There are still a number of very good books written by pilgrims about their journeys on any of the many Caminos. However, I was also fascinated by stories of adventures on other walks and I was intrigued by people passionate about simply walking. Here is a list of books I have read while preparing for my second Camino.
I have started to “star” the books I enjoyed the most.
- The Salt Path – Raynor Winn – (274 pages) – 2018
- Wanderers*– A History of Women Walking – Kerri Andrews – (263 pages) – 2020
- The Reason You Walk*– Wab Kinew – (288 pages) – 2015
- The Philosophy of Walking – Frederic Gros – (249 pages) – 2008
- The Old Ways – A Journey on Foot*– Robert Macfarlane – (364 pages) – 2012
- Walking – One Step at a Time – Erling Kagge – (177 pages) – 2018
- Wanderlust – A History of Walking* – Rebecca Solnit (291 pages) – 2000
- In Praise of Paths – Walking Through Time and Nature – Torbjorn Ekelund (222 pages) – 2020
- On Looking – Alexandra Horowitz – (265 pages) – 2013
- Windswept* – Why Women Walk – Annabel Abbs-Streets – (327 pages) – 2021
- The Living Mountain* – Nan Shepherd – (115 pages) – 1977
- A Field Guide to Getting Lost* – Rebecca Solnit (206 pages) – 2005
- Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery (268 pages) – 2014
- Beneath My Feet – Writers on Walking – Duncan Minshull (169 pages) – 2018
- To The River – Olivia Laing (280 pages) – 2011
- As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning* – Laurie Lee (194 pages) – 1969
- Walking the Woods and the Water* – Nick Hunt (329 pages) – 2014
- The Wild Places* – Robert Macfarlane (321 pages) – 2007
- A Time of Gifts* – Patrick Leigh Fermor (358 pages) – 1977
- Three Men on the Way Way – Hamish Brown (132 pages) – 2013
- The January Man – Christopher Somerville (374 pages) – 2017
- The Road to Roaring Water – Christopher Somerville (244 pages) – 1993
- Women, Walking* – Kerri Andrews (215 pages) – 2026
- A History of the World in 500 Walks* – Sarah Baxter (400 pages) – 2016