Rich Meston

I wandered. I wrote a book.
Then it all got a bit out of hand…

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New book, April 2026
The Land of Stones and Bones

100km of ridges, cliffs and pure Purbeck spirit

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Rich Meston

It started with Half the Path, a plan to walk all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path in a wildly optimistic 21 days. My body was happy, my mind not so much, and I called it quits halfway round. I went back to ultramarathons, which have started going the same way, so now I'm back to walking with my pack.

Ultramarathons

Races of 45 to 110 miles, on coast paths, canal towpaths and national trails. Some finished, some very much not.

Start with Buckle Up! · 8 books

Hiking

Multi-day walks with a rucksack, a tent, and a question over just why it all weighs so much.

Start with Half the Path · 2 books

See it before you read it

I take far too many photos. Every one of them is on the map, with a bunch of stats like how far I'd got and how much climbing I'd done by then.

Half the Path
226.9 miles · 38,631 ft up · 268 photos · 4–14 Sept 2021
Wight
107.3 miles · 8,531 ft up · 265 photos · 20–23 Apr 2023
DNF
Ultramara…
78.7 miles · 9,952 ft up · 38 photos · 3–5 Oct 2024
The Land of Stones and Bones
64.1 miles · 9,258 ft up · 14 photos · 17–18 Oct 2025
DNF
Beaten by Dinosaurs
57.5 miles · 8,306 ft up · the route and stats · 22 Jun 2024
Buckle Down
111.7 miles · 18,194 ft up · the route and stats · 7 Oct 2022
Buckle Up!
270.0 miles over 4 attempts · 2018–2022
Chasing the Green Man
277.5 miles over 6 attempts · 2014–2025
Flippin' Hell!
84.8 miles · 12,432 ft up · the route and stats · 9 Apr 2022
Running with Dinosaurs
104.5 miles · 16,106 ft up · the route and stats · 24 Jun 2023
Book coming
The Other Half of the Path
251.4 miles · 43,311 ft up · 515 photos · 1–9 May 2025
Book comingDNF
Devon Coast to Coast
69.8 miles · 10,030 ft up · 110 photos · 14–19 Apr 2026
Book coming
Notes from the Path
669.6 miles · 119,976 ft up · the route and stats · 1–27 Sept 2026
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The books

Cover of The Land of Stones and Bones
Ultra · Coast path
The Land of Stones and Bones
100km of ridges, cliffs and pure Purbeck spirit
April 2026 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Ultramara…
Ultra · Coast pathDNF
Ultramara…
Crikey. Not again.
December 2025 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Wight
Walking · Isle of Wight
Wight
Landslips, lighthouses, esplanades, two feet and one tent
April 2025 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Chasing the Green Man
Ultra · Bristol
Chasing the Green Man
45 miles of mud, snow, floods and frozen toes
January 2025 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Beaten by Dinosaurs
Ultra · Coast pathDNF
Beaten by Dinosaurs
Sometimes, it just doesn't go to plan.
December 2024 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Running with Dinosaurs
Ultra · Coast path
Running with Dinosaurs
The Jurassic Coast? Completed it, mate.
May 2024 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Buckle Down
Ultra · Coast path
Buckle Down
Hartland Quay to Minehead. 110 miles, two feet, one path.
February 2023 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Flippin' Hell!
Ultra · Coast path
Flippin' Hell!
84 miles across 185 million years of coastline
September 2022 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Buckle Up!
Ultra · Coast path
Buckle Up!
The five-year journey to the end of a 100-mile foot race
April 2022 · photos and maps of the route
Cover of Half the Path
Walking · Coast path
Half the Path
Minehead to Penzance in 9 days. Via the pub.
November 2021 · photos and maps of the route

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