Leon McCarron

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20th March 2022

The Zagros Mountain Trail is telling a new story about Iraqi Kurdistan

The Zagros Mountain Trail is a new long-distance hiking trail weaving through Iraqi Kurdistan. We spoke to trail developer Leon McCarron about the new story it hopes to tell and the opportunities it hopes to bring.

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Leon McCarron

Leon McCarron

Leon McCarron is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and explorer from Northern Ireland. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is known for long-distance expeditions and immersive multimedia storytelling. In the past decade he has travelled over 50,000km by human power, and is currently based in Iraq. His third book will be published later this year.