The Two Moors Walking Challenge – Post 10: 22nd May, 2026 6 days to go
Route: Winscombe to Weston-Super-Mare, 16.3km 10.3 miles
Maybe the final longish walk before the off!
The forecast was sunny and hot, and an early start works best for me to avoid anything over 20 °C. My personal thermostat is on a permanent ‘sweat’ setting, even in cold weather.
Och well, I set off at 5.44 according to Strava and arrived 2hrs 44mins later, no major incidents. Birdsong was impressive and beautiful; the early birds were flying around, depleting the worm population avidly.
The first walk to Weston-Super-Mare was on 31st March and took 6 hours, with stops and one diversion, and averaged 11.21 min/km. Today the average speed was 10.17min/km, so there’s been some improvement. Whether that translates to following the unfamiliar Two Moors Route next week, time will tell.
The toe made itself known with half a mile to go, so I just pushed on, sat down at the 126 bus stop and took my boot off for an Arhhh moment
Toe and Right Knee report
The toe made itself known with half a mile to go, so I just pushed on, sat down at the 126 bus stop and took my boot off for an Arhhh moment. The right knee, which complained on the last walk to Wells (not recorded here) was fine, but I can feel it’s not 100% later.
Looking ahead to the Two Moors
I don’t think the walking prep could have gone much better, so the weekend will be a combination of packing and inspecting the route, especially days 2 and 3, having done the Day 1 route a few weeks ago, and the rest day, Day 4, should give me time to study the final four days.
Battery Charger
I’d like to listen to some podcasts and take some photos, whilst walking so I’ve bought an extra battery charger, if the iPhone 7 (yes, I know…some would consider this archaic) batteries decide to drain.
Hunch
I’m not expecting the experience to match the Camino for bumping into the same people each day, and probably booked into the same pub, but we’ll see.
Summer has arrived
The temperature in the shade is 23 °C, probably close to 30 °C in the sun. If this continues, I will dissolve into a puddle, but maybe there’ll be a decent breeze on Dartmoor and Exmoor to keep things cooler.