The Longest Walk in the World
Hey, wanna go for a walk? It’s only 14,000 miles!
Discovered in 2019, and still not conquered, the longest continuous walk in the world stretches for 22,387 km (13,911 miles) and begins in Cape Town, South Africa. Ending in Magadan, Russia, the route requires no flights and no boats, as any land masses that are separated by water are connected by bridges.
Walking non-stop, this journey would take approximately 4,492 hours or 187 days. For us mere humans, the more likely scenario would be to walk only eight hours per day. This would give us time to do the things that we need to, you know, survive. Food, water, sleep, restock supplies, and rest would be needed more than ever on such a grueling trip. Plus, traveling through 15 countries, six times zones, and every imaginable season and climate makes digitally documenting the journey a must!
If you were to limit yourself to only eight hours a day of walking, it would take you 562 days, which is approximately a year and a half. But what an amazing year and a half it would be! Imagine the sites on your journey as you traveled north through Africa, past the Suez Canal, through Central Asia, and across Russia!
