Hiking Past Castles To Saverne on the Hexatrek
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Loads more castles in this section of the Hexatrek, some foot pain slows me down, but I reach Saverne at the 100km mark!
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Can’t wait to show you what else this trail has in store!
Thank you for sharing this trail.I am really enjoying it so far.Take care of yourself.
Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying them :)
Look after those feet 🦶 Lauren. I had to cut my pct hike short because I didn’t stick to my plan of going slow at first and put myself off the trail with shin splints. At least now I know exactly what not to do. Hope you are enjoying your hike… lots of coffee and Camembert
Thanks! I’ve been taking good care of them and the pain seems to have subsided! All part of the process :)
It's 6AM, let's GOOOOOO
Let’s goooooo
9:33 - A lovely California ceanothus being used as a landscape plant. I saw them in Scotland this summer as well.
Oh that’s what they’re called! Gorgeous
This trail is magnificent! Watching this just hike makes me feel good and relaxed! Just gorgeous 🔥🔥
Aw thank you!! It’s such a beautiful trail. I can’t wait to show you more!
Hope you're foot is doing OK after a bit of rest. Walking is great, but not if you're hurting!
I like that you bringing some typical things about France seen through your eyes. The Bon appétit, au revoir And Bonjour, yep, never really noticed it as being funny, but yeah, it's there.
Stelt camping is usually ok., you can also consider asking permission, mostly they'll say it's OK.
That apéro spritz and ice cream looked delicious and well deserved!
In Germany and probably in that erea of France as well, they have really good alcohol free Weiss beer. Very refreshing and you can still hike afterwards!
The church bells usually stop between 10pm and 7am. In lot of places it's not that late at night.
It's staying warm and hot for a little while longer!
I hope you're doing OK!
All the best, Kaat
Glad you’re enjoying the videos :) the feet are feeling much better thankfully.
The food has been great so far- really enjoying that part.
Thanks ☺️
@@LaurenRoerick Super! Does the Hexatrek passes Le Honneck, Le Grand Ballon and the Ballon d'Alsace ? All very pretty places when you have nice weather... 😉
It sure does! I passed the grand ballon yesterday and the ballon d’alsace today!
@@LaurenRoerick Almost done with the Vosges. Jura coming up soon. I think you're staying on the GR5 until the Vanoise in the Alps. So fun to follow you on all those known places. 😁
Great video, Lauren!! 🙌
Thanks so much!
Stealth camping at a castle. That’s a new one. Enjoying your perspective of the trail. Beautiful.
Sorry that your feet are hurting. I’d bet the ranch (or castle) … it’s the shoes. Get well✨
Right?! It was a pretty unique experience haha. And yeah the new version of the lone peaks has changed a few things and I’m not sure I like them. But my feet feel a lot better now (250kms) :)
All the castles! 🏰
0:17.. bless you Lau. 😉
😂😂 Merci
You might want to look at screeching your Plantar Facia to see if it would help, UA-cam has many video's on it.
Yes lots of stretching and deep massaging has been helping a lot! They few much better now after 11 days
Love hearing about all the differences between Canada and France :)
Oh good! It’s been fun to discover them :)
If the pain continues, try to get a tennis ball. Sit down, place ball on the ground, put some weight on the ball and roll it back and forth massaging the sole of your foot.
Thanks! So far so good. After that half day of rest, it’s feeling much better
@@LaurenRoerick Good. My podiatrist suggested the tennis ball. I take one with me when I backpack and use it daily for about 10 minutes as maintenance. Take care
Smart! Thank you ☺️
For me arnica creme always helped with pain of all sorts. I'll cream the area in the mornings and at night. Maybe it'll help with your pain as well but I hope the pain is already gone by now. Fingers crossed!
Thank you for bringing us onto the the trail with you. It's so much fun to watch
Ah good idea! I’ve been massaging them and taking magnesium citrate and krill oil at night to help heal the muscles and lessen the inflammation. They are feeling much better so far!
Glad you’re enjoying the journey as well! :)
Wow! Looks amazing. France really is a beautiful country. Looking forward to starting the TMB beginning of July. Keep the videos coming! I hope it’s still going well.
Ooh exciting! We may be on it at the same time- this trail overlaps for a portion. Thanks!
I’ll keep an eye out!
What? I am a 50 y.o French guy from Les Vosges and I didn't know you have to wait for a "bon appetit" to start eating. 😇
I probably wait for it unconsciously in specific situation tho. Or maybe I've have just forgotten about it after living 25 years abroad.
Great video - does this hike have a “weather window” like the PCT and beating the snow or is this a trail you can take more at your own pace?
The first section doesn’t, but the alps and Pyrenees absolutely do. Right now the alps are still under a lot of snow so I don’t have to rush the first section. By the end of June or early July they should be clear though.
Hi Lauren, thanks for sharing your trek with us.
Great videos, I am looking at doing the Hexatrek next year.
What would you estimate the budget cost is to do the Trek.
I noticed you mentioned a time frame of 100 to 110 days has that estimate changed?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks! I’m hoping to spend about €900/month (it might be a bit more) and then I’ll likely take more like 120, the full four months to do it. It’s so beautiful and fun, I don’t want to rush it.
Thanks Lauren, how is your foot?
I noticed you started about June 5th, would it have been possible to have started maybe a few weeks earlier?
Thanks for your help.
I started the trail on May 31. Technically you can start earlier but the snow in the alps won’t be melted until late June/early July so I didn’t want to have to skip around
Oh and my foot is much better, thank you!
Another great Video!
How active were you on your feet before the hike, in regards to miles and hours standing on your feet.
I have very small feet for my height/weight and sit all day. My feet and blisters are always the first thing that register when hiking long before i could get sore or anything.
I try to take smaller steps as i hike very fast, do a lot of stops and put my feet up high.
Thanks! Feet are feeling much better, it’s usually just a part of the process, exacerbated by more road walking in that section. I was active before I started but it’s always a bit of getting used to having extra weight on them I think. Massage and rest and stretching plus krill oil and magnesium has been doing a good job! ☺️
They’re used to “dumb Americans “ doing such thinks (not that they condone it, though).