European long-distance paths
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[[Image:Mapa senderos Europa.png|thumb|300px|Map of european long-distance paths]]
The '''European long-distance paths''' are a network of extremely long-distance footpaths that traverse [[Europe]]. While most [[List of long-distance footpaths|long-distance footpaths]] in Europe are located in just one country or region, each of the European long-distance paths passes through many different countries.
The European long-distance paths were designated by the [[European Ramblers' Association]].<ref>[http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/index.html#E-paths European Long Distance Paths (E-paths)] on the Ramblers' Association website</ref> In general the routes make use of existing national and local trails such as the [[GR footpath]]s.
Below is a list of all 11 European long-distance paths:
*[[European walking route E1|E1]] - [[Norway]] - [[Sweden]] - [[Denmark]] - [[Germany]] - [[Switzerland]] - [[Italy]]
*[[European walking route E2|E2]] - [[Scotland]] - [[England]] - [[Netherlands]] - [[Belgium]] - [[Luxembourg]] - [[France]]
*[[European walking route E3|E3]] - [[Spain]] - [[France]] - [[Belgium]] - [[Luxembourg]] - [[Germany]] - [[Czech Republic]] - [[Poland]] - [[Slovakia]] - [[Hungary]] - [[Romania]] - [[Bulgaria]] - [[Turkey]]
*[[European walking route E4|E4]] - [[Spain]] - [[France]] - [[Switzerland]] - [[Germany]] - [[Austria]] - [[Hungary]]-[[Romania]] - [[Bulgaria]] - [[Greece]]
*[[European walking route E5|E5]] - [[France]] - [[Switzerland]] - [[Germany]] - [[Austria]] - [[Italy]]
*[[European walking route E6|E6]] - [[Finland]] - [[Sweden]] - [[Denmark]] - [[Germany]] - [[Austria]] - [[Slovenia]] - [[Greece]] - [[Turkey]]
*[[European walking route E7|E7]] - [[Spain]] - [[Andorra]] - [[France]] - [[Italy]] - [[Slovenia]] - [[Hungary]]
*[[European walking route E8|E8]] - [[Ireland]] - [[England]] - [[Netherlands]] - [[Germany]] - [[Austria]] - [[Slovakia]] - [[Poland]] - [[Bulgaria]]
*[[E9 European Coastal Path|E9]] - [[Portugal]] - [[Spain]] - [[France]] - [[England]] - [[Belgium]] - [[Netherlands]] - [[Germany]] - [[Poland]] - [[Russia]] - [[Lithuania]] - [[Latvia]] - [[Estonia]] (the ''European Coastal Path'' or ''Sentier Européen du Littoral'')
*[[European walking route E10|E10]] - [[Finland]] - [[Germany]] - [[Czech Republic]] - [[Austria]] - [[Italy]] - [[France]] - [[Spain]]
*[[European walking route E11|E11]] - [[Netherlands]] - [[Germany]] - [[Poland]]
==European walking route E1==
[[Image:E1_route_map.png|thumb|The European walking route E1]]
European walking route E1 has a total length of some 4960 km. It begins in [[Sweden]], and crosses the [[Kattegat]] between Sweden and [[Denmark]] by ferry. It reaches [[Italy]], [[Scapoli]] through Denmark, [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]]. This path is planned to connect in Northern direction to [[Nordkapp]], Norway and in a southern direction to [[Sicily]], in Italy. <br /> <br />
Detailed description of the route:
===Sweden===
The path starts at Grövelsjön (Grövel Lake), which lies on the Norwegian-Swedish border and is the northernmost point of Europe reached by European long distance paths) <br />
The path continues to Varberg, a small town on the coast south of Göteborg. Varberg is where the ferry to Denmark starts from. <br />
Total length of the path in Sweden: appr. 1200 km
===Denmark===
Grenå–Viborg <br />
This section of the route was finished and inaugurated in 2006, but I have not found any information about it. <br />
But there are many national cycle routes in Denmark. Cycle route number 2 goes between Grenå and Viborg via the town of Randers. <br />
