by flingebunt » Tue 17 Sep, 2019 12:13 pm
For long distances, shoes or boots are the way to go. They give your feet support and unless you are getting into water all the time, pretty easy. In most cases, walking on the beach in boots is pretty comfortable. Waterproof boots are fine walking on the harder packed sand and can get a little wet and work well in dry sand as they are likely to keep out the sand. Hiking shoes or trail runners, especially the non-water proof kinds, work well and would be my preferred option, but sand can get easily into your shoes. If the design is more like a running shoe, then there are little holes for sand to stick into.
The second option is bare feet. As I have fallen arches though, the lack of support can make my feet ache after many kms of walking on the beach.
Sandals are good for short stretches, but the sand gets in everywhere so you usually end up with sand rubbing your feet raw in the wrong spots. Sandals will probably be the best option when you go on rocks, onto sand, into water and so on.