Adventure Plans

A coastal long-distance route on Portugal's southwest Atlantic edge, with sandy cliff paths, fishing villages, and sea-led daily stage planning.

A premium hut-to-hut circuit around Andorra's high country, linking four mountain refuges across lakes, ridges, and panoramic cols.

A coastal pilgrimage route from Porto northward through Atlantic towns, boardwalks, estuary crossings, and historic Camino infrastructure.

A long-distance alpine and foothill route through Austria's salt-country landscapes, combining mountain tracks, villages, lakes, and historic trade-country atmosphere.

Britain's oldest National Trail runs 429 km from the Peak District to the Scottish Borders along the Pennine spine — notorious for boggy peat crossings, determined navigation, and a genuine northern character that has tested hikers since 1965.

A full Spanish Pyrenean traverse from Atlantic to Mediterranean, with sustained mountain effort, high passes, and long wilderness sections.

A technical mountain route across Corsica known for steep terrain, rocky sections, and hut-based staging.

A 100-km loop around Slovenia's highest mountain through the glacial valleys, hanging lakes, and karst plateaux of Triglav National Park — covering the Seven Lakes Valley, Vrata cirque, and Soča headwaters.

A flagship Tyrolean long-distance route that threads through the Northern Alps, linking mountain huts, high traverses, and sustained day-after-day ascent.

Germany's oldest documented trail — a 168-km crest walk along the Thuringian Forest ridge that has served as a boundary, a trade route, and a pilgrimage for hikers since the 13th century.

The Walker's Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt — 180 km through the heart of the western Alps, crossing the Swiss and Franco-Swiss ranges on a two-week traverse that ends beneath the Matterhorn.

A classic circuit through France, Italy, and Switzerland with steep daily climbing and dense mountain infrastructure.

A tougher sibling to Alta Via 1, featuring more exposed ground, steeper passes, and a sustained high-mountain traverse through the Dolomites.

A well-developed alpine river trail following the Lech through Austria and Germany, with bridges, meadows, and village-friendly staging.

A classic hut-to-hut traverse through the Dolomites, linking limestone towers, high passes, and some of the most dramatic mountain architecture in Europe.

Switzerland's iconic hut-to-hut traverse crossing 16 alpine passes from Sargans to Montreux — a two-week journey through the heartland of the Alps at consistently high altitude.

A multi-country Alpine long-distance route network crossing France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia.

A steep and scenic route through Slovenia's Kamnik-Savinja Alps, mixing alpine ridges, hut access, and compact but demanding terrain.

A compact national trail across Liechtenstein, linking villages, cultural sites, and mountain terrain in a short but varied route.

A long alpine traverse through the French Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean, crossing some of the highest and most scenic terrain in Western Europe.

A demanding hut-to-hut circuit in the Stubai Alps with sustained elevation, glacial scenery, and frequent high passes above 2,500 m.

An austere inland crossing through Iceland's highland interior, with geothermal areas, open desert-like plains, and a deep sense of isolation.

A multi-day traverse through Norway's premier high mountain region, linking huts, alpine valleys, and broad glaciated landscapes.

A storm-exposed hut circuit through the eastern Pyrenees, using Andorra as a key anchor for high cols, refuge logistics, and compact alpine mileage.

A far-north arctic traverse through Norway's mountain and tundra zones, with long remote stages, hut links, and highly weather-dependent pacing.

A high-mountain circuit through the Accursed Mountains, with a route plan that emphasizes Albanian valleys, shepherd tracks, and remote borderland passes.

A 250-km traverse of Slovenia's entire northern mountain chain from the Julian Alps through the Kamnik-Savinja Alps to the Karawanks, crossing alpine meadows, limestone karst, and some of the most undervisited hills in Central Europe.

A long riverside trail from the Thames source to London, mixing rural valley walking, historic towns, and urban riverfront finish.

The most popular Camino de Santiago route across northern Spain, linking Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Santiago de Compostela.

