Someone who has walked too far
It is not possible to decide this in the abstract. It all depends on how far it is to the next village and what amenities are there. For us, a short day would be 15 km, a long day 35 km or more.
Most of our very long days have been forced upon us by wrong information about the non-existent facilities in the villages ahead. There is a double pain in this – not only does it mean more hours of walking, but those extra hours are in the hottest part of the day.
On our eleven trips to France we have walked about 7,800 kms in 335 walking days; a bit over 23 km per day, walking for an average of five hours each day.
On the way to Chablis
Our speed whilst walking is about 5.5 km/hour, but with our many stops for photography, conversation, drinks of water and consultation of the map, our average speed is around
4.75 km/hour.
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