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Day 47 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny 23 degrees From: past La Cure 🇨🇭Start time: 7.0...
08/09/2026

Day 47 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny 23 degrees
From: past La Cure 🇨🇭
Start time: 7.06am
To: Chalets de Neuteu
End time: 6.07pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: concrete, roads, mountain tracks, rocks, forests
Cicerone guidebook stages: end of section 11 and start of next guide book for the French Alps!

🥾Km: 18.47+9.22‎ = 27.69
🥾Miles: 11.5+5.7‎ = 17.2
🦶Steps: 23,010+8,937‎ = 31,947
Ascent: 112 + 1334‎ = 1,446
Descent: 976m + 13m ‎ = 989 m

Total Distance 1541/2,200 km
70% Done ✅

💰Costs: 47 CHF train & boat
€12.20 drink, sandwich, cookie & 2x small packs jelly sweets

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 10/10
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 5/10 - it’s not difficult walking it’s just super steep!

⭐️Highlights: so many! Reaching the lake, getting to the station and getting on the train five minutes later. Also getting to go on the ferry. Starting the next section and doing a good climb.

🏔️Challenges: I bought a cookie and the lady didn’t pack it for me. So I didn’t get my cookie. Which I’m very upset about. Not joking.

💭Thoughts: feeling really pumped and excited to be in the mountains ⛰️ the views already have just been extraordinary - and it’s only the first day! In order to finish on time I need to double up on four sections. Which should be very doable! Fingers crossed 🤞

Day 46 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny 24 degrees From: past MoutheStart time: 6.59am...
07/09/2026

Day 46 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny 24 degrees
From: past Mouthe
Start time: 6.59am
To: past La Cure 🇨🇭
End time: 8.10pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: grassy, mountains gravel tracks, roads, forests
Cicerone guidebook stages: section 11

🥾Km: 49.13
🥾Miles: 30.7
🦶Steps: 63,200
Ascent: 1,258m
Descent: 970m

Total Distance 1,514/2,200 km
68.8% Done ✅

💰Costs: €17 2x apple juice, ice cream, brownie
€22.20 pasta salad, OJ, apple juice, water, croissant, & cheesy bread thing.

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 10/10
Fatigue: 2/10
Ease of terrain: 3/10

⭐️Highlights: Getting to Switzerland 🇨🇭 doing such a big day (which makes tomorrow easier) - good food, good weather & amazing views!

🏔️Challenges: 2 diversions and route changes. At one point I was going in completely the wrong direction and I didn’t knew how they were going to reroute me.
In Switzerland there are no more GR5 markers / instead it’s yellow diamonds which makes route finding a bit more challenging.

💭Thoughts: getting up early makes a massive difference! lol! 😂 same again for tomorrow the alarm is set!!

Day 45 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ 25 degrees From: before Les FourgsStart tim...
06/09/2026

Day 45 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ 25 degrees
From: before Les Fourgs
Start time: 8.09am
To: past Mouthe
End time: 8.40pm
Accommodation: wild camped
Terrain: grassy, gravel, roads,
Cicerone guidebook stages: end of section 10 and start of 11 (final section)

🥾Km: 37.80
🥾Miles: 23.6
🦶Steps: 48,593
Ascent: 1,008m
Descent: 1,248m

Total Distance 1,466/2,200 km
66.6% Done ✅

💰Costs: €4.40 - water & juice drink
€3.50 apple juice
€10.40 posting poles to a friend in France 🇫🇷
€21.20 - burger, drink & ice cream 🍦
€11.80 2x croissant, cookie, cheese & tomato sandwich

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 9/10
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10

⭐️Highlights: an amazing burger and ice cream at lunchtime - plus I also charged my electronics. I’ve posted my broken poles - which is a good job done.

🏔️Challenges: having to wait till 2.30pm for the bakery to open so I can buy some food for this evening and breakfast tomorrow otherwise I’m going into the mountains with a can of tuna and some mayonnaise!

💭Thoughts: I want to finish this section in the next 2 days and get the train - it’s going to be a big push tomorrow… I’m planning an early start! lol!

COMING on 8th September!Sylvia Malan-Gonzalez: Why Hiking is for Every Body | Fat Positive Hiking, Confidence & Communit...
06/09/2026

COMING on 8th September!

Sylvia Malan-Gonzalez: Why Hiking is for Every Body | Fat Positive Hiking, Confidence & Community

Sylvia Malan-Gonzalez is a Fat Positive Hiker from Portland, Oregon, on a mission to show that hiking really is for every body.

