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I find walking on pavement much better on my feet vs taking a walk down a gravel road.
I have a.bad leg, so yes, u even vfou d, in general, bothers me. Especially voting down bill on dirt/gravel. My bad foot slips, a d I fall. I compensate with proper shoes and a custom brace, that allows me to veg traction on the inside edge of my foot. Travel on thin soled shoes hurts too. I may as well put the shurds in my shoe.
I think that proper shoes a d socks make all the difference for working on gravel.
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No, but if it does, stick with the pavement. Why make things more uncomfortable than they need to be?
Keep on walkin'!
True. Less traffic on gravel road is main reason I like that route better. My feet doesn't seem to agree and I wear decent walking shoes, usually Skechers. I recently got a blister or callous from walking on gravel road. Never had that issue when taking the pavement route.
I walk/hike about 5 miles 4x p/week on our back roads where I live. Roadmix (dirt) and some gravel here and there. About 1,000ft elev gain and loss. When I'm in the office I hit the city park which has a paved hiking trail- usually I cover 3.5 miles in an hour lunch.
Personally I find pavement to be more harsh than dirt/gravel. It's a constant pounding vs. a varying terrain. Hard to describe, but I know my feet actually hurt on pavement..
I wear trail shoes most of the time (Columbia or Merrell's), but I also wear jungle mocs.
I find walking on pavement much better on my feet vs taking a walk down a gravel road.
strangely enough it's the opposite for me.
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Why make things more uncomfortable than they need to be?
