boots - first pair for 2019.
My last pair in 2018, after 1,500 miles. Including twice to Mont St. Michel - 500 miles.
Among the walks worn - Seville to Santiago de Compostella - 750 miles.
General walk boots in Britain, covering 1,100 miles.
Used for 560 miles.
UK walks - approx 900 miles.
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- FAMOUS DERBYSHIRE PEOPLE
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- A FEW FACTS ABOUT JOHN MERRILL
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- THE NATIONAL FOREST WAY
- POEMS BY JOHN MERRILL
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- JOHN MERRILL"S BLOG
- FREE WALK DESCRIPTIONS
- CHARITY BIKE RIDES
- ESSEX COASTAL WALK
- PORTLAND BILL CHALLENGE WALK
- LONG BIKE RIDES
- BRITISH COASTAL WALK 1978
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- HOME
- About Us
- ABOUT JOHN MERRILL
- MY LATEST MARATHON WALKS
- WALKERS ROLL OF HONOUR
- JOHN MERRILL WALKERS FORUM
- BADGES & CERTIFICATES
- COMPLETE BADGE ORDER FORM
- CHALLENGE WALK CUPS
- CHALLENGE WALK REFERENCE BOOK
- DAY CHALLENGE WALKS
- DAY PACK & T SHIRT
- GHOST & LEGENDS SERIES
- LATEST BOOKS
- PILGRIM'S WAY WALK GUIDES
- SALE BOOKS
- DERBYSHIRE HISTORY BOOK SALE
- BERKSHIRE
- SOUTH YORKSHIRE
- JOHN MERRILL'S WALK LIST
- CANAL WALKS
- CHESHIRE
- DERBYSHIRE WALKS
- ESSEX WALK GUIDES
- FOREST OF BOWLAND
- ISLAND AND COAST WALKS
- HERTFORDSHIRE
- KENT
- LEICESTERSHIRE
- LINCOLNSHIRE
- LONDON WALK GUIDES
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WALK GUIDES
- SHORT CIRCULAR WALKS IN THE PEAK DISTRICT
- DERBYSHIRE LOST VILLAGE WALKS
- DARK PEAK WALKS
- PEAK DISTRICT LONG WALKS
- PEAK & DERBYSHIRE TRAILS
- NORTH YORKS MOORS
- QUANTOCKS
- SHROPSHIRE
- SNOWDONIA
- STAFFORDSHIRE
- SUSSEX
- WARWICKSHIRE WALKS
- WORCESTERSHIRE WALKS
- THE CHILTERNS
- THE LAKE DISTRICT
- THE LIMEY WAY
- THE PEAKLAND WAY
- YORKSHIRE DALES
- MARATHON WALK STORIES
- HONG KONG TRAILS
- DERBYSHIRE & PEAK HISTORY
- FAMOUS DERBYSHIRE PEOPLE
- NOTTINGHAM HISTORY GUIDES
- CYCLING GUIDES by A. Robinson
- COAL MINING
- ILLUSTRATED TALKS
- TALK TESTIMONIALS
- MULTIPLE DAY WALKS
- WALKING ATHLETICISM
- A FEW FACTS ABOUT JOHN MERRILL
- PEAK DISTRICT BOUNDARY WALK -
- DERBYSHIRE BOUNDARY WALK
- THE NATIONAL FOREST WAY
- POEMS BY JOHN MERRILL
- Contact Us
- JOHN MERRILL"S BLOG
- FREE WALK DESCRIPTIONS
- CHARITY BIKE RIDES
- ESSEX COASTAL WALK
- PORTLAND BILL CHALLENGE WALK
- LONG BIKE RIDES
- BRITISH COASTAL WALK 1978
- MY OLD BOOTS
- Guest Book
- BLOG
- SITEMAP
- 1
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