Preparing for the Camino

[philleethomas]

Preparing my feet for my CF June/July along the Thames footpath. A newly-unveiled Big Ben looking all shiny and new!
What mini treks are people doing to prepare, and can anyone recommend any near London (I'm contemplating a Chaucerian yomp to Canterbury in the next couple of months)?

 

[trecile]

Preparing my feet for my CF June/July along the Thames footpath. A newly-unveiled Big Ben looking all shiny and new!
What mini treks are people doing to prepare, and can anyone recommend any near London (I'm contemplating a Chaucerian yomp to Canterbury in the next couple of months)?

You needn't go anywhere special. Just map out a route of 15 km or more from your house to a coffee shop or restaurant and back.

 

[RussB]

Based in London , doing endless loops of Epping Forest. Starting to know every one of its 6,000 acres

 

[Camino Chrissy]

Preparing my feet for my CF June/July along the Thames footpath. A newly-unveiled Big Ben looking all shiny and new!
What mini treks are people doing to prepare, and can anyone recommend any near London (I'm contemplating a Chaucerian yomp to Canterbury in the next couple of months)?

This is where @Annette london knows most paths, walks and routes arond the outskirts of London. Many of the pictures she has posted over the last few years on other threads had me thinking she was in a wilderness area, not next to this huge major urban city! You could send her a PM or she may respond here on her own.

 

[Camineiro]

“What mini treks are people doing to prepare, … ?“

None.

Training will come with the camino.
Every day your mental and physical fitness will grow.

 

[Catharine Sowerby]

Complete the Capital Ring (78miles) or London Loop (150 miles) paths. Easily tackled in sections with public transport access at start and finish of each section. https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/top-walking-routes

 

[pierrenaples]

I'm doing 6-12 miles a day with the planned weight I'll be carrying plus 15lbs because Florida has no hills. So far, no issues with feet or back.

 

[sharonmonty]

London Waterways walks are good. Interesting to see parts of London you wouldn’t otherwise see, not hiking just walking.

 

[RussB]

London Waterways walks are good. Interesting to see parts of London you wouldn’t otherwise see, not hiking just walking.

Agree, River Lee Navigation is a fantastic walk , train to the start and head back towards the smoke