April 12th Start&Finish: Shiminnomori carpark The weather: High 22 Low 10 Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, tshirt, hiking shoes, sunscreen Map: This is the map of the park. Crowds: The odd hiker and dog walker here and there Time: 9:30am to 12:30 Difficulty: 19,780 steps. The weather was simply perfect today. Warm and sunny with a cool breeze. […]
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市民の森・Shiminnomori
February 24th Start&Finish: Shiminnomori Car Park, or there is parking in the Peace Museum nearby. The weather: High 9 Low -4. Beautiful and sunny, but cool in the trees. Outfit/Equipment: Jeans, heat tech, hoody, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: We just wandered round the shiminnomori, then crossed the road over to the Peace Museam. Crowds: […]
東松山 ・Higashi Matsuyama
November 4th Start&Finish: Higashi Matsuyama station to Takasaka station. The weather: Beautiful, warm sunshine. Outfit/Equipment: light trousers, t-shirt, hat, sunglasses, hiking shoes. Map: Google maps and paper maps from the Higashi Matsuyama Walking Center Crowds: Lots of people at the beginning, then thinned out to the odd hiker. Time: Somewhere around 4 hours walking. Difficulty: […]