So pleased w my #Walktober

My goal: 6 weeks-10k steps a day.

Achieved. Noticeable increase over last year.

#Walktober may be over, but walking to school is cool year-round! ❄️🥾 With the right clothing & gear, it’s fun & accessible—even in winter. Just look at Norway & Finland, where snow never stops active travel!

👉 #WWD resources: buff.ly/PoQtUDh

Blurred picture of a path through a city park at night, heading towards terraced houses. There's rain falling, illuminated by a street light, which is also causing lense flare/blur from the water.

Street art of a mandarin duck on a house wall. Below is a pavement wet with rain, and a large puddle flowing into a drain.

Inevitably, #Walktober ended in a downpour - but at least this #duck is enjoying it! (#StreetArt from #JamesStraffon)
And I've loved the month of evening & urban #walks—keeping my legs moving through dark of the year
Thanks @gojauntly.bsky.social for the idea & #CityStrides for location inspiration!

A long London underground station corridor has metal bars splitting a narrower section on the left from a wider section on the right. The picture is slightly blurred with motion - the nearby bars the most.

Seen at the end of another long city #walktober wander, Arsenal station's corridors always feel a mixture of terrifying and strangely hilarious (as I only visit when it's pretty empty)
#psychogeography #LondonUnderground #London #photography

Two pieces of street art by an unknown artist or artists. On a wall there is a large eye with trees reflected in its iris, and a raised eyebrow or frown expression around it. Nearby on a black door there is someone leaning aganst the door frame with a log for a head, shirtless, wearing simple trousers and boots.

Street art mural by Jim Vision across the wall of an alleyway. Nearest is a bloack woman with rand and incised designs across her face, to the left there's the words "Rest In Power NASH", and another more anime style face beyond that. The alleyway continues into darkness, there's a wide city street on the other side.

Street art mural by Jim Vision across the wall of an alleyway. On the left there a black woman wearing a clear helmet underwater with bubbles and lights around her. Part of a more anime pale white girl with an orange heart outlined above her forehead is also visible.

Street art mural by Loretto. Famous musicians are playing together as if a single band, with "THE DREAM BAND" on a yellow background on the drums. Jimmy Hendrix is playing the electric guitar wearing a red bandanna, Keith Moon is playing the drums, Elvis Presley is dancing and singing at in the centre, Bob Dylan is playing a blue acoustic guitar and the harmonica, and John Lenon is playing the guitar and singing

On Wednesday I walked Aldgate to Seven Sisters, (visiting in between) close to a straight line. Someone said "Not a very pretty road though?" But watching how much #London changed around me, seeing the #StreetArt of #JimVision, #Loretto & others— that was beautiful
#Walktober #photography

It's not too late to get in a great walk for the final day of #Walktober.

Daily #exercise is the key to a longer, healthier life. Keep up the good work you've accomplished so far by #walking, #biking, #running & moving all year long. Stay active & keep it going!

#LIUNA

10 costumed Maryland Aviation Administration employees posing for a group photo during a safety walk at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport.

This is what it looks like when safety and health come together at Halloween!

Several of our team members participated this week in a safety walk throughout the terminal. The group was on the lookout for potential safety hazards to keep passengers and workers safe. #SeriousAboutSafety #Walktober

Forest Lawn Cemetery with Betsy Sodaro & Mike Mitchell Podcast Episode · Walkin' About · 10/31/2025 · 1h 12m

BOO! 👻 Join Betsy Sodaro, Mike Mitchell, and I as we take the graveyard shift in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Happy #Walktober !
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The trunk of a tree winds in a interesting snaking shape through a city alleyway. Leaves fill the top part of the photo. Behind the trunk are houses. Night photo.

You're walking through an alleyway when suddenly…a #tree leans over the fence? No, not a tree—a #dragon with wooden flesh. She asks you where her forest grove has gone—only fell asleep for a century or so. Can you help her find it?
#Walktober #psychogeography #NaturePhotography #London #photography

A large paper skull shape stares out of a house's window, other a hedge with red flowers that has been draped in cotton cobwebs.