Scotland's most-walked long-distance route follows the Highland edge from Glasgow's suburbs to Fort William through Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, and Glencoe.

A loop through the sculptural sandstone towers and river gorges of Saxon Switzerland, the landscape that inspired German Romantic painters and still rewards modern hikers with drama on every bend.

A long, forested ridge walk through the Sauerland following the watershed between the Rhine and Weser river basins — quiet beech forests, highland peat bogs, and sensory nature stations on a trail that rewards the unhurried.

A broad plateau crossing through Norway's largest mountain plain, with hut links, weather-sensitive navigation, and long open tundra stages.

A Balkan mountain route linking high ridges and villages across multiple countries with variable infrastructure.

A demanding traverse through the Sharr and Korab border mountains, emphasizing remote Albanian shepherd country, high passes, and long, quiet ridge days.

A major hut-linked traverse across southern Norway's mountain plateaus, combining remote tundra, glacial country, and long high-country continuity.

A 120-km circuit through Poland's wildest and least-visited mountain range — the Bieszczady in the far southeast — over open bieszczady pastures (polany) with Europe's oldest forest, free-roaming bison, and bear on the Carpathian border with Ukraine and Slovakia.

A long coastal Camino across northern Spain from the Basque coast to Galicia, blending Atlantic scenery, historic towns, and strong pilgrim infrastructure.

A 55-km traverse across the fell chain of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park from the Sami village of Hetta to the Pallastunturi visitor centre, crossing open Arctic tundra with unobstructed views across Finnish Lapland.

A long Swedish route across Lapland with mountain huts, boggy valleys, and major seasonal daylight shifts.

A 299 km circuit of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park encircling some of Britain's finest cliff scenery, sea stacks, and wild Atlantic coastline — with more ascent per kilometre than most Highland routes.

A 260-km coastal and forest traverse through Bohuslän on Sweden's west coast, winding between sea inlets, smooth granite skerries, ancient rock carvings, and beech forest from Gothenburg north to the Norwegian border.

A 270-km walk along Denmark's historic Hærevejsruten (Ancient Royal Road) from Skagen (Denmark's northern tip) to Padborg (the German border) — an easy, flat trail following ancient medieval pilgrimage and merchant routes through Danish countryside, forests, and villages.

Iceland's most famous hut-and-camping trail, crossing rhyolite hills, black deserts, and geothermal landscapes in a short but striking traverse.

A historic and hillier Camino route from Oviedo to Santiago, known for its rugged profile, quieter villages, and strong cultural atmosphere.

A 1,400-km grand traverse of Romania from the Moldavian monastery heartland in the northeast to the Danube in the southwest, crossing Transylvania, the Carpathians, and Saxon fortified-village country on one of Europe's newest epic trails.

A 72-km island-hopping walk across Denmark's South Funen archipelago, linking low cliffs, ferry crossings, sea meadows, and harbor villages with a calm maritime pace.

A varied National Trail linking North York Moors uplands with dramatic North Sea coastal walking from Helmsley to Filey.

Ireland's first long-distance walking route, descending from the Dublin mountains through Wicklow's bog and heather moorland to the Barrow Valley — a 127-km trail that opened in 1980 and introduced Ireland to the idea of long-distance walking.

A 188-km traverse through Connemara and the mountains of Mayo, crossing the wildest bogland and quartzite ridges of the west of Ireland before finishing beneath Croagh Patrick on Clew Bay.

A 120-km traverse of the Fagaras Mountains along Romania's highest ridgeline at 2,000–2,544 m, passing glacial lakes and the summit of Moldoveanu — the highest peak in Romania and the entire Carpathian arc outside the Tatras.

A dramatic island traverse across the Lofoten archipelago, mixing coastal exposure, steep mountains, and variable trail quality.

A 309 km crossing of northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, threading the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, and North York Moors — now an official National Trail as of 2025.

