Maidenhead Boundary Walk 2011 took place on Sunday and attracted hundreds of walkers to the charity event.

The Advertiser's online reporter Sonia Kapur joined more than 400 walkers in this year's event, which saw temperatures reach to more than 26 degrees celsius. Read about her experience below.

I have been promoting Maidenhead Boundary Walk in the Advertiser for a number of years and I have always admired the great community spirit of the event. This year I decided that it was time to put my best foot forward and step up to the plate.

The sun was shining and it was going to be a hot day... how hard could it be? I have never taken on a walking challenge. I thought that it was just going to be like a long stroll in the park...

My two cousins and I were up bright and early on Sunday morning and registered at Boulters Lock where bright-eyed volunteers from Maidenhead Rotary Club were selling raffle tickets and looked like they had been up since the crack of dawn. Others were offering tea, coffee and home-made refreshments and I was greeted by Royal Borough mayor Asghar Majeed and our very own MP and Home Secretary Theresa May. After seeing a number of friendly Maidonians, it was 9.20am and my two cousins and I started the challenge and headed towards Bray.

We came across the Sounding Arch - a place I have heard about but never had a chance to visit. After a brief childish moment hearing my echo and wondering if my voice was really so screechy, I headed towards Bray.

A ferry took us to Bray where we arrived in a lovely lady's garden who helped us up. Passing St Michael's Church I took some pictures and headed to check point one for a drink and a couple of custard cream biscuits.

The sun was now at its peak and my companions would not let me complain at how tired I was. We continued to stroll through the boundary of Maidenhead passing beautiful homes in Cox Green. I had made a list of topics of conversations before the walk, so we made our way through this ridiculous list.

At check point two, a family had opened up their garden and were selling ice lollies which went down great. It was unbelievable to see how organised this event is and the number of people who are involved.

Our next stop: Pimms and lemonade and a mezze platter at Shire Horse in Littlewick Green.

But it was after this pit stop that our walk went wrong. We got to Maidenhead Thicket and got lost! We think we may have lost an hour as we tried to make sense of the directions. By now it was 2pm and I was longing for another Pimms. One member of our trio was mute for the next hour and we finally met marshalls at the next check point in Pinkneys Green. With a little encouragement from them and an orange squash, we were on our way and in good spirits - before walking into the middle of a field with cows in Cookham!

My companions decided to be 'clever' and take a shortcut as the heat became unbearable and we realised we were still three miles away from the end. But we came to a quarry labelled as a "Danger Zone." I was angry and in agony.

We walked back to the main path and I lifted our spirits by taking more pictures and kept the conversation flowing.

We arrived back at base at 4.20pm - where Rotarians were packing up. We had been one of the first to start and one of the last to finish.

It was time to sit back and relax at Boulters Lock Bar and Restaurant with a jug of Pimms and reflect on our achievement.

My overall conclusion: A fantastic day filled with fun, laughter, agony, and admiration for all the families and volunteers who are in involved - all there to raise money for good causes. I saw parts of Maidenhead that I have never seen.

I have raised £170 for Thames Valley Adventure Playground.