Category: **** Great Trail
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Percurso dos Sete Vales Suspensos
Sweeping vistas across the sea, beaches, and cliffs from a flowing coastal trail make this a great run to explore the heart of the Algarve coastline. The trail is in excellent condition and very well secured, which makes it suitable for any skill level. Alas, as one of the most popular walks in Portugal’s most…
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Ericeira to Praia de São Lourenço
Varied and easy, the run follows coastal flow trails north of the fishing town of Ericeira along a string of beaches to Praia de São Lourenço. Retracing part of the track to feast on the spectacular cliff-top views, the route continues inland along a beautiful, hidden trail through a lush creek valley circling back to town.…
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Amper Trails – Dachau to Unterschleißheim
Following the idyllic river Amper downstream from the town of Dachau a variety of river-bank paths, from overgrown, tight trails, to perfect down-sloping flow, to wide tracks, are at the heart of this one-way route. Cutting across fields and following a marvelous, hidden forest trail it finishes in Unterschleißheim covering an exact half-marathon distance. Frequent…
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Munich East – Feringasee – Isar
In a wide circuit, an excellent, level route leaves Munich’s city center behind to explore trails truly off-the-beaten-track to the north-east. Following a string of local parks, creeks, and canals it leads deep into the countryside. Passing swimmable lakes, it circles back via the classic Isar trails.The longish route offers great variety with several hidden…
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Alfama to Torre de Belém
An absolute classic Lisbon route, this run hugs the banks of the Rio Tejo for a juicy half-marathon to the famous historic harbor fortress, the Torre de Belém. It passes many of Lisbon’s major sights crossing the hilly, picturesque Alfama and Bairro Alto districts, the heart of the city center, and along the river. In…
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Kirchseeon to Aying via historic train tracks and creeks
At near 30km this one-way route is on the longer side, taking you through some lesser-known jewels south of Munich along a variety of roads, paths, trails and cross country. It felt quite tough despite the gently rolling hill country, because the trail almost vanishes in places – the famous Aying brewery beer garden is…
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Vilaflor to Paisaje Lunar
Starting in the picturesque mountain town of Vilaflor this excellent circuit gains a fair bit of elevation in two steep ascents through fragrant pine forests reaching impressive natural formations and columns of eroded ash and pumice deposits. It takes an interesting, little-used trail, away from other hikers, for the last part leading to the famous…
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Candelaria to Malpaís de Güímar coastal run
A moderately technical trail leads from the picturesque town of Candelaria to an easy, well-maintained track around the volcanic Malpaís de Güímar nature reserve. The route circles around a volcano, meanders through fields of cacti, and hugs a stunning coastline of black lava. From the impressive Basilica of Candelaria a road takes us to the…
OffPavement Trail Running 