Jack Cornish is head of paths at the Ramblers Association,
Britain's largest walking charity. In 2017, he walked across the
country from Land's End to John O'Groats, and he has dedicated the
last seven years of his life to walking and recording the forgotten
routes of England and Wales. He is ten years into an attempt to
walk every street in London, where he lives.
Twitter @cornish_jack
A nostalgic amble through the history of travel in England and
Wales, and an examination of the routes that make up our modern
path network. Jack Cornish interlaces titbits of travel, history,
personal reflection and anecdote. His passion for walking, natural
beauty and the abundant history of these old ways shines through.
Cornish's motivation to protect heritage and relish our spectacular
countryside is admirable
*The Times*
Cornish’s book delves back in history and is written with a sense
of urgency. On each page you discover an enticing new vista
*Mail on Sunday*
Marvellous. Cornish is the ideal companion on the road: interested
in everything, learned, acute, and a splendid story-teller
*Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast*
A rallying cry to reclaim lost routes and preserve this precious
resource for future generations
*Walk Magazine*
Fascinating
*Country Walking*
A celebration of an ancient network and a rallying cry to reclaim
what has been lost and preserve it for future generations
*The Best of UK*
[A] fascinating history of path-making and path-taking . . . our
guide excels at historic story-telling . . . Cornish’s celebration
of our grand wealth of history ways, and the different motivations
for walking over the centuries, is a worthy clarion call for us to
keep treading paths – so we don’t lose our way . . .
*The Oldie*
A lively account of millennia of movement, and a call to action to
preserve an endangered heritage
*Inkcap Journal*
By 2026, some 16,000km of forgotten footpaths around Britain stand
to be lost. Jack Cornish’s fascinating book sets out to ensure they
aren’t, and en route explains why Britain’s history is buried in
these historic rights of way.
*Wanderlust*
There are many books about walking, but there are few that are as
compelling, informed, curious and inspiring as The Lost Paths. Jack
Cornish shows us that every path has a story to tell
*Mary-Ann Ochota*
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