How to ask her out after she says she loves hiking but her feet hurt

When someone tells you a physical limit, the thing to read is how she framed it. "Ugh I love hiking but my feet are wrecked" is a person who misses the activity and is annoyed at her body. She is not saying she does not want to see you. She is saying the plan you would normally make is off the table for now.

Look at what she offered as the reason. Boots, a blister, a sprain, plantar fasciitis, the type of injury tells you how long she will be limited. A new pair of boots means days, not months, so the window is short. If she has mentioned a doctor or a physio, the timeline is longer and you should plan around that without asking her to explain her medical history.

Her enthusiasm for hiking is the part to pick up on. She is telling you what she likes to do. That is a better lead than generic date ideas, because it lets you propose something she already cares about in a form her feet can handle.

The move here is to take the thing she loves and adapt it to the current limit. You are not dropping hiking, you are just changing the terrain. A flat loop, a waterfront walk on pavement, a market where she mostly stands and looks, or a long coffee outdoors all keep the day intact without asking her feet to do much.

The proposal should be specific enough that she can judge it in seconds. Name the place, roughly how long you would be there, and whether there is somewhere to sit. Say it is an easy option so she does not have to ask. Offering two options she can pick from is easier to answer than one plan she has to accept or reject.

Keep the ask about the two of you and the day, not about what she can and cannot do with her body. If you bring up her feet more than once in the message, it starts to sound like a checklist of her limits.

A person with sore feet might want to say yes but feel unsure how much she can manage, or she might be too polite to say she would rather wait. Give her a clear way to decline or push it back that costs her nothing. Something like saying she can always pick a later date if the feet are still bad is enough.

And if she says no or says not yet, believe her and move on. Do not come back with a counter-offer right away. If she is interested but unsure, a simple confirmation that the offer stands is enough. That leaves the door open without pressure.

If she answers with something like "maybe, let me see how they feel," that is a real maybe. Suggest a rough timing, like the weekend after next, and let her come back to you when her feet are better.