Final for my final hike in England (this year), I selected a section of the Capital Ring trail that runs from Grove Park to Crystal City, southeast of the London city center. Although it much of it follows suburban streets and nearly all of it is on paved tracks, it passes through several pretty parks. This morning was beautiful – sunny, breezy, and (finally!) cool after a week of brutal record-breaking heat across the UK and Europe.
I selected this route because I learned it happens to walk past a rare Royal Mail postbox – about which I’ll write more in the next blog post. Meanwhile, enjoy today’s images in the photo gallery.
Hike stats: (my 40th consecutive weekend hike!)
Distance: 9.38 miles (15.1km)
Gain: 388 feet (118m)
Time: 3h10m
GaiaGPS track (including two backtracks)
David Kotz 