Continuing the #halloween theme - when I stared into the darkness on a night-walk near Clissold… something stared back!
#photography #London #Walktober

Walking, listening, and leaf peeping! 👟🎧🍂 We'd love to see your #Walktober photos! Tag us in your favorite shots from your fall walks and we'll share for others to enjoy! 📸

#WalkListenLearn #EdTech #HealthySchools

It's almost Halloween, which means an end to #Walktober but not the end to active school travel!

While we wrap things up for this month, we encourage you to review and share our Pedestrian Safety Blog of Spells for Trick-or-Treaters.

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Baloons and sheeting is strewn on the pavement near fallen leaves. One baloon has had two eyes painted on it, making it look like a face

Purple fairy lights come down from the top floor of a house to the ground, where there's a large sphere lit up as a pumpkin and other halloween decorations

On top of a signpost there's a figure of a man sculpted out of yellow foam with a policeman's hat, sunglasses, a bow tie, and a red thong with a yellow smiley face at the front.

Street art of David Cameron waving goodby on a wall. Just the face, shoulders and a disconnected arm are left.

It's all getting a bit #halloween creepy around #Islington at the moment…
#Walktober #London #Photography #StreetArt #StreetPhotography

View down a river with trees and undergrowth either side

View down a river, with a moorhen half running half flying across the top of the water. There's greenery either side and growing into the river, and a path along one side.

An egret is flying down a river, underneath branches of trees.

View down a river with trees and undergrowth either side, a fence and a car park on one side, and a road with houses on the other.

How many #rivers shall I #walktober down? The answer shall always be "Another, ANOTHER!" On Sunday, it was the Duke of Northumberland - a man-made mill-stream, yet still #beautiful for that.
#NaturePhotography #London #WildlifePhotography #Photography #egret #BirdPhotography #photoMonday

Poster for Urban Forestry Division's Tree-Mendous Walk Tour event on October 27 at 5:00 PM, featuring a map of tour stops including Washington Canal Park, Faith Tabernacle United Holy Church, and Bridgeport Hospital, among others to join in and see. Image of a person jogging in a park in the backdrop. Hosted by the District Department of Transportation's Urban Forestry Division.

Take a Tree-mendous 🌳 🍂walk with #DDOTDC’s Urban Forestry Division. Join us TODAY, Oct 27 at 5 PM for a guided #Walktober tree walk! Learn about DC’s street trees, fall colors & how DDOT helps keep our canopy thriving.

Bring your comfy shoes, fall spirit, and friends!

Five people wearing bright coats and rucksacks are walking up a road with light rain falling around them. There are trees on either side.

A double-rainbow is visible in a cloudy sky above several farm buildings and a marquee

A double-rainbow is visible in a cloudy sky above a red brick and roofed house, seen behind a wall with a black gate.

A rainbow is visible in a cloudy sky. Below there are trees and hedges, and a single person walking down a road.

A wise philosopher* said "The way I see it, if you want the #rainbow, you gotta put up with the #rain!" And on this #walktober wander through many woods just outside the M25 yesterday with @metwalkers.bsky.social we were graced with both (and much more beauty I'll share later)
#photography #London

We're in the final stretch of #Walktober. Those participating have been absolutely crushing it, collectively earning a huge pile of 🍁.

Keep it going! Exercise releases a flood of endorphins, making us feel great not only during activity, but for hours afterward as well. #LIUNA

Black and white photo of a morris minor van that's marked as a hearse, sitting on a cobbled street next to some brick buildings. The van has written on it: Charles Stephens Established 1896 Funeral Directors Established in the reign of Queen Victoria

Black and white photo of a morris minor van that's marked as a hearse, sitting on a cobbled street next to some brick buildings. The van has written on it: Charles Stephens Established 1896 Funeral Directors

I love exploring #London for its eternal capacity to surprise—like when I #walktober down a dead-end mews to see what's there… it's a #MorrisMinor hearse!
I assume film prop, but looking up 'Charles Stephens' I find #Wirral funeral directors - and have a lovely chat with them!
#ThrowbackThursday

Night photo of a fox sitting in the darkness, looking roughly towards the camera. Leaves are barely visible around the bottom of the photo

Night photo of a fox standing in the darkness, looking to the right side. Fallen leaves are visible beneath it

Night photo through a fence of two foxes sitting on fallen leaves in the darkness.

