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Thru-hikes

  • Rennsteig
    Rennsteig

    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.

    Tags: thru-hike, europe, germany
  • Malerweg
    Malerweg

    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.

    Tags: thru-hike, europe, germany
  • Rothaarsteig
    Rothaarsteig

    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.

    Tags: thru-hike, europe, germany