How far can you walk?

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Thread running at the moment about a child walking to school. People are not only seemingly horrified at the thought of the child walking, but also the mum doing the walk twice, as she is walking with him. I'm not asking about that Thread or child per se but you and your child.

In one go i can do about 5 miles, not fast, would probably take me 2 hours. Once I've had a rest I could probably then do the same again. I can easily walk 3 miles in about 50 minutes

Last year I did a walking marathon so I know I can walk 26 miles. I was knackered at the end though! I'd have no problem with walking 10-12 miles.

On my day off I get loads more steps in because I have way more time.

I grew up in a family and town where no one walks anywhere. People insist on giving you a lift to places that are just 0.5 miles away etc. It’s really bad.

I tend to cycle everywhere so don’t walk that much day to day but I can easily walk a couple miles before needing a brief sit down. When on holiday/city break I can walk many miles in a day.

I think it’s more than about ability walking physically. DD can easily walk the distance to her college but it means much earlier start and that will be the problem. Also it’s often rainy between 8 and 9 am for some reason so not pleasant to walk.
For DH and I time is the main factor. People who have time to do 2 hours walk every day don’t realise that it’s a luxury of free time they have .

I've never measured distance but I've done walks for about 2 hours recently that have been enjoyable. I worked as a waitress in a busy restaurant in my teens and was moving around for about 4-5hours at a time, stopping for a 20 min lunch then going again. As a young teen me and my friends would be out walking for hours at a time. My early 20s would be an hour walk to work each way. I do worry how unfit some children (and adults) must be when I see comments about how horrified people are at the suggestion of a child having to walk.

I walk the dog for at least an hour a day.

just back from Rome where we walked miles, around 5-6 hours of walking a day (with a break for lunch!)

I have no idea. I've never been unable to go any further.

I walk about 4m an hour normally, slower if On A Walk in the hills or similar.

On my office days I walk about 2 miles into town, and then back again. Recently I've twice walked into town in the evening after an office day (got the bus back because it was late and we were tiddly). One of those involved 220 stairs as well. I didn't consider myself to have "walked a lot today".

Previously we've done 10-mile walks (with stops along the way for views, lunch etc). That does count as A Thing.

Forgot the photos!

Yes...my dd needs to be in school at 8am...it's a 45 minute walk or a 10 minute drive. Big difference in the morning between leaving at 7.50 or 7.15

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I’ve done quite a bit of through hiking in the past couple of years. I can do 15 miles/day carrying my backpack on trails. When hiking the Alps I would be tired after 10 miles carrying my backpack but that was tough terrain. I’m 60.
It’s different though when you have all day and you stop and rest and enjoy the scenery wherever you’re getting tired and you have nothing else to do all day

I love a good wander and often will just walk around all day if I get the chance. My most in a day was 40,000 steps but my step average is about 15,000. If I can, I’ll walk as a rule but obviously with kids it can be hard.

I grew up in a family and town where no one walks anywhere. People insist on giving you a lift to places that are just 0.5 miles away etc. It’s really bad.

This. I still remember walking DD to school and a a guy who drove his son to school every day asked if we wanted a lift. Theres absolutely no way we'd be driving a less than 5 min walk.

I used to walk parkrun with a very unfit friend to keep her company. We were always near the back and used to do 5k in 55 mins.
With the teens and DH we often walk for 6 to 8 hours up hills and mountains. With rests. I am not particularly fit or unfit.

I use time, not distance, to measure. I don't have a regular pattern but one of the reasons I volunteer is because it makes me walk to a venue, walk about it doing things, carry stuff around, walk to the loo, to another building and so on, then walk home again.
Also, yesterday I went somewhere by bus, explored a historic building and its grounds then went to the supermarket and so on. Two or three hours (including sitting down for coffee, tbh!) walking/moving.
It works for me. I rarely 'go for a walk', but clearly I should do so more often.

I can walk all day and we often do walking holidays. The problem in daily life is having the time to walk places. For example I keep thinking about going swimming. My local pool is a half hour walk away which isn’t far or difficult for me but when you add everything up it’s probably 2 hours out of the day to spend 30 minutes actually swimming and when you work full time it’s hard to make time to do that of an evening, so I don’t (I don’t have a quicker way to get there). I also take the bus to the train station in the morning for work even though I’m perfectly capable of walking it because otherwise I’d get even less sleep than I do (35 minute walk/5-10 minute bus).

Until recently I could easily do a 2 hour walk with the dog, probably 4-5 miles and that’s what I’m planning to get back to soon.
I think that’s quite normal for an active 73 year old? I probably do 30-35 miles a week easily.

It's appalling how unfit a lot of people are. Especially children.

I can do around 25 miles before I've had enough.

Sadly its the norm to just put kids in the back of a car and drive. When I organise activities my first thought is 'can I walk to it'. DD did a rock climbing course and I made sure it was somewhere we could walk to every week, so many parents think their kids are active by signing up for sports but kids spend their whole time in the back of a car being ferried to these clubs, its ridiculous. I spent my childhood with parents who drove (and still do) everywhere and I don't want that for DD. I go to the gym and walk there and back. Yes its 30 mins there and 30 mins back, but I work it into my routine and purposefully chose a gym close to work for logistics.

Wow, I’d love the time to walk 25 miles. Thats around 8 hours of solid walking.

Depends on the ground - 25 miles of hills and I feel wrecked - but I only know that as I do it at least once most years

i can do 3 miles quick but can’t keep that pace up all day

my mam is complaining that she can’t go as far as she used to -5 miles is what she thinks is her limit but she could probably do 7 in a day. We just did 3 miles for a bit of fresh air

shes late 80s

Generally, with no prep and as a one off and not needing to walk the next day, I could knock out 20 miles.

Daily, I wouldn't have an issue with a 2 mile each way walk.

On holidays, we do a lot of dawdling walking and can easily wander round a city for the whole day with a stop for lunch and afternoon coffee.

I like walking. I enjoy being able to walk quite far and feel happy at walking far. Even better if the walk is up a hill and I can marvel at the view. Hooray for views.

Unless it rains, obvs. Then I don't enjoy the walks so much.

Late 60s. I would walk up to 5 miles to get somewhere if the weather was nice.I could do 10 miles if I had to. I prefer cycling, though, it's quicker.

Its not about doing that every day. Its the fact that people don't walk enough every day. People need to reconsider 'jumping in a car' and just walking instead. I remember my sister who would refuse to visit parents if she couldn't park directly outside the house and instead had to park a road away. Thats the attitude thats wrong.

Miles and miles. I did 20 in one day and could’ve done more