The #foxes of #Islington would rather I just #walktober onwards, and leave them with the privacy necessary to bothering their neighbours by yowling in the dark!
#WildlifeWednesday #photography #London #NightPhotography

👣Take steps to enjoy a walk-friendly October @arlparksrec.bsky.social program this week! ow.ly/n4Au50XfIZn
Wednesday, Oct 22
👣Walking in Wonder (612940-K)
Saturday, Oct 25
👣Fall Foliage Hike (612840-C)
👣Forest Bathing (612940-L)
Register here: ow.ly/q4QH50XfIZp
@arlingtonva.us #walktober

👣Take steps to enjoy a walk-friendly October @arlparksrec.bsky.social program this week! ow.ly/n4Au50XfIZn
Wednesday, Oct 22
👣Walking in Wonder (612940-K)
Saturday, Oct 25
👣Fall Foliage Hike (612840-C)
👣Forest Bathing (612940-L)
Register here: ow.ly/q4QH50XfIZp
@arlingtonva.us #walktober

Two reddy-brown alpaca are in a field, looking at the camera. The one nearer seems to be in shadow and is staring directly towards.

A heron is standing in the middle of a green field with low shoots around it, trees in the background and light rain visible around it.

Yesterday, back with my usual group, walked about 40 miles this weekend! 😳) & we saw just how much countryside is within easy reach of #Overground lines! Along with portentous #alpacas & a #heron out standing in its field (in the rain, he don't care)
#WildlifePhotography #Walktober #photography

A red kite in flight, photoed from below

A single acorn, out of its cup, has been impaled on a barb of barbed wire. Behind is a green field and then trees.

A white 'fingerpost' signpost in a small town has three arms, they say variously: W.I. Hall Scout Hut, Playing Field Village Hall, Aileen McHugo Building

A small horse or pony has its head stretched over a fence, trying to reach the longer grass behind it.

Due to a cancelled walk, I spent yesterday #walking up and down hills with the "Thousand Foot" group in #Surrey and along the #NorthDownsWay, rather than my usual Ramblers lot. Good exercise and a lot of interesting things to see!
#Walktober #photography #naturephotography #BirdsOfPrey

Ratbags! @gojauntly.bsky.social My #Walktober mile a day tally has been broken. Goes to show that my commute into Central London yesterday by bus was so easy. Still, never mind...

a man wearing a flat cap, button up shirt and vest, holding a LED signboard featuring dancing frogs

#ootd for a walk around town today, featuring animated art by @eclectech

#walktober #feltcutemightdeletelater

Black and white photo of the Shakespeare Tower, a brutalist high rise block of flats, taken from below

Black and white photo of a textured concrete column amid other brutalist architecture, the column has panel openings into it on the two visible sides

View down a set of flats on the left, and an old medival and short tower next to some grass.

If the Barbican were a #DnD megadungeon you level up at least twice going through (If??) - then what would be the boss-monster at the top of the Shakespeare tower?
#Walktober #psychogeography #brutalism #architecture #BlackAndWhitePhotography #photography #London

#Walktober is just a little over its halfway mark. Don't stop now. An active lifestyle is fundamental to feeling & being your best. So make sure this weekend's plans include a healthy walk indoors or out. What matters most is that you keep moving! Every step counts.

#LIUNA

Cavan County Council is once again participating in #Walktober, the Transport for Ireland Smarter Travel step challenge, which aims to encourage students and staff in colleges and workplaces across the country to walk more as an alternative to travel by car. For more, visit www.nationaltransport.ie

Rewards for trading in your car keys for a trip by bus, train, carpool, walking, or bike? 🚌 It's not magic, it's the @drivelessri.bsky.social app! #Walktober #Transit

2025 Walkinars: October 2 - Nat'l and Local Impact: Walking, Health, and Communities; October 9 - Safety: Designing Walkable Communities for All ; October 16 - Accessibility: How Trails Improve Community Access; October 23 - Education: Teaching Walking Safety from a Young Age; October 30 - Agency: Walking Across MD with the State Sec's Roundtable. Collage with families walking on a nature park boardwalk; Walktober logo in green & orange superimposed over photo of feet walking away.

REMINDER: FREE “WALKINARS” CONTINUE TOMORROW 10:30 AM-NOON! MDP & Maryland Department of Transportation will host Walkinar No. 3 "Accessibility: How Transportation Trails Improve Community Access." Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Walktober #Walkinars #walkability