Setting Out Alone - My First Days Hiking the Hexatrek Trail
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2023
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Join me as I start hiking the Hexatrek! The first 50 kms of this 3034 km journey are already gorgeous and have made me even more excited for what’s ahead. I can't believe I got to camp right beside a castle for my first two nights on trail! So far, France is beautiful and the weather has been perfect.
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Super excited to share this journey and this brand new trail with y’all! Let me know what you want to see more of it if you have any questions I can answer :)
Let us know what you think about the Hexatrek app. Some German friends say, it is not extremely useful at the moment because of missing entries but maybe it just doesn't meet German perfection, what do I know.
I have been looking forward to this, thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks for joining!
Treat Yourself!
Woah! Thank you so much!
What a fascinating trail! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Thanks for watching!
So excited for you, looks beautiful!
Thanks! It’s a great trail so far
Outstanding
Thank you 🙏🏼
Interesting trek! Can’t wait to see more.
It’s so cool! I’m excited to see more too :)
Thanks!
Thanks so much!! 🙏🏼☺️
Hey Lauren, nice first Episode! Its so different, if its green all around :D I wish you a great hike and im lf to the next Part!
Thank you so much! And good luck on the next section!
What a unique trail and landscape! Very cool.
Yeah it’s so interesting so far! Not like any trail I’ve done before :)
Incredible how fast you are with editing.
Very well done.
Do you keep thinking about how to arrange the shots while hiking?
Thank you! And yes, I try to keep an eye out for what works in the vlogs :)
Great first episode, love how you appreciate that mix of nature and culture on the trail, and the numerous coffee breaks possible :D And damn you are so lucky to meet so many hexaTrekers, I did a completely solo traversee of Stage 1 soooooo. hope you'll spot more HexaTrek signs too!
Thanks so much! It’s been really fun! And yes it’s so great that so many are out here- solitude is nice but it’s also nice to have some friends nearby. I found another Hexatrek sign just tonight! Gotta keep my eyes peeled 👀
I hike and backpack in the U.S., never will be able to hike this trail. Looking forward to watching your journey. Be safe.
Thanks so much! Happy to share the journey :)
Why not
Aah, it’s so fun to see the first days through your eyes! Keep the clips coming! I just found out that I already whatched your pct blogs haha, really cool! Xx from a fellow HexaTrekker!
No way! That’s so fun! I was just checking out your Instagram :) the future looks bright haha
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
Thank you!!
Great start.👏 Looking forward to following along on your Hexatrek journey. I hiked the PCT in ‘21 also (3/23-9/1). Life changing!✨
Amazing! Such a gorgeous trail. Excited to experience this one :)
Loving it Lauren!!!❤
Thank you!!
Awesome, looks like a great start to your hike. I’m going to be starting the Hexatrek in a couple of weeks and I can’t wait 😊
Oh heck yeah! It’s awesome. Best of luck!
Best way to remove tiks. Use a qtip with some alcohol on it.
I got lucky and never had any on me! I did spray my shoes and backpack with permethrin which worked really well :)
Looks amazing Lauren 👏 looking forward to the next vlog 😀
Thanks :) You’re in luck! I posted part 2 today!
@@LaurenRoerick on it 😁
Hi Lauren, Can you make a video with the specifics of getting the long term travel visa for France? Where did you tell them you would be staying? What documents did you need? etc. I'm enjoying following your hike. I hope to do it next year. :) Thanks!
Ah yes! That’s probably something I won’t be able to make until I’m finished the trail because of time and logistics, but I plan to when I return :)
Wow, you're overhere in Europe and hiking the Hexatrail! I have been looking into it as well, but don't have the time to do such a long trail.
I have hiked quite a bit of this trail when I was doing the GR5. You'll be running into that one in the Vosges, the Jura and part of the Alps.
You'll notice that hiking in Europe is quite different from the States. A lot less wild, but comfortable and good food, so you have to carry less food and water and your phone will have service almost all the time, not always!
I'm going to try to follow your journey the whole way!
You sure have better weather then I had on my bike trip in the beginning of May.
Enjoy your trip! Kaat
Greetings from Belgium 😉
Thanks for following along again! Yes the trekking in Europe different and so wonderful :) much better good haha
I heard it was very wet in May! Hopefully you’ve dried out 😆
@@LaurenRoerick yep, also back home and at work again. But I would like to finish my trip to Santiago de Compostela in October. We'll see...
By that time you should have finished your hike.
We hiked a week in the rain in the Vosges when we did the GR5. That wasn't much fun either. But also had many beautiful days and great memories!
Haha ooh yeah this would be a lot less fun in the rain!
wooo hooo new hike and new video good luck stay safe
Woohoo!!
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Looks very cool so far and excited to follow along! How did you transport your trekking poles to Europe? Were they okay to take on the plane?
Thanks! I checked my backpack, since they don’t allow the tent stakes or poles as carry on. But it was fine as checked baggage, I just had the poles collapsed inside the pack
I came à cross ypur vidéo bye chance. I Like top much. I will definitely start Hexatrec for 3 weeks. I have already hiked a lot, but not in such conditions . I’m not very young 😂, so let’s try. Can you tell me which tent and backpack you have, they looks so good. So I will watch your vidéos. See you 😊
That’s so exciting! Glad you’re enjoying the videos. I have a hyperlite southwest backpack and a big Agnes tiger wall tent :)
Hey Lauren hi! just came across your channel here (I know right?) and almost done with the CT series as I've done that trail, but was interested in what you use to shot/video with if you don't mind? TIA...
Welcome! Glad you found me :) 95% of these videos are shot on my iPhone!
Enjoy! Mic was picking up some windy wooshes but that was probably the phone footage
Yep. Nothing to when the wind is blowing like it was 🤷🏼♀️ thanks!
@Lauren Roerick makes sense, I like the phone footage too 😁 awesome starting place
Which Hyperlite backpack did you end up going with?
Southwest 42 litre I believe (if I remember right haha)
Are the water sources shown in the video all potable? Have you had to filter yet?
The ones from the town are potable! But I’ve filtered from a few streams so far
Do they call those French fries or just fries?
Pomme frites I believe haha or something like that
Just fries obviously :) Des frites!
Bienvenue en France et bon Hexatrek !!!!!
Ah so just the Germans call them pommes haha interesting!
Merci beaucoup!
The trail is maybe nice, maybe very nice. I dont like that there are no signs and you always need a device for road finding. Terrible, terrible
This seems like a terrible decision tbh.
You’re right