Length of the path: appr. 130 km <br /> <br />
Viborg–Padborg <br />
This section is called ''Hærvejen'' in Danish and consists of a footpath and a cycle track parallel to each other between the towns of Viborg and Padborg. <br /> <br />
Detaled description of the route of the path: <br />
Viborg to Sjørup along the shore of Hald Lake – Christianshøj – Sepstrup – Boest – Nørre Snede – Nørre Kollemorten – Jelling – Lake Farup – Bredstein – Bække – Vejen – Jels – Vojens – Rødekro – Hjordkær – Kliplev – Padborg <br />
Length of the path : 250 km <br /> <br />
Total length of the path in Denmark: appr. 380 km <br /> <br />
External links: <br />
*[http://www.haervej.dk/english/index.htm Hærvejen] – – the official website of the E1 route in Denmark (in English)
<br />
The Danish–German border is crossed between Padborg (Denmark) and Flensburg (Germany)
===Germany===
'''1. The route in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg''' <br />
On the first section the E1 European walking route goes together with the E6 route. The path begins at the border station Kupfermühle close to Flensburg and leads through town Flensburg and Schleswig. It touches the Naturpark "Hüttener Berge" and goes parallel with the coast of Ostsee until town Kiel. <br />
After Kiel it goes via Preetz, Plön, Malante-Gremsmühlen, Eutin and Neustadt towards Lübeck. It goes on via Ratzeburg and Mölln until Güster – here the path of the E1 branch out from E6.
Beside Hamburg the route crosses the Elbe.
<br /> <br />
Kupfermühle – Sankelmark – Schleswig – Ascheffel – Aschau - Strande – Kiel - Preetz – Niederkleveez - Schönwalde am Bungsberg – Klingberg - Kreutzkamp – Krummesee - Mölln – Güster - Witzhave – Hamburg <br />
Length of the route: 415 km
<br /> <br />
'''2. The route in Niedersachsen''' <br />
Hamburg – Fishbek – Buchholz am Nordheide – Undeloh – Soltau – Müden – Celle – Führberg – Otternhagen – Haste – Springe – Hameln – Bösingfeld <br />
Length of the route: 339 km
<br /> <br />
'''3. The route in Nordrhein-Westfalen''' <br />
Bösingfeld – Lemgo – Horn Bad Meindberg – Herbrahmwald – Blankerode – Marsberg – 12 kmWirminghausen – Schwalefeld – Altastenburg – Bad Berleburg – Bad Laasphe – Lahnhof – Siegen – Herdorf <br />
Length of the route: 276 km
<br /> <br />
'''4. The route in Rheinland-Pfalz''' <br />
Herdorf – Fuchskaute – Unnau – Selters – Montabaur – Nassau – Balduinstein – Michelbach – Idstein <br />
Length of the route: 169 km
<br /> <br />
'''5. The route in Hessen''' <br />
Idstein – Oberursel – Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen – Dreieichenhain – Ober-Ramstadt – Bensheim – Nieder-Liebersbach – Heidelberg <br />
Length of the route: 166,5 km
<br /> <br />
'''6. The route in Baden-Württenberg''' <br />
The E1 in the Schwarzwald ([[Black Forest]]). This section follows pre-existing long-distance paths through the Black Forest. Initially it follows the [[Westweg|Schwarzwald Hochweg Westweg]] (Westway) from
Town [[Heidelberg]]-Schlierbach – Rauenberg - Odenheim – Bretten – [[Pforzheim]] – Dobel – Forbach via Kaiser-Wilheim-Turm (984 m, lookout tower) – Lake [[Mummelsee]] via Badener Höhe (1001 m) – village Hausach – [[Titisee]] (Lake Titi) – peak of [[Feldberg (Black Forest)|Feldberg]] (1487 m) – [[Schluchsee]] to Kappel. From there it follows the [[Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee]] to Boll, Riedöschingen, Engen, [[Singen]], Langenrain and [[Konstanz]] <br />
Length of this section: 464 km
<br /> <br />
Total length of the path in Germany: 1829,5 km
<br /> <br />
External links: <br />
*[http://www.henrifloor.nl/e1.htm A hike along the path of E1 in Germany] – from Henry Floor (a Dutch website).
