This Is My Story

In 2022, I joined a growing community called Trek/Fit – an LGBTQ+ hiking group. Although, the countryside does not discriminate, and all are welcome (gay, lesbian, straight and ally) – well, providing you have the right footwear! However, that is not where my love for the outdoors began.

 

I am an avid gym goer. It’s the place I go to unwind after a busy day. However, the 2020 pandemic closed the gyms. My safe space was gone and, with no timescale for reopening, I needed another outlet. With daily walks for exercise allowed my free time was spent exploring the local country parks, the routes getting longer as lockdown continued. And that was the catalyst for my growing passion for hiking.

 

Once the world started to reopen, and things started to get back close too “normal”, I returned to the gym. But my love for being in the outdoors never went away. Through Instagram, I discovered Trek/Fit and after several months of deliberation, and much procrastination, I attended my inaugural hike – a coastal walk from Rye to Camber Sands. Since then, I have become a regular and I am fast approaching 100 hikes! This blog details some of my most memorable hikes.