Start&Finish: Heisei no Mori Koen to Sakura Riverbank Park and back. The weather: High 21 Low 7 Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, tshirt, jumper, light shoes Map: You don’t really need a map. If you can orient yourself right you just walk straight to the river, then follow the cycle path. Here’s the park’s site. Crowds: There were […]
Tag: solo walk
越生・Ogose
March 15th Start&Finish: Ogose Machi Chuo Kouminkan Car Park. The weather: High 11 Low 5. Hazy with cloud thickening through the day and the first spots of rain as I reached the car. Outfit/Equipment: warm trousers, sport inner, hoody, down vest, hiking shoes (and hat and gloves later on). Map: I had no particular plan […]
嵐山渓谷・Ranzan Keikoku
January 16th Start&Finish: Ranzan Keikoku Sightseeing Carpark (嵐山渓谷観光駐車場) The weather: Sunny and cold. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, heat tech, jumper, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: I meandered round this area, following each path to see where it went. Crowds: The odd hiker and dog walker. Time: 10am to 12pm Difficulty: 10,748 steps.