*[http://www.wandern-e1.de/e1-heidelberg-feldberg-english.html A hike in the Black Forest] - Walking the section of the European Long Distance Path E1 (Black Forest section referred to as Westweg) from Heidelberg-Schlierbach to the Feldberg.
===Switzerland===
The path of the E1 leads via Rapperswil, Einsiedeln, Vierwaldstattersee, Gotthardpass and Tessin towards Porto Ceresio, Italy.
<br /> <br />
Total length of the route in Switzerland: appr. 400 km
===Italy===
via Lake Maggiore, Ticino Valley into Ligurian Mountains (there is a spur to the Mediterranean at Genova) to Passo della Bochetta via Lake Maggiore, Ticino Valley into Ligurian Mountains (there is a spur to the Mediterranean at Genova) to Passo della Bochetta <br />
Length of the route: appr. 200 km
<br /> <br />
through eastern part of Ligurian Mountains (Alta Via dei Monti Liguri) to Passo dei Due Santi <br />
Length of the route: appr. 150 km
<br /><br />
along Appennine ridge through Tuscany (Grande Escursione Appenninica) to Bocca Trabaria <br />
Length of the route: appr. 400 km
<br /> <br />
along Appennine ridge through Umbria to Castelluccio <br />
Length of the route: appr. 200 km
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through mountains along Abruzzo/Lazio border: Simbruini, Ernici, Abruzzo national park to Lazio/Molise border at Scapoli <br />
Length of the route: appr. 200 km
<br /> <br />
Totel length of the route in Italy: 1150 km
<br /> <br />
There is a plan to lengthen the route of E1 towards South Italy and Sycilia through the Appanine. <br />
==European walking route E2==
[[Image:E2_route_map.png|thumb|right|]]
The '''European walking route E2''' is a 4850km long-distance footpath that runs from Galway in [[Ireland]] to [[France]]'s [[Mediterranean]] coast, via [[Scotland]], [[England]], [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[France]]. It is one of the network of [[European long-distance paths]].
The route is aimed at [[hiking|walkers]]; alternative routes exist in some parts for [[horseback riding|horse riders]] and [[cyclists]].
=== Route ===
In Scotland the route starts from [[Stranraer]] and uses the [[Southern Upland Way]] and [[St. Cuthbert's Way]].
In England the route uses the [[Pennine Way]], the [[Gritstone Trail]], the [[Staffordshire Way]], the [[Heart of England Way]], the [[Oxfordshire Way]], the [[Oxford Canal]], the [[Thames Path]], the [[Wey South Path]] and the [[North Downs Way]] to [[Dover]].
In Belgium the route starts from [[Ostend]]. Near [[Zoersel]] it joins the [[GR 5]], which it follows through Luxembourg and France to the finish at [[Nice]].
===Alternative route===
The trail splits into two alternative routes whilst running through England and Belgium. The eastern route also passes through the Netherlands.
In England, the alternative routes split at [[Middleton-in-Teesdale]]. The eastern route travels via [[Cambridge]] to [[Harwich]], using the [[Teesdale Way]], the [[Cleveland Way]], the [[Wolds Way]], the [[Viking Way]], the [[Hereward Way]], the [[Fen Rivers Way]], [[Icknield Way]], the [[Stour Valley Path]] and the [[Essex Way]].
In the Netherlands the eastern route begins again at [[Hoek van Holland]], and joins the GR 5 at [[Bergen op Zoom]].
The two routes rejoin near [[Zoersel]].
==European walking route E3==
{{See also|European walking route E3}}
The Spanish portion of this route follows the [[Way of St. James]], and specifically [[The_French_Way|the French Way]].
