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.I go to the gym,but wanted to add walking to my routine to add some variety.So I want to know if it's possible to walk from Birmingham to either Redditch or Coventry?
My experience over the years is that walking in the woods for an hour or a bit more each day with my dogs gives me the base for walking six hilly road miles in two hours over several weekends which gives me the base to walk for a week on rural tracks and paths, fifteen or so miles a day, with a 20 lb pack. I'm running and at the gym as well, so perhaps this isn't the whole story, but I do think that a pyramid-style expansion of one's effort is the best way. Nothing like a few OS maps to stimulate walking fever....
Hi all,thanks for the helpful replies to my post, but maybe I should have made myself a little more clear in my initial question.I am not a complete novice to walking, just that walking is not the main focus of my fitness efforts.You might have thought i must be a little odd to try and walk 20 miles to Coventry, and maybe you're correct,but if i ever did take such a long walk that would be my entire weeks fitness activities.In addition if i find the going too hard I'll just pop onto a bus to complete the journey.Also, as an initiative to keep me walking I have relatives in Coventry whom I have not seen for quite a while.I think if you have some reward at the end of your walk, such as visiting with relatives,it makes the walk a little less difficult. Thanks again for all your answers.Although I do not think I will be buying an ordanance survey map, I'm terible with maps, and don't think it'll be much use.Although I do own one of those electronic route finding devices (not GPS,just the normal one), do you reckon I would be able to find my way to either Coventry or Reddich using one of those? Thanks and bye
as an ex Coventrian myself I can think of better walks around that area than Brum to Cov ;-) Whatever you decide - get an OS map! Bryan Durzet
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Hi all,thanks for the helpful replies to my post, but maybe I should have made myself a little more clear in my initial question.I am not a complete novice to walking, just that walking is not the main focus of my fitness efforts.You might have thought i must be a little odd to try and walk 20 miles to Coventry, and maybe you're correct,but if i ever did take such a long walk that would be my entire weeks fitness activities.In addition if i find the going too hard I'll just pop onto a bus to complete the journey.Also, as an initiative to keep me walking I have relatives in Coventry whom I have not seen for quite a while.I think if you have some reward at the end of your walk, such as visiting with relatives,it makes the walk a little less difficult. Thanks again for all your answers.Although I do not think I will be buying an ordanance survey map, I'm terible with maps, and don't think it'll be much use.Although I do own one of those electronic route finding devices (not GPS,just the normal one), do you reckon I would be able to find my way to either Coventry or Reddich using one of those? Thanks and bye
