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The first long-distance hiking trail in Europe was the National Blue Trail of Hungary, established in 1938. The formation of the European Union made transnational hiking trails possible. Today, the network consists of 12 paths and covers more than 65,000 kilometres (40,000 mi), crisscrossing Europe.
From Sweden’s Hyssna Trail to Greece’s Vikos Gorge, these multi-day hiking trails offer an exhilarating and peaceful way of exploring Europe’s most beautiful places.
Some of the best known footpaths in Europe are joined by 12 designated European long-distance paths over some 70,000 km (43,000 mi). Some other popular international routes include: GR (Grande Randonnée) footpaths in Belgium, France, Spain and the Netherlands
The GR footpaths are a network of long-distance walking trails in Europe, mostly in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain. They go by the following names: French: sentier de grande randonnée , West Flemish: Groteroutepad , Dutch : Langeafstandwandelpad , Spanish: sendero de gran recorrido , Portuguese : percurso pedestre de grande rota ...
Map of the European Long Distance Path E5 trail label. The E5 European long distance path or E5 path is one of the European long-distance paths from the French Atlantic coast in Brittany through Switzerland, Austria and Germany over the Alps to Venice in Italy. It is waymarked over the whole 3200 km (1988 mi) distance.
The route consists mostly of narrow footpaths running through the forested hills of middle Sweden and avoids most population centers. There are not many shops along the route so it may be necessary to plan or go off-route for supplies. The paths are printed on Swedish topographic maps, so special maps or guidebooks are not necessary.
From trekking the foothills of Mont Blanc to snowshoeing in Oulanka National Park, here are some of the best European trails to tread this winter
A series of Polish topographical maps (with legend in English) showing hiking trails, but not always indicating which of these belong to E11. [12] These and some more detailed maps may be ordered from abroad at the specialized map shop Grupa.18 in Poznań. [13] [RNote 12]