The Math

If you look at this chart below you will see that it goes from 269 metres to 369 metres over 1km (from 3km to 4km), that’s a 10% gradient for 1km. Not what you want to be doing first thing in the morning. Trust me on this one. 


I generally do slightly more that 5km (3 miles) an hour so you can work out the time yourself. 30 kms is a six hour walking day with a 8kg/9kg pack. Back in the day I used average 6.5 hours but these days it’s more like 5.5 hours. Still challenging enough. 

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