The walk commences at Orange Public School on Tuesday, 12th May at 8.30 a.m. and finishes at the Relay for Life at Castle Hill Showground on 16th May at 3.00 p.m. It will take five days with overnight stops at Bathurst, Lithgow, Wentworth Falls and Penrith. The longest days' walk is from Bathurst to Lithgow (63 kms) this will take between 12 and 14 hours depending on breaks and weather conditions. The shortest is from Penrith to Castle Hill (37 kms).
Leaving Penrith at 8.30, I'll have to maintain a reasonable pace to get to Castle Hill on time. When I practised this part of the trip I took the long way via the footpath/cyclepath on the M7 and was absolutely saturated in a sudden rainstorm. I certainly hope for better weather over the five days.
I am looking forward to some company on the last day. Dr Andrew Penman, CEO of the Cancer Council of NSW is walking the first ten kilometres out of Penrith with me. That will be one kilometre for every year of the Relay for Life.
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