Sjeanmarc

Hello I will start the "Grande Traversée de la France" June 17th from the French/German border. 3 months hiking, 2500km 117km of elevation gain from Alsace to Basque Country through the five mountain ranges of France : Vosges (Grande Traversée des Vosges), Jura (Grande Traversée du Jura), Alps (north part of the GR5), Massif Central and Pyrenees (HRP). More info of my way (GPS track, information...) in english or in french

Well, usually, I'm starting to think about a new long distance hike in autumn and I have 6 months to prepare it : preparing the GPS track, learning foreign language, reading books, novels, watching movies about those countries. I bring some ebooks or pdf books but once I'm hiking, I don't have a lot of time (and mind) to read.

Hello. In Italy, from the eastern island of Sicily (Marettimo) to the French Border, I hiked 2530 kilometers. Depending on how many kilometers you hike a day, it takes 3 months (30km/day) to 4 months (20km/day). It's easy to make 2/3 weeks in Sicily then the same in Calabria... etc. You will find more about this thru-hike of Italy and the other ones on my blog.

Hello. Sorry, as I'm French and I don't speak German, I'm writing in English. I just discovered this forum as some people linked a post to my blog. As I'm now lockdowned in my apartment, my social life is reduced and there's only phone and internet for that... I love long distance hikes. I hiked in Nepal, Appalachian Trail but I love particularly long distance hikes in Europe. Here, we have not only wilderness but also history, culture... I'm very happy to find information when I'm preparing a long distance hike so in return, I try to do the same when I'm doing one. So, you can have a look on my blog in french (more complete but in french...) or in english if you want information (GPS track, accomodation, water...) about those hikes. Hiking through Balkans, Carpathians, all Italy are splendids. I specialy love the Pyrenees (my home mountain...).

I agree with "German Tourist" post. There are so many possibilities in Europe where you can not only have "the wild" but also culture, history. I really like make stops in a cafe in a small village, meet people. Eastern Europe is great. Western Europe is great. South Europe is great for that. Carpathians mountains, Bulgaria, ... and one of my best hiking through Greece and then Albania : sumptuous mountains and fantastic hospitality. If you want a little more information about those hikes (GPS track, accommodation, water, resupply), in English or in French. Sorry, not in German.