Walking guides
Walking guides
Evergreen, practical reading for better walks: how to plan a route, what to photograph, how many steps really matter, and one real walk to try.
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CITY WALKS · 7 min read
How to plan a self-guided walking tour
A good city walk is planned like a short story: a start, a few strong stops and an ending worth walking to. Here is how to build one, anywhere. -
PHOTO WALKS · 6 min read
Photo walk ideas: 15 themes for your next walk
A photo walk is a walk with a question in your pocket. Pick one of these, step outside, and see how differently a familiar street looks. -
DAILY WALKING · 7 min read
10,000 steps a day: what it means and how to build the habit
It is the most famous number in walking, and a little misunderstood. Here is where it comes from, what the research says, and how to walk more without forcing it. -
ISTANBUL · 8 min read
Istanbul old city walk: Sultanahmet to the Galata Bridge
Three kilometres, six photo stops and a quiet city at first light. This is the walk from our App Store screenshots, written up so you can walk it yourself.
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The walks in these guides were recorded with forWalking, photos pinned where they were taken. Yours can be shared the same way: as map links to every stop, as walking directions, or as a GPX file.
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Old City walking tour 6 photo stops, in order, with map links
- 1Sultan Ahmed Mosque at first lightmaps.google.com · 41.00706, 28.97662
- 2Hagia Sophia before the crowdsmaps.google.com · 41.00801, 28.97830
- 3Down in the Basilica Cisternmaps.google.com · 41.00850, 28.97860
- 4Gülhane Parkmaps.google.com · 41.01280, 28.98062
- 5Spice Bazaar, just openingmaps.google.com · 41.01745, 28.97229
- 6Fishing lines on the Galata Bridgemaps.google.com · 41.02000, 28.97300
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