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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert MacFarlane

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot runs 10.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Roy McMillan (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.8listening hrs
Essays & Anthologiesstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.8 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 4,590 Essays & Anthologies audiobooks in our catalog.

Other recordings

  • The 2012 recording read by Robin Sachs runs 0.6 hours longer (11.4 hours).

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot is an audiobook by Robert MacFarlane: a 10.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Roy McMillan, released September 6, 2012, on the Essays & Anthologies and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.8 hrs
Narrated by
Roy McMillan
Released
September 6, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Essays & Anthologies, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9780241145920

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot as an audiobook?

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot runs 10.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot?

The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot is narrated by Roy McMillan.

Is The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.