Completing the 3034km Hexatrek solo in 118 days - France's new long distance hiking trail
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- Опубліковано 22 січ 2024
- The Hexatrek is an epic 3034km long distance hiking trail that goes through France, including the Alps & Pyrenees mountain ranges.
I complete the Hexatrek in 118 days. This is a vlog of my last day on trail. What an incredible journey this was through France.
You can find the route and more information about the Hexatrek here: en.hexatrek.com
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Congrats Ryan!
Cheers Ed 👍🏼
Your eyes are truly shining with the success of this accomplishment.
☺️ I was very happy to get to the end. This was such a tough trail, but I kept going everyday across the mountains, past beautiful lakes and many forests. One of my best achievements 😊
Fantastic, what an amazing achievement. Many congratulations
Cheers Paul. It was quite the adventure 😊 thanks for watching 👍🏼
This has been an amazing adventure to follow along with you. You have producwd it so well that I almost feel as though I was walking with you.
I so admire your courage to have done this alone.
What a life experience.
Congrats on completing this ambition.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed following along. Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 👍🏼😊
Congrats!!🎉 What an amazing adventure. You are such an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your hike ❤
Thank you. That’s the main reason for this channel, to inspire people to go on there own adventures. Whatever they may be. Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed 😊
Amazing achievement. It's hard to fathom the enormity of a challenge like that. Those stats are incredible!
Thank you. Looking back I still can’t believe what I achieved 😊 I was just taking it one day at a time and it built up to an incredible 4 month hike. Unforgettable, and I have these videos for memories aswell 😊 thanks for watching 👍🏼
Good job Ryan. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you 👍🏼😊
That is THE most epic tan line I've seen 😍😂
Can’t beat a good hiking tan 😂
congratulations - well done.
Thank you 😊
What an achievement. Congratulations. Thank you for 'bringing me along'!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed following along 😊
I have so much admiration for what you did and accomplished. Solo takes nerves of steel especially when you have those down days.
Low days are always tough, especially when there’s nobody to talk to. Need to have a strong mindset. That’s one thing I love about these long adventures, pushing myself through the tough times, and coming out the other side a stronger person 😊
Howcto befriend a back pack is so amazing. I am sure you will be sorry to part ways with this backpack. Bring it to SA and we can repair it for you. 😅
It has been a great backpack. Di put it in the washing machine and it ripped a big hole in it now 😂. I’m happy to upgrade now, this backpack was also a bit heavy. It weighed 1.2kg with nothing in. So happy to upgrade to a much lighter model. The lighter the bag the easier and more enjoyable the hike 😊
Brilliant - well done Ryan. An epic adventure that was finished off with a little bit of cookie kindness. And what a beautiful beach to finish on. I'm wondering what it is you're going to do next. All the best. Mark
Cheers Mark. The lady in the bakery was so nice, she was surprised to learn I’d been hiking non stop for 4 months. The free cookie tasted amazing. I have lots of adventures planned this year 😊 no hikes as big as the Hexatrek but a lot of amazing trails.
@@RyansNextAdventure A pleasure Ryan - I loved hearing about the bakery mate and the kindness. Hey, see you out there then. Peace.
Congratulations Ryan, what an incredible achievement! Thanks for recording your journey too, I've really enjoyed watching your progresss across the Hexatrek. I look forward to watching your future hikes!
Thank you and glad you enjoyed following along. I have lots of adventures planned for 2024, can’t wait to hit the trail again 😊
Great journey, thanks for sharing these video's with us.
The backpack and shoes, they now deserve a spot in a place of rest 🙂
Thank you, my gear did me proud on this hike. Couldn’t of asked any more from it 😊 glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching 👍🏼
Really enjoyed following you on this trail Ryan. I hope that you will be able to do some exciting hiking in 2024
Glad you enjoyed following along James. It was quite the adventure. I have lots of adventures planned for this year 😊 Thanks for watching and thank you for your support 👍🏼
What, 1 zero a month? Could you not push yourself any harder, lol.
