A StoryTrek · The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Robin Hood: The Merry Adventures

Robin Hood and his Merry Men keep to the greenwood of Sherwood Forest, venturing out into the towns of medieval England for disguises, rescues, and a rough kind of justice. Along the way you meet Little John, Friar Tuck, and Will Scarlet. You walk every mile on your own everyday walks, wherever you are.

Distance: 130 miles (209 km)
Waypoints: 16
Illustrated by: Howard Pyle

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A cover of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle, showing Robin Hood crossing swords with Guy of Gisbourne in the forest

IHow far did Robin Hood travel?

130 miles of greenwood.

Howard Pyle never measures Robin’s wanderings. StoryTrek’s route runs 130 miles, with 16 waypoints drawn from the book. Every walk, run, or treadmill session your phone records carries you deeper into Sherwood.

How long the journey takes

You walk	You reach the end in
2 miles a day (3 km)	about 9 weeks
3 miles a day (5 km)	about 44 days
5 miles a day (8 km)	about 26 days
10 miles a day (16 km)	about 13 days

A 10,000-step day is roughly 4 to 5 miles, which gets you to the end in about 29 days.

An archer in a green hood sitting on a bench outside a half-timbered country inn, facing a bearded man with a tankard and staff while townsfolk look on, in a colorized drawing after Howard Pyle — Outside a country inn, in a restored and colorized version of Howard Pyle’s artwork for the 1883 edition.

IIThe road ahead

Merry adventures, mile after mile.

The route follows Robin through Sherwood Forest and the towns of medieval England, in the company of Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and the rest of the Merry Men. Expect disguise, rescue, and greenwood justice, told the way Pyle told them in 1883. For a shorter walk with Robin, Sherwood Forest: The Outlaw’s Trail follows Paul Creswick’s retelling over 25 miles.

Each waypoint pairs a restored and colorized version of Pyle’s own artwork with a moment from the story. Reach one, and the forest path runs on to the next.

Walk it together

Start a company and gather your own band of Merry Men: a friend, a book club, or the whole office. Everyone walks their own miles, wherever they live, and the group follows Robin into Sherwood together.

Join the Merry Men

Sherwood Forest,
wherever you walk.

Download StoryTrek, choose Robin Hood: The Merry Adventures, and take your first steps into the greenwood.