A classic Apennine traverse from Bologna to Florence combining ridgelines, forest tracks, Roman roads, and strong cultural end points.

The classic low route across the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, linking gîtes and villages through the heart of the range.

A coast-to-coast National Trail following the Roman frontier corridor across northern England, blending archaeology, rolling hills, and historic villages.

England's longest National Trail traces 1,014 km of dramatic South West coastline from Minehead to Poole Harbour, accumulating more elevation than four Everest ascents from sea level.

A demanding high route between the Atlantic and Mediterranean with frequent off-trail navigation and alpine exposure.

An inland Algarve traverse through cork forests, ridge villages, and dry southern landscapes, offering a quieter counterpoint to Portugal's coastal routes.

A sandstone labyrinth of towers, forested canyons, and viewpoint ridges in northern Czechia, ideal for a short scenic hut-to-town walk.

A moorland and forest loop through eastern Belgium's High Fens, combining boardwalks, peatland, and low, quiet hills.

A Serra de Tramuntana crossing on signed GR trails with hut and town options, ideal for efficient 10-day leave planning.

Ireland's flagship long-distance trail around the Iveragh Peninsula, combining mountains, Atlantic views, farmland, and village hospitality.

A low-relief forest route through southern Lithuania, crossing sandy tracks, lakes, and quiet rural settlements in the Dzukija region.

A 100-km circuit of Bulgaria's Rila Mountains — a compact cluster of granite peaks, glacial lakes, and alpine meadows south of Sofia that reaches 2,925 m (Musala, Bulgaria's highest point) with the Rila Monastery as the route's cultural anchor.

A 90-km riverside trail following the Meuse River through Belgium and into the French border zone, combining river gorges, medieval fortifications, and limestone cliffs — an alternative to the Ardennes with water-centered scenery.

A 55-km coastal trail connecting Møn island's chalk cliffs (Denmark's most dramatic natural feature) with the Baltic island-hopping landscape — a unique combination of sea cliffs, beach walks, and medieval island villages.

A demanding traverse along Croatia's Adriatic mountain spine, linking karst ridges, island views, inland passes, and long dry stretches above the coast.

A 95-km traverse of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains along the main ridge and connecting passes from north to south — 52 peaks over 2,000 m between the Rila Mountains and the Rhodope massif, with a distinctive karstic landscape and the highest concentration of glacial lakes in Bulgaria.

A long alpine section of Italy's national long trail, traversing western and northern mountain corridors with huge cumulative gain and deep regional variety.

A circuit through Luxembourg's "Little Switzerland" — carved sandstone gorges, ancient rock formations, beech forest, and waterfall ravines stitched together in one of Europe's most distinctive small-country long-distance routes.

Finland's best-known long trail, threading forest, rivers, suspension bridges, and easy backcountry infrastructure in Oulanka National Park.

A meticulously hand-built ridge trail through Northern Velebit National Park, engineered by forester Ante Premuzic in the 1930s and still Croatia's most beautiful short thru-hike.

A 75-km circuit through Bosnia's second-highest mountain range, Prenj (2,694 m), featuring dramatic limestone karst terrain, alpine lakes, and Neretva River valley descents — a technical alpine experience in a remote Balkan wilderness.

A rough, less-developed Carpathian route through the Gorgany region, known for remoteness, dense forest, and boulder-strewn ridges.

An 85-km circuit through Bosnia-Herzegovina's largest national park linking Mount Bjelasnica (2,067 m), the Sutjeska River gorge, and the Bjelasnica alpine meadows — a wilderness landscape recovering from war with brown bears and significant biodiversity.

A 75-km circuit of the Polish High Tatras from Zakopane taking in Rysy (Poland's highest peak at 2,499 m) and the Orla Perc — a 10-km exposed scramble ridge on iron chains and pegs that is Poland's most celebrated mountain challenge.