==European walking route E4==
[[Image:E4_route_map.png|thumb|The European walking route E4]]
{{See also|European walking route E4}}
This long distance path starts in [[Spain]] at the southernmost point of the continent and leads through [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Hungary]], [[Romania]] and [[Bulgaria]], ending in [[Greece]]. It visits [[Crete]] and [[Cyprus]] among the Greek islands. <br />
Its length is more than 10.000 km, but you can find here exact data only about its Austrian and Hungarian sections. The route of this long distance path isn't signed yet in Romania and partly in Bulgaria, and the total length of E4 doesn't include the length of the Romanian and Bulgarian sections. <br />
=== Spain ===
from:Tarifa, southernmost point of mainland Spain <br />
through mountains of Andalucia, Murcia and Valencia via Ronda, Alhama de Granada, Moratalla, Alcoi, Requena, Morella (GR7)<br />
2300 km <br />
Puigcerda in Pyrenees E of Andorra<br />
Catalan coast at Ulldecona (GR8), Tarragona via Catalan coast path (GR92), Montserrat (GR172), then GR4 into Pyrenees<br />
450 km<br />
=== France ===
Montagne Noire Via Mont Canigou and Carcassonne (GR36), Villefort<br />
through Haut Languedoc and Cévennes (GR71, 7, 72), Ardèche and Rhône valleys
east via GR44, 4, 42, 429, Swiss border near Geneva<br />
N through Vercors, Grenoble, Chartreuse and Culoz (GR9)<br />
1100 km <br />
=== Switzerland ===
Chemin des Crêtes du Jura/Jurahöhenweg through north of country<br />
- 300 km<br />
along S shores of Lake Constance<br />
150 km<br />
=== Germany/Austria ===
'''Alternative 1:'''<br />
'''On the route of Nordalpine Weitwanderweg 01 (Nordalpine route 01) are exposed stretches - for experienced mountain walkers only '''<br />
'''1. Western section of the route – 495 km'''<br />
through Bregenzer Wald, Lechquellengebirge, Lechtaler Alpen, Wetterstein-gebirge, Karwendelgebirge and Rofangebirge:<br />
Bregenz (440 m) – Lustenauer-Hütte (1250 m) – 22 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Lustenauer-Hütte (1250 m) – Damüls (1428 m) – 33 km, difficult tour <br />
Damüls (1428 m) – Biberacher-Hütte (1846 m) – 18 km, very difficult tour <br />
Biberacher-Hütte (1846 m) – Göppinger-Hütte (2245 m) – 16 km, difficult tour <br />
Göppinger-Hütte (2245 m) – Ravensburger-Hütte (2234 m) – 31 km, very difficult tour <br />
Ravensburger-Hütte (2234 m) – Stuttgarter-Hütte (2303 m) – 20 km, difficult tour <br />
Stuttgarter-Hütte (2303 m) – Ansbacher-Hütte (2376 m) – 28 km, very difficult tour <br />
Ansbacher-Hütte (2376 m) – Memminger-Hütte (2242 m), 25 km, very difficult tour <br />
Memminger-Hütte (2242 m) – Steinsee-Hütte (2040 m) – 20 km, very difficult tour <br />
Steinsee-Hütte (2040 m) – Anhalter-Hütte (2040 m) – 25 km, difficult tour <br />
Anhalter-Hütte (2040 m) – Fernpass (1209 m) – 35 km, difficult tour <br />
Fernpass (1209 m) – Ehrwald (994 m) – 20 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Ehrwald (994 m) – Meiler-Hütte (2366 m) – 39 km, difficult tour <br />
Meiler-Hütte (2366 m) – Scharnitz (964 m) – 30 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Scharnitz (964 m) – Falken-Hütte (1846 m) – 30 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Falken-Hütte (1846 m) – Murach am Achsensee (958 m) – 35 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Maurach am Achsensee (958 m) – Steinberg am Rofan (1010 m) – 25 km, difficult tour <br />
Steinberg am Rofan (1010 m) – Kufstein (504 m) – 43 km, easy tour <br /> <br />
'''2. Middle section of the route – 441 km''' <br />
through Kaisergebirge, Chiemgauer Alpen, Loferer Steingebirge, Hochkönig and Steinernes Meer, Tennengebirge, Dachsteingebiet and Totes Gebirge: <br />
