The Longest Walk Home

Ray Bailey with David Wilkins

The Longest Walk Home is the incredible account of Ray Bailey's daring 2,000 mile escape across Europe and over the Pyrenees, to the safety of British Gibraltar, and home in time for Christmas.

About this map

I loved reading this book. I wanted to follow along on a map but couldn't find one online, so decided to create this myself.

This map shows Ray's escape from the allied surrender in St Valery, to the British consulate in Barcelona.

DISCLAIMER: I have almost certainly made mistakes. I made this by scanning the book a 2nd time and jotting down any place names. If you spot any issues, feel free to contact me using the links at the bottom of my site, or if you have an account, raise a GitHub issue. You can also see the code on GitHub.