Although she enjoys being active, Sylvia didn't fall in love with hiking straight away. Getting started wasn't easy. Finding affordable gear that fit, overcoming self-doubt, and navigating the outdoors in a body that isn't often represented in the hiking world all presented their own challenges.

Instead of giving up, Sylvia set herself a simple goal: hike twice a month. One trail at a time, she built confidence, found supportive communities, discovered the gear that worked for her, and eventually climbed Mt. St. Helens—proving to herself that she was capable of far more than she ever imagined.

In this episode, Sylvia shares what it means to be a Fat Positive Hiker, why she embraces body neutrality over chasing weight loss, and how learning to trust herself has transformed both her relationship with the outdoors and with her own body.

We also talk about overcoming fear, dealing with judgement, finding hiking partners, using hiking poles, building strength in the gym, and why losing your hiking mojo doesn't mean your adventure is over.

Whether you're completely new to hiking, returning after time away, or simply looking for encouragement to take that first step, Sylvia's story is a reminder that the outdoors belongs to everyone.

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Day 44 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats:Weather: sunny☀️ 23 degrees From: Past Le Gardot Start time: 8...
05/09/2026

Day 44 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats:Weather: sunny☀️ 23 degrees
From: Past Le Gardot
Start time: 8.02am
To: before Les Fourgs
End time: 8.17pm
Accommodation: wild camping 🏕️
Terrain: mountain trails, concrete, grassy farm lands, forest trails
Cicerone guidebook stages: section 10

🥾Km: 40.97
🥾Miles: 25.6
🦶Steps: 53,455
Ascent: 1,273m
Descent: 1,169m

Total Distance 1,426/2,200 km
64.8% Done ✅

💰Costs: €0 - makes me feel better about the expensive salad!

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 9/10 - started to feel rough towards the end of the day
Fatigue: 5/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10

⭐️Highlights: views are getting better and better!

🏔️Challenges: getting cold in the morning. My hands were frozen trying to put the wet tent away!

💭Thoughts: still trying to figure out logistics over the next few days. I need to start the Alps ASAP!

Day 43 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ From: Past La RasseStart time: 9am To: Past...
04/09/2026

Day 43 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️
From: Past La Rasse
Start time: 9am
To: Past Le Gardot
End time: 8.41pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: roads, forests, rocks
Cicerone guidebook stages: start of section 10

🥾Km: 32.10
🥾Miles: 20
🦶Steps: 39,995
Ascent:1,182m
Descent: 706m

Total Distance 1,386/2,200 km
62.9% Done ✅

💰Costs: €18.90 for the vegetarian salad
€3.90 apple juice drink
€16.88 Lidle food supply - 2 days

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 8/10
Fatigue: 5/10 - struggled to get going in the am
Ease of terrain: 5/10 - more climbing but still manageable

⭐️Highlights: not the salad 🥗

🏔️Challenges: I don’t know what I was thinking ordering a salad - I think I was trying to be healthy but it’s really messed up my gut. My stomach is like what’s this? This is not easy to digest. This isn’t our normal diet of sugar, carbs, protein, chocolate and fats, we’re gonna have to work really hard to digest this.

💭Thoughts: I need to look into the GTJ trail - I keep seeing markers for it and it looks pretty awesome 🙌

FKT

Day 42🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ 25 degrees From: past Soulce-CernayStart time...
03/09/2026

Day 42🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ 25 degrees
From: past Soulce-Cernay
Start time: 7.46am
To: Past La Rasse
End time: 8.21pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: forests, rocks, rooty, ladders, roads
Cicerone guidebook stages: section 9

🥾Km: 41.43
🥾Miles: 25.8 - almost a marathon!
🦶Steps: 53,894
Ascent: 1,240m
Descent: 1,105m

Total Distance 1,351/2,200 km
61.4% Done ✅

💰Costs: €28.70 - 2x sandwich, 2x yogurt, pineapple drink, vitamin c drink, 2x kitkat, 2x gummy sweets, biscuits, 3x tissues.

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 10/10
Fatigue: 2/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10

⭐️Highlights:🪜It was cool to climb two different sets of ladders on the route! very fun!
🏞️Incredible walking by the river!
Great little camping spot at the end of the day - found just as sunset happened.
🏔️Challenges: a few bites which are sooo itchy!!!
💭Thoughts: starting to think about getting around the lake - from Nyon to Saint Gingolph. I think it’s going to be train - quicker than the ferry or bus!