Kufstein (504 m) – Stripsenjoch-Haus (1580 m) – 19 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Stripsenjoch-Haus (1580 m) – Straubinger Haus (1598 m) – 35 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Straubinger Haus (1598 m) – Schmidt-Zabierow-Hütte (1966 m) – 39 km, difficult tour <br />
Schmidt-Zabierow-Hütte (1966 m) – Lofer (626 m) – 16 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Lofer (626 m) – Ingolstatter Haus (2199 m) – 31 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Ingolstatter Haus (2199 m) – Riemann-Haus (2177 m) – 8 km, middle difficult tour />
Riemann-Haus (2177 m) – Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus (2941 m) – 25 km, very difficult tour on glacier <br />
Franz-Eduard-Matras-Haus (2941 m) – Werfen (548 m) – 27 km, difficult tour on glacier <br />
Werfen (548 m) – Lungötz (828 m) – 33 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Lungötz (828 m) – Adamek-Hütte (2196 m) – 29 km, very difficult tour <br />
Adamek-Hütte (2196 m) – Simony-Hütte (2206 m) – 12 km, very difficult tour on glacier <br />
Simony-Hütte (2206 m) – Bad Goisern (500 m) – 32 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Bad Goisern (500 m) – Loser-Hütte (1497 m) – 34 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Loser-Hütte (1497 m) – Pühringer-Hütte (1638 m) – 25 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Pühringer-Hütte (1638 m) – Priel-Schutzhaus (1422 m) – 20 km, difficult tour <br />
Priel-Schutzhaus (1422 m) – Vorderstoder (660 m) – 18 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Vorderstoder (660 m) – Spital am Pyhrn (647 m) – 38 km, middle difficult tour <br /> <br />
'''3. Eastern section of the route – 478 km''' <br />
Through Rax, Semmeringgebiet, Bucklige Welt and Rosaliengebirge <br />
Spital am Pyhrn (647 m) – Admont (641 m) – 24 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Admont (641 m) – Hess Hütte (1699 m) – 35 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Hess Hütte (1699 m) – Radmer an der Stube (702 m) – 20 km, difficult tour <br />
Radmer an der Stube (702 m) – Eisenerz (769 m) – 20 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Eisenerz (769 m) – Sonnschien-Hütte (1525 m) – 25 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Sonnschien-Hütte (1525 m) – Voisthaler Hütte (1660 m) – 1660 m) – 17 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Voisthaler Hütte (1660 m) – Turnaueralm (1570 m) – 25 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Turnaueralm (1570 m) – Neuberg, Krampen im Mürztal (756 m) – 31 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Neuberg, Krampen im Mürztal (756 m) – Schneealpen-Haus (1788 m) – 31 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Schneealpen-Haus (1788 m) – Karl-Ludwig-Haus (1803 m) – 21 km, difficult tour <br />
Karl-Ludwig-Haus (1803 m) – Waxriegel-Haus (1361 m) – 12 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Waxriegel-Haus (1361 m) – Maria Schutz (760 m) – 30 km, middle difficult tour <br />
Maria Schutz (760 m) – Hochwolkersdorf (625 m) – 48 km, easy tour <br />
Hochwolkersdorf (625 m) – Mattersburg (256 m) – 17 km, easy tour <br /> <br />
After town Mattersburg the route of the E4 leaves the Nordalpine Weitwanderweg 01, and goes on other paths further. <br /> <br />
Mattersburg (256 m) – Rust (123 m) – 32 km, easy tour <br />
Rust (123 m) – Drassburg (234 m) – 20 km, easy tour <br />
Drassburg (234 m) – Kabersdorf (320 m) – 28 km, easy tour <br />
Kabersdorf (320 m) – Hochstrass (421 m) – 25 km, easy tour <br />
Hochstrass (421 m) – Köszeg (271 m, border crossing point in Hungary) – 17 km, easy tour <br /> <br />
'''Remark:''' <br />
Generally there are detours on the route of E4 to avoid the very difficult sections. <br />
You can find map skeches and description about the whole route in the book „Von Neusiedler See zum Bodensee – Nordalpiner Weitwanderweg 01” in German.