A 95-km alpine traverse through Montenegro's Prokletije range, linking jagged limestone walls, glacial valleys, and high shepherd passes near the Albania border.

An 85-km circuit through Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains — a sprawling, forested massif in southern Bulgaria with limestone gorges, mountain meadows, alpine lakes, and more wildlife than any other mountain range in Bulgaria.

A short high-country traverse across Czechia's Krkonose range, combining exposed ridges, alpine meadows, and hut-friendly logistics.

A high-alpine loop through the remote Ubaye valley in the southern Alps, crossing a succession of passes above 2,500 metres.

A classic 7-day traverse of Slovakia's High Tatras along the Tatransky Magistrala — a 65-km high-altitude route beneath granite walls, past 20 glacial tarns and through the best of Slovak Tatra National Park.

A 78-km ridge route above the Bay of Kotor, combining old military tracks, stone villages, and steep limestone overlooks with frequent Adriatic panoramas.

A 75-km wilderness circuit of the Western Tatras (Rohace) above the Orava valley in northwestern Slovakia — wilder, quieter, and geologically distinct from the main High Tatras with a concentration of glacial tarns and shark-tooth granite ridges.

A forested mid-range traverse across Hungary's Bukk hills, blending beech woods, karst plateaus, and easy village logistics.

A remote traverse through Padjelanta National Park — Sweden's largest — above the Arctic Circle in the Laponia World Heritage Area, connecting vast lake systems and open mountain plateau on a trail that feels genuinely wild.

A 75-km traverse of the Sumava Mountains (Bohemian Forest) from Volary to Zelezna Ruda along the main ridge of the Czech-German-Austrian border plateau — a land of peat bogs, spruce forest, and mountain lakes at 1,200-1,378 m elevation.

A remote and often pathless northbound crossing of the Scottish Highlands, best tackled over 19 days with weather and river contingency built in.

A 95-km trek through Tara National Park in northwestern Serbia along the Tara River canyon — Europe's deepest canyon at 1,300 m (after the Norwegian fjords) with high-altitude meadows, mountain huts, and isolation.

A compact Carpathian circuit across wind-exposed plateaus, steep valley trails, and dramatic limestone viewpoints above Prahova Valley.

Poland's classic long mountain trail across the Beskids, with sustained ridge walking, forest, and frequent village access.

A rugged limestone traverse through Croatia's Dinara massif, with open ridges, karst terrain, and a dry, exposed mountain feel.

A rugged highland traverse over the highest ridgeline in the Ukrainian Carpathians, with broad views, exposed weather, and a strong remote feel.

A dune-backed coastal walk along the Curonian Spit, mixing pine forest, beaches, and small settlements on a distinctive Baltic peninsula.

A 65-km multi-day loop around Greece's highest mountain, ascending the mythological home of the Olympian gods to viewpoints at 2,800 m and traversing ancient beech forest and limestone gorges in Olympus National Park.

A 110-km high-country traverse along Serbia's Stara Planina frontier range, featuring long ridgelines, waterfalls, shepherd hamlets, and remote Balkan grasslands near the Bulgarian border.

A long rugged island traverse across Crete, combining high mountains, deep gorges, and dry Mediterranean coastal stretches.

A long traverse across Croatia's most iconic mountain range, combining Premuzic-style engineered trail, limestone ridges, and sea-facing national park terrain.

A 65-km circuit of the Pilis Mountains north of Budapest — a compact limestone range reaching 756 m with deep valleys, cave monasteries, eroded ridges, and accessibility to Hungary's capital city.

A highland loop around Montenegro's Durmitor massif with limestone peaks, glacial valleys, and big scenery packed into a manageable distance.

A rolling highland traverse across Serbia's Kopaonik range, combining ski-area access, meadows, and forested ridgelines.

An 88-km ridge-and-canyon route through the Podilski Tovtry landscape, combining limestone outcrops, river valley overlooks, and cultural stops in historic western settlements.