First of all, I'm aware this forum must be absolutely filled with advice and tips that I'm looking for but I wanted to make a thread to accumulate some here - I've spent some time browsing and have come to realise I cannot possibly find all the relevant threads.. I hope that's not against the rules or anything..
So.. I'm planning a hike to my girlfriend's house on Christmas day, in case travel by car is not an option because of the snow and ice.
It's 18 miles away, so I'm planning to do it in around 6.5 hours, do you guys think this is accurate? I did a practise walk the other day and did 10.5 miles in around 3.5 hours.
So basically, I wanted some advice - any tips on what to take, think, do, etc.. Or is this idea just plain ludicrous..? .. Please offer any tips you think would be appropriate. I'll be mainly following the roads as I don't want to make any silly mistakes and get lost in a blizzard.. The route I'm taking has houses and towns on most of it so pretty safe and populated.
I hate how everyone over reacts when England gets a little bit of snow, but I also don't want to be stupid and under-prepared.
Many thanks for any help.
So.. I'm planning a hike to my girlfriend's house on Christmas day, in case travel by car is not an option because of the snow and ice.
It's 18 miles away, so I'm planning to do it in around 6.5 hours, do you guys think this is accurate? I did a practise walk the other day and did 10.5 miles in around 3.5 hours.
So basically, I wanted some advice - any tips on what to take, think, do, etc.. Or is this idea just plain ludicrous..? .. Please offer any tips you think would be appropriate. I'll be mainly following the roads as I don't want to make any silly mistakes and get lost in a blizzard.. The route I'm taking has houses and towns on most of it so pretty safe and populated.
I hate how everyone over reacts when England gets a little bit of snow, but I also don't want to be stupid and under-prepared.
Many thanks for any help.