'''Alternative 2: <br />
Subalpine route''' <br />
to: Salzburg <br />
Through Allgäu and Upper Bavaria via Neuschwanstein, Unterammergau, Bavarian Lakes (04)
550 km <br />
to: Wienerwald <br />
via Salzkammergut (04) <br />
550 km <br />
to: Hainburg an der Donau<br />
E Austrian border path (07) <br />
150 km <br />
=== Hungary ===
[[Image:E4_in_Hungary.jpg|thumb|The path of European walking route E4 in Hungary]]
'''On the route of the Országos Kéktúra ([[Countrywide Blue Tour in Hungary]]) – 1063 km''' <br />
Through the [[Little Hungarian Plain]] and along the [[Transdanubian Medium Mountains]] and the [[Northern Medium Mountains]]. <br />
Town [[Kőszeg]] (border crossing point) – peak of Irottkő – town Sárvár through the Mountains of Kőszeg and the [[Little Hungarian Plain]] – 70 km <br />
Town Sárvár – town Sümeg through the Little Hungarian Plain – 70 km <br />
Town Sümeg – town [[Keszthely]] and [[Lake Balaton]] through the Highland of Balaton – 47 km <br />
Town Keszthely – town [[Tapolca]] – village Nagyvázsony through the Basin of Tapolca and the Highland of Balaton. '''On the basin the path climbs almost every spent volcano: [[Badacsony]], Gulács, Csobánc and Szent György Mountain''' – 83 km <br />
Village Nagyvázsony – village Városlőd – town Zirc – village Bodajk through the [[Bakony]] Mountains – 118 km <br />
Village Bodajk – village Szárliget through the Vértes Mountains – 48 km <br />
Village Szárliget – town Dorog through the Hilly Country of Gerecse – 67 km <br />
Town Dorog – [[Budapest]] through the Pilis Mountains and Mountains of Buda – 40 km <br />
'''Budapest''' – peak of Dobogókö (700 m) – village [[Visegrád]], [[Danube Bend]] through the Buda and Pilis Mountains – 61 km <br />
Village Visegrád – village Nagymaros – with ferry across the Danube <br />
Village Nagymaros – peak of Hegyes-kö (centre mountain of Danube Bend) – village Kóspallag – peak of Csóványos (938 m) – village Nógrád through the Börzsöny Mountains – 38 km <br />
Village Nógrád – village Becske – '''village [[Hollókő]], it is a World Heritage Site''' – village Mátraverebély through the Hilly Country of Cserhát – 119 km <br />
Village Mátraverebély – peak of Galyatetö – '''peak of [[Kékestető]], 1014 m, the highest point of Hungary''' – village Sirok – village Szarvaskő through the Mátra Mountains – 65 km <br />
Village Szarvaskő – village Bélapátfalva – village Bánkút – village Putnok – through the [[Bükk]] Mountains – 55 km <br />
Village Putnok – '''village [[Aggtelek]], its stalactite cave is a World Heritage Site''' – village Bódvaszilas through the Hilly Country of Aggtelek – 62 km <br />
Village Bódvaszilas – village Boldogkőváralja through the Hilly Country of Cserehát – 65 km <br />
Village Boldogkőváralja – town [[Sátoraljaújhely]] through the Zemplén Mountains – 55 km <br /> <br />
In Sátoraljaújhely the route of the E4 leaves the path of the Countrywide Blue Tour and goes further on the route of Blue Tour of the Plain <br /> <br />
'''On the route of Alföldi Kéktúra (Blue Tour of the Plain) – 262 km''' <br />
Through the [[Great Hungarian Plain]] <br /> <br />
Town Sátoraljaujhely – town Kisvárda – 63 km <br />
Town Kisvárda – town Nyirbátor – 46 km <br />
Town Nyirbátor – town Bánk – 75 km <br />
Town Bánk – village Nagykereki – 78 km <br /> <br />
After village Nagykereki the E4 leaves the path of Alföldi Kéktúra and goes to village Ártánd (border crossing point) – appr. 6 km <br /> <br />
'''Remark:''' <br />
You can find detailed hiker maps and travelogues about the section of the Országos Kéktúra in Hungarian in the following books: <br />
Az Országos Kéktúra Írottkötöl Budapest, Hüvösvölgyig <br />
