Jimney Journal

 After returning from my GR34 5-day stretch (a post on this later...) I had a lot of time on my hand and quickly got bored at home. So I looked into other walks/hikes I could possibly be doing in early May (which unfortunately rules out high mountain treks due to snow) and came upon the Échappée Jurassienne on outdooractive: https://www.outdooractive.com/en/route/long-distance-hiking/jura-mountains/l-echappee-jurassienne-long-distance-hike/65528654/ The Échappée Jurassienne is usually done in around 20 stages (according to outdooractive) but I felt like I could do 317 easily in about 14 days. I also knew from the start I didn't want to go into Switzerland due to transport being difficult (just try Nyon to Amsterdam in Google Maps ! Looks complicated!) and Switzerland being slightly on the more expensive side. Luckily there's a re-route that allows you after the first 18 stages to stay in France and end in St. Claude rather than Nyon. I also knew I'd likely not be sticking w...

Hi and hello there! I'm Jimney, the author of Jimney Journal, and I hope to take you on a magical journey on this blog. Here's a little bit about me: The first thing you need to know about me if you're interested in this blog is that I love to walk. I'll walk anywhere and everywhere. I'll walk from home to the supermarket and use my feet instead of the bus for the hour into town. I'll also take trains to one town and then walk to another. You could say I walk compulsively. And I also love to hike. (There are a lot of I's in this text so far... but this is a blog mostly about my journey rather than myself so it'll get better. Promise!) I grew up in a country with plenty of mountains, in a city surrounded by mountains, so hiking's always been a thing in my life, and after leaving my home town, it's become an even bigger thing. I've so far hiked: Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Andorra, (parts of) Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and...