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The annual "Hundred" [11] is the LDWA's flagship event and has been recognised as the longest-running 100-mile ultramarathon in the world, [12] although it is not a race. It is held every year in a different part of the country, on the late May bank holiday, when up to 500 people gather to walk or run 100 miles in a maximum 48 hours.
There is no formal definition of a long-distance path, though the British Long Distance Walkers Association defines one as a route "20 miles [32 km] or more in length and mainly off-road." [1] They usually follow existing rights of way, often over private land, linked and sometimes waymarked to make a named route. [3]
The Vanguard Way is a long-distance walk of 66.2 mi (106.5 km) [1] from East Croydon station in outer London (OS grid reference), travelling from the north, to Newhaven, on the south coast of England. [2] [3] It passes through the counties of Surrey, Kent and East Sussex, between Croydon and Newhaven, East Sussex. [2]
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The Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) has the most comprehensive online database of long-distance paths in the UK, [7] and members are able to download GPX files of routes. The association also maintains the LDWA National Trails Register, [ 8 ] with different levels of membership for people who have completed five, 10, 15 or all 19 of ...
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The Long Distance Walkers Association in the UK is for the more energetic walker, and organizes lengthy challenge hikes of 20 or even 50 miles (30 to 80 km) or more in a day. The LDWA's annual "Hundred" event, entailing walking 100 miles or 160 km in 48 hours, takes place each British Spring Bank Holiday weekend. [40]