Day 41 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: ☀️sunny 25 degrees From: before Dasle Start time: 9.1...
02/09/2026

Day 41 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: ☀️sunny 25 degrees
From: before Dasle
Start time: 9.14am
To: past Soulce-Cernay
End time: 8.08pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: forests, roads, gravel
Cicerone guidebook stages: section 8

🥾Km: 36.66
🥾Miles: 23
🦶Steps: 47,588
Ascent: 1,192m
Descent: 1,104m

Total Distance 1,310/2,200 km
59.5% Done ✅

💰Costs: €4.74 - water, juice & gummy sweets
€18.28 - protein yogurt, protein drinks, water, juice, ham salad, m&ms 2x chewy sweets, croissants 🥐

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 9/10
Fatigue: 2/10
Ease of terrain: 3/10

⭐️Highlights: it sounds awful when I say that nothing really stood out. It was just a very standard day.

🏔️Challenges: none really - just a very normal consistent day.

💭Thoughts: i’m still thinking a lot about the Alps and the elevation gain and loss from the mountains. It’s gonna be so hard to continue to do the mileage I’m doing in that terrain. I’ve only got one lever that I can pull and I just don’t want to do it but I need to. The only thing I can change is getting up earlier. Sunset is getting earlier and earlier - I don’t like walking in the dark so therefore getting up earlier is my only option.

Day 40 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: bad pics - sorry - too wet at the start and then too hot at th...
01/09/2026

Day 40 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: bad pics - sorry - too wet at the start and then too hot at the end!
Weather: thunderstorms & rain in the am - followed by sunshine in the pm
From: before MM770
Start time: 8.17am
To: before Dasle
End time: 8.04pm
Accommodation: wild camped ⛺️
Terrain: roads! Canal paths, gravel & forest trails
Cicerone guidebook stages: end of section 7 - start of section 8

🥾Km:43.16
🥾Miles: 27
🦶Steps: 55,575
Ascent: 793m
Descent: 825m

Total Distance 1,273/2,200 km
57.8% Done ✅

💰Costs: €16.20 2x drinks, pesto & ham sandwich, 2x pastries, & a quiche
€7.50 2x jelly sweets, cookie & pastry

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 9/10
Fatigue: 3/10
Ease of terrain: 3/10

⭐️Highlights: when the sun came out! Getting food at the bakery & not having to walk an extra mile off route.

🏔️Challenges: the morning thunderstorms & rain wasn’t the best start to the day. It made it really tough going. But the terrain was flat and easy going.

💭Thoughts: today was a big day in terms of distance, but it didn’t feel like that as the terrain was pretty easy going - apart from the concrete. My knees are going to feel it tomorrow! Glad for the early stop. Bit more time for R&R

Day 39 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷 ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ with thunderstorms in the evening From: Caba...
31/08/2026

Day 39 🥾GR5 - 2,200km from Holland 🇳🇱 to Nice 🇫🇷

ℹ️Stats: Weather: sunny ☀️ with thunderstorms in the evening
From: Cabane des jeunes de Molau
Start time: 8.07am
To: before MM770
End time: 7.37pm
Accommodation: wild camped 🏕️
Terrain: forests, mountain trails, grassy meadows
Cicerone guidebook stages: section 7

🥾Km: 31.42
🥾Miles: 19.6
🦶Steps: 40,684
Ascent:885m
Descent: 1,389m

Total Distance 1,232/2,200 km
56% Done ✅

💰Costs: €11.10 2x snickers, apple juice, 3x jelly sweets
€12.20 - salad, cookie, apple juice, orange juice, 2x pastry

Subjective feeling out of 10 on:

Enjoyment: 8/10
Fatigue: 4/10
Ease of terrain: 4/10

⭐️Highlights: the ecstatic feeling coming across cold, fresh water! Such relief and joy! Reaching the bakery with time to spare. Getting my tent set up before the rain & thunderstorms 🌩️

🏔️Challenges: ❤️The first 5k were seriously tough going! My heart rate was all over the place.
💦the disappointment of a dry water source you were relying on.
💤I woke up in the night - serious pain in my legs - took some pain killers and tried to go back to sleep.

💭Thoughts: the next couple of days looks pretty flat ish…. I wonder what distances I’ll be able to cover?

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