Az Országos Kéktúra Budapest, Hüvösvölgytöl Hollóházáig <br />
There are websites of Hungarian hikers about the completion of the Országos Kéktúra: <br />
* [http://www.kektura.click.hu/frame002.htm Hörpölin&son’s website about the Blue Tour] – in English with travelogues and more than 1000 photos <br />
* [http://okt.rulz.hu E&T Kéktúra oldala] – this is a website of young people walking the path of the Blue Tour with more thousand photos – in Hungarian <br />
=== Romania ===
=== Bulgaria ===
to: Petrovo near Greek border via Vitosha, Rila and Pirin Mountains
250 km <br />
to: Kulata on Greek border by bus<br />
=== Greece ===
Kulata – Florina through North Greece <br />
300 km <br />
Florina – Itea on the Gulf of Corinth via Olympos, Meteora, Pindus, Parnassus, Delphi<br />
900 km<br />
Itea – Egio <br />
ferry <br />
Egio – Gythion on Gulf of Lakonia - through Peleponnese via Tripoli and Sparta <br />
300 km <br />
Egio – Kastellion <br />
ferry <br />
Kastellion – Kato Zakros through Crete (not shown on map) from Kastellion through the White and Dikti Mountains <br />
500 km <br />
== European walking route E5 ==
[[Image:Wegekennzeichnung_E5.png|thumb|85px|right|trail label]]
{{See also|European walking route E5}}
The E5 is a long distance walking route from the French Atlantic coast in [[Brittany]] over the [[Alps]] to [[Verona]] in Italy. It is waymarked over the whole 3200 km distance. The heaviest used section is the last part, which crosses Europe’s highest mountains from [[Lake Constance]] to Italy (600 km, around 30 days). Even this part does not require climbing experience.
'''France'''
The E5 route starts at [[Pointe du Raz]] in the north-west of France. It initially follows the Channel coast, then runs inland past [[Versailles]] and follows the Seine to Dijon. After traversing the [[Vosges]] the trail reaches Lake Constance.
'''Swiss'''
The E5 passes the [[Rheinfall]], then follows the southern shore of Lake Constance to [[Rheineck]].
'''Austria'''
The trail heads east from [[Bregenz]], then ascends to the Staufner hut and the German border.
'''Germany'''
Most E5 walkers start from [[Oberstdorf]], where the Alpine section begins. After 50 km the trail crosses the Austrian border after the Kemptner hut.
'''Austria'''
The most strenuous and spectacular part of the track (175 km) crosses the [[Allgäu Alps|Allgäu]], [[Lechtal Alps|Lechtal]] and [[Ötztal Alps]]. The route leads the traveller past the Memminger hut towards [[Zams]] and afterwards over Geigenkamm and Kaunergrat to [[Pitztal]]. Beyond [[Mittelberg]] the route crosses [[Pitztaler Joch]], the highest point of the trail (2995m), before reaching the Italian border near the [[Timmelsjoch]].
'''Italy'''
The E5 now goes past the [[Heilig Kreuz Spitze]] and the [[Hohe Warte]] to [[Merano]] and [[Bolzano]]. The trail is then less mountainous and less crowded, but there are still more than 12 hard days of walking to Verona. The track leads the traveller along the west flank of the [[Dolomites]] past the health resort of [[Levico Terme]] and over the history-charged [[Pasúbio]] massif towards the final destination, Verona.
===See also===
* [http://wiki.outdoorseiten.net/index.php/E5 E5 at Outdoorwiki (German)]
* [[:it:Sentiero Europeo E5|E5 in Italy]] (in Italian)
==European walking route E6==
{{See also|European walking route E6}}
==European walking route E7==
{{See also|European walking route E7}}
==European walking route E8==
[[Image:E8_route_map.png|thumb|The European walking route E8]]
The '''European walking route E8''' is a 4700km (2920 miles) route stretching across [[Europe]], from [[County Kerry|Kerry]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] to [[Istanbul]] in [[Turkey]].