Well done Ryan!
I will not even attempt to walk at your schedule in May.
Cheers Alan, I did hit the trail pretty hard most days. Hope your preparations for your Hexatrek are going well. May will soon come around 😊
Nice video mate! After we bailed, we later visited friends near the end of the Hexatrek and hiked the last 4 days with our friend just to see what the finish was like. Good on ya!
Thank you. I really enjoyed the last few days of the Hexatrek. It wasn’t massive mountains but there was still a fair bit of elevation with amazing views. I really enjoyed seeing the Atlantic Ocean with still 3 days to hike. It really added to the emotions of finishing 😊 good to hear you experienced the last few days of the Hexatrek. Are you planning to hike the part you missed next year?
An amazing achievement and adventure and with only 4 rest days in 4 months! Congratulations. So what's next?!!
Cheers David, it was an incredible adventure. Thanks for following along my friend 👍🏼 I have alot of hikes planned this year, not 100% sure of the order yet but one of the hikes is the Cambrian Way through Wales, it looks like an amazing hike. Nothing as big as the Hexatrek though. Just a lot of shorter hikes that I’ve wanted to do for a while. Also hoping to get to the French Alps again and hike the Tour De Mont Blanc. Love the mountains 😊 Are you planning any hikes for 2024?
The next 3 hikes on my ‘to do list’ are the Welsh Coast Path, The Cambrian Way and the Tour de Mont Blanc so we’re thinking on similar lines. I’ve got various things going on this year but I hope to do at least some of the WCP - I’d like to do it as a thru hike but I might have to do it in sections, we’ll see.
@@davidbradshaw8364 That’s awesome. I want to do the Wales Coast Path but not this year. Maybe in the next few years. I’m planning the Cambrian Way for July or August. I’ve also been looking at the Isle of Man Coast Path which looks cool. May squeeze that in this year too. I miss coastal hiking so want to do some this year also. Hope you’re keeping well mate.
I’m doing ok with some interesting things happening this year but I also want to fit some hiking in. . I love both the mountains and the coast so hiking in either area makes me happy 😊.
I’ll follow your Cambrian Way hike with interest as I might do that next year. I’ve walked in all the mountain areas it covers so it will be great (and challenging) to walk over them all as a thru-hike. Take care
Great last vlog and well done for the extra effort of filming it. I have my visa ready for this year and coach booked to strasbourg. Are you still doing the Cambrian way this year?
I'm with Ryan in Wales currently and am inspired by the Cambrian way so hopefully I will force/inspire him to do it together at some point this year! 😂
Thanks Harvey. No better feeling than having a big thru-hike planned, June will come around quick and you will be on trail. Very exciting. As Di mentioned we are currently in North Wales and I’ve hiked a bit of the Cambrian Way. I didn’t realise it goes over the mountains and to the summits. It’s making me even more excited to hike it. I will be hiking it this summer, can’t wait. Thanks for watching and good luck with your Hexatrek preparations, if you have any questions about the trail, let me know. Always happy to help 😊
@@dianel8001yes definitely you'll quickly get hiking fit lots of ascents about 23000 metres over the whole trail lots of chances for summit camping and through the most remote parts of Wales. Enjoy your adventures!
@@RyansNextAdventurethanks Ryan and congrats on doing it in 118 days I have six months free so will be planning to complete it in 150 to 200 days once in a lifetime so I want the time to enjoy. You'll have fun on the Cambrian way a challenging route but you've done the hexatrek so won't be an issue, once you get hiking fit after a few days you'll be running up the ascents 😂 it's about 23000 metres and that's over just 300 miles but plenty of opportunities for summit camping. It's my favourite UK trail.
@@Harvey493 Sounds like a great idea, always good to have free time on these big thru-hikes. Nothing worse than feeling pressured to finish. There’s loads of beautiful French villages to explore and stage 1 has so many castles to explore also, you will love it. Good to hear that the Cambrian Way is your favourite hike. I can’t wait to hike it 😊
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