Projects

Last October, as I mentioned previously, I finished a project to walk the entirety of the London Underground. It was a triumphant moment, but also a sad one; the project had taken nearly 4 years, and now it was over, leaving a void in my life. A void that needed to be filled. So I have not one but two projects in the pipeline, the first of which is partly the inspiration behind me starting this blog.

PROJECT THE FIRST

THE LONDON LOOP

Yes, it's not the most original of projects, but it's another long distance walking challenge, except this time I'm going to try to complete this in less than 4 years. The Transport for London website splits this into 24 stages, but I've condensed it down into 11 because some of the stages are only a few miles long.

Stage	Route	Stage mileage
1	Erith to Petts Wood	15.5
2	Petts Wood to West Wickham Common	9
3	West Wickham to Coulsdon South	16
4	Couldston South to Kingston Bridge	15.3
5	Kingston Bridge to Hayes & Harlington	12
6	Hayes & Harlington to Moor Park	17
7	Moor Park to Elstree	13.8
8	Elstree to Cockfosters	10
9	Cockfosters to Chingford	13.5
10	Chingford to Harold Wood	14.3
11	Harold Wood to Purfleet	13

I was going to start this last Saturday, but work got in the way, so I'm not sure when I'll be setting off from Erith yet; rest assured it won't be too long. Onto the second project...

PROJECT THE SECOND

 

ALPHABETICAL KENT

 If you think this is what it sounds like, then you're probably right. I've done some thorough research (read: a quick Google search), and procured a fairly comprehensive list of settlements in Kent. The aim then, is to visit one beginning with each letter of the alphabet that I've never been to before. There are no places beginning with J, X or Z, so that's 23 places in all, randomly selected for each letter. This will probably be a slightly longer term project than the London Loop one, as to maximise public transport options I'm only going to visit places on weekdays, which rather limits the days available.

Having London almost on my doorstep and freely accessible for much of my life has meant I've often neglected my home county in favour of the metropolis; this project's aim is to correct that at least a little bit, and it should be damned enjoyable to boot.

I'm already looking forward to starting both of these projects, and for the first time writing about them as well; I hope you'll enjoy reading about them too.