After the [[Republic of Ireland]] it crosses the Irish Sea into [[Great Britain]], where it follows part of the [[Trans Pennine Trail]]. After crossing the North Sea, it passes through the [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Poland]]. It finally crosses [[Bulgaria]] before reaching Turkey.
Some of the eastern sections of the route are yet to be finalised.
The route is aimed at [[hiking|walkers]], [[Equestrianism|horse riders]] and [[Cycling|cyclists]].
==European walking route E9==
The '''E9 European Coastal Path''', or ''' Sentier Européen du Littoral''', is a very long distance coastal [[trail|footpath]], which runs for [[1 E6 m|5000 km (3125 miles)]] from [[Cabo de São Vicente]] in [[Portugal]] to [[Narva-Jõesuu]] in [[Estonia]].
The path follows the west coasts of [[Portugal]], [[Spain]] and [[France]] as far as [[Roscoff]]. From Roscoff the path splits to offer two alternative routings:
*By [[ferry]] to [[Plymouth]] in [[England]], and then following the English south coast as far as [[Dover]], where another ferry crossing returns the route to [[Calais]] in France. In England the path follows parts of the [[South West Coast Path]], the [[Solent Way]], the [[South Downs Way]] and the [[Saxon Shore Way]] [[Long-distance footpaths in the UK|paths]]. The British route itself includes an alternative route via the [[Isle of Wight]].
*The north coast of France from Roscoff to Calais
The path then follows the coast of [[Belgium]] and the [[Netherlands]]. Here it follows the Dutch [[North Sea Trail]]<ref name="North Sea Trail">[http://www.northseatrail.org/index.php/en Welcome - North Sea Trail<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, which contains 5 successive trails:
*from [[Sluis]] (border with Belgium) to [[Hoek van Holland]]
*Hoek van Holland to [[Haarlem]]
*Haarlem to [[Den Oever]], route has also an alternative route to [[Den Helder]], but European route continues along the [[Afsluitdijk]]
*[[Zurich (Friesland)|Zurich]] to [[Lauwersoog]]
*Lauwersoog to [[Nieuweschans]] (border with Germany)
Then the path follows into [[Germany]]. The path crosses the base of the [[Jutland]] peninsula, before following the coast of the [[Baltic Sea]] through [[Poland]], [[Russia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Estonia]]. Then it continues in [[Russia]] towards [[Saint Petersburg]]
The path is still under development, and not all sections are yet available.<ref name="ramass">Ramblers Association. ''[http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/e9.html European Path E9]''. Retrieved [[March 19]], [[2006]].</ref>
==European walking route E10==
{{See also|European walking route E10}}
==European walking route E11==
{{See also|European walking route E11}}
==See also==
*[[Geography of Europe]]
*[[GR footpath]]
*[[Janapar]] - 14 day path across [[Karabakh]] in the [[Caucasus]]
*[[Eurovelo|European cycle paths]]
==External links==
*[http://www.era-ewv-ferp.org/index.php?page_id=29 Overview of the paths] (European Ramblers' Association)
*[http://www.kektura.click.hu/frame002.htm The Hungarian section of the E4 Long Distance Path] (Hörpölin&son's Blue Tour Website)
*[http://www.walkalpujarra.com/gr7.html An E4 walk in the province of Granada, Spain]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/european-long-distance-paths european long distance paths at answers.com]
* [http://www.era-ewv-ferp.org/index.php?page_id=29 european long distance paths at European Ramblers Association]
* [http://www.walk-in-europe.com/ratings/index.html walk-in-europe.com]
==References==
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/e2.html E2 Atlantic - Mediterranean] from the Ramblers' Association
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/INFO/paths/transpennine.html#E8 E8 Atlantic - Istanbul] from the Ramblers' Association
* [http://pomorskie.pttk.pl/index.php?id=e9 E9 in Poland, [[Pomorskie|Pomerania province]] ]
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