Category: stunning landscape
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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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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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Taganana to Afur Gorge
This coastal hill run shows off the stunning beauty of the Parque Rural de Anaga in the north of Tenerife. The route takes us up into rugged green hills dotted with cacti, down to the coast through the lush Afur Gorge, and along a perfect coastal flow trail. It is on the short side, but…
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Sintra Coastal Hill Circuit
A sheer endless network of lonely trails branches through the western part of the Sintra Hills. In a magical, overgrown forest, nestled between tourist hotspots on the coast and Palácio da Pena, one really gets away from it all on this short circuit. It is but one variation of many possible routes that I suggest…
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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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Teide National Park – Portillo to Montaña Negra and Blanca
One of my absolute favorite Tenerife routes runs through the heart of the Teide National Park heading up towards the volcano along the edge of a high altitude plateau. Meandering through a lunar landscape, it passes the rugged La Fortaleza rock formation and several minor, ancient volcanic peaks on perfect flow trails that are moderately…
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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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Oberammergau, Pürschling, Laubeneck
Stunning vistas across the beautiful, famous village of Oberammergau and the Linder river valley, which is home to world-renowned Linderhof castle, from a sheer endless ridge-line trail are the best features of this route. On the other hand, the trails are highly technical and dangerously exposed in places featuring quite a few steep climbs. For…
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Cabo da Roca Lighthouse – Praia da Ursa – Praia da Adraga
This loop around the picturesque coastal village of Ulgueira touches the westernmost tip of the European mainland with its striking lighthouse, before following one of the most stunning stretches of the Portuguese Atlantic coastline featuring sweeping cliff-top views and strikingly beautiful beaches. Running the largely easy to moderately technical trails is great fun, but they are…
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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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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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Around the Wank
The Wank is a favored hiking-tourist destination with a peak easily accessible by cable car from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. However, this loop circling around the entire mountain skips the peak and the crowds to follow a remote, moderately technical trail across the mountain’s steep southern slope that is hardly the width of a foot – offering stunning…
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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…
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Lagos to Ponta da Piedade
This leisurely route starts right in the heart of the old town of Lagos and follows wooden walkways along one of the Algarve’s most photographed stretches of coast. A dramatic limestone coastline is formed of sea pillars and rock arches, which makes it an incredibly popular tourist destination. Start early and off season! After pounding…
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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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