New Valley Hills

Thames Path National Trail

A training exercise intended to shakedown my kit. An easy 373 k thruhike down the river. Source in Kemble, South Gloucestershire, via English countryside, villages, towns and cities to London, passing through our capital city, ending at the North Sea on the north Kent coast. 

English summer weather expected – sunshine, high humidity, occasional shower and thunderstorms. Teens to mid 20sC during the longest days of the year. 16 days of walking. 

My carried kit. Was it enough??

Were my fears of weak ankles and sore hip borne out?

How did I get on?

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