In total I’d hiked 27.5 miles and climbed over 2,600ft. I’m still not particularly fit, but my averages are rising. I have to remind myself that I’m doing this for fun and some light exercise, and not to take the stats too seriously and want to push the results.

It was a good hike on a trail in wonderful condition, but the downside was the very few views of the countryside.

I learned that if instead of wearing the hood of my waterproof jacket, I decide to keep my hat on in the rain, I must carefully tuck the hood down inside the jacket. If I don’t, the hood will fill up with water and at some point I’ll get a lot of very cold water poured down the back of my neck. 🙂