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Staying motivated between Caminos
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[QUOTE="good_old_shoes, post: 1201436, member: 47112"] [USER=107500]@Peterexpatkiwi[/USER] Maybe it would be more of a motivation to walk somewhere with a different scenery? That helps me a lot. For extra motivation, I like to plan for routes that have a café at the destination or some interesting landscape, or are a bit of a challenge. When I lived in the Berlin area, I used to take the train to the Harz region on the weekends sometimes, or to the Elbsandsteingebirge. It is not that far (I often went for day hikes in the Harz, Elbsandsteingebirge is sadly a longer train ride, but still nice for a weekend with a stay there overnight) and you'll have some "mountains" to hike in. In winter you've got at least a chance of decent snow in those areas. The Brocken might not be the most beautiful mountain, but it is easily accessible, there's a café on top, and it's a really nice training hike, with lots of different routes leading up. It was my "training hill" when I lived in Berlin/Brandenburg. In the Elbsandsteingebirge there are paths even with ladders and steps and rocks. It's not really mountainous or high up, but feels like it at times. Landscapes like from a fairytale. When I was too bored by the all flat Brandenburg terrain, that was where I went. A suggestion: Take the first train in the morning to Wernigerode (~5am), then the Brockenbahn or bus to get to "Steinerne Renne". Walk up the Brocken, have a hot beverage on top in the ugly cafeteria, then hike down again via Eckerlochsteig to Schierke, where you can take the bus from Schierke back to Wernigerode. In snow I'd bring very light crampons and poles/stick. That's a day hike that can be done without lots of planning. The worst was always to get out of the bed that early on my day off 🤣, but once I started walking I always felt so much better than walking my normal daily routes around town. For the Harz region you can even get a book for collecting stamps, which for me is always a silly joy, and a motivation to walk new routes :-) [/QUOTE]
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