Category: long
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Nagelfluhkette – Immenstadt
A string of more than a dozen mountain peaks is connected by a fantastic, challenging ridge-line trail and forms the Nagelfluhkette that crosses the heart of the Allgäuer Alpen. My route takes on the first eight mountain tops, aided by a chairlift for the initial ascent, before looping back to the starting point through the…
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Ebersberger Forst Trail – Kirchseeon to Poing
A half-marathon of uninterrupted flow trails make this one-way track one of the best trail-running experiences around Munich. The run is never boring as it meanders up and down lightly technical trails along a ridge line. After an optional climb up to a view tower, the trail gets racy with a constant slight downhill slope…
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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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Alfama to Monsanto Forest
This Lisbon 20k loop starts in picturesque Alfama, runs through lively Graça, to leave the city center along the strict lines of Parque Eduardo VII for Monsanto Forest, its largest green space high above the city. Intricate trails lead through dense riots of vegetation down to the Rio Tejo and back along its broad promenade.…
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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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Ericeira – Lizandro River and Coast
Starting in the middle of the picturesque fishing town of Ericeira, the run follows the Lizandro river through an off-the-beaten-track agricultural valley that takes you back in time. It circles back to the coast for spectacular, flowing cliff-top trails with a detour high above the wide bend of the river’s estuary to show off the region’s…
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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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Isartrails North
This classic Munich loop tightly hugs the river Isar on marvelous flow trails that run just below the official walking paths for most of the route. It definitely doesn’t ever feel like you are in the middle of a bustling city, which makes it one of my favorites. The trails are easy, sometimes moderately technical,…
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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…
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Vila do Bispo to Carrapateira
An absolute top run along one of the finest sections of the Fishermen’s Trail. It takes in a variety of sweeping coastal vistas, valleys, and windswept plateaus in a great figure eight circuit. Wide tracks sweep down towards a magnificent coast through fields of spring flowers. Perfect flow trails hug the clifftop for spectacular views…
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