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Written by a real hiker, for real hikers
Coast & Fell is written by a 43-year-old hiker based in Dorset, with a particular love for the Jurassic Coast. Every trail guide is walked, every gear review is researched properly. No fluff, no filler.
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Best Black Diamond trekking poles UK 2026: the whole range explained
Black Diamond invented the FlickLock lever and it shows across their pole line. Here is the UK buyer's guide to every current Black Diamond trekking pole, from the tested Trail Explorer 3 to the carbon Pursuit FLZ, with the right model for your kind of walking.
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Best Leki walking poles UK 2026: the full range explained
Leki is the specialist's walking pole brand: the SpeedLock lever, Aergon grips and decades of repairable durability. Here is the full Leki range for UK hikers, from the budget Voyager to the carbon Makalu FX Carbon flagship.
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Black Diamond Pursuit Carbon FLZ review: the carbon folding flagship
Black Diamond's premium carbon folding pole: light, well damped and packs down to 36cm. A research-led review of the Pursuit Carbon FLZ, with the one thing most buyers get wrong, choosing 125cm or 135cm by height.
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About me →All photographs in this gallery were taken by me on various hikes across Dorset, the Jurassic Coast and beyond. You're welcome to use any of these images — please attribute coastandfell.co.uk if you do. I have hundreds more — if you'd like to use my photography for editorial or commercial purposes, get in touch at [email protected].
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Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge 2026: race report
58km from Corfe Castle to Weymouth in driving rain with my sister. My second time on this route, raising for Dementia UK in memory of my dad. A full account of a brutal, beautiful day.

Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge 58km: what to expect, what to pack, and what nobody tells you
58km from Corfe Castle to Weymouth along one of the UK's most beautiful and brutal coastlines. I did it last year and I'm going back on Saturday. Here's everything I wish I'd known the first time, and everything I've learned since.

Brockenhurst and the Tall Trees Trail: New Forest circular walk guide
A spontaneous midweek day off, a forest instead of a coastline, and giant sequoia trees planted in the 1850s. The Brockenhurst and Tall Trees Trail circular is 15km of New Forest walking at its finest, or 32km if you're training for an ultra.






