European long-distance hiking trails

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Map of the European long-distance hiking trails

The European long-distance hiking trails have been initiated by the European Hiking Association . One of the aims when it was founded in 1969 was to create a network of long-distance hiking trails through Europe that would bring people together. Over the years, twelve large long-distance hiking trails have been established on this basis .

The total length is approximately 60,000 km. Some of these are not or only very inadequately marked, or are still not really available to this day. In Central Europe , the paths and markings are mostly in a good to very good condition.

history

The first six European long-distance hiking trails E1 to E6 were largely defined by around 1979 and also marked with corresponding hiking trail boards. By 1999 there were eleven European long-distance hiking trails with the E7 to E11, covering a total of 52,000 kilometers. Since then, another one has been added with the E12.

Directory of paths

Long-distance hiking trail planned route completed Waymarking
E1
(approx. 7000 km)		 from the North Cape
to Sicily 		North Cape (N)
to Salerno (I)		 European long-distance path E1.svg Wegsymbol-E1.jpgE 1 sign.jpg
E2
(approx. 4850 km)		 from Galway
to Nice 		from Hook of Holland (NL)
to Nice (F)		 E 2 sign.jpg
E3
(approx. 6950 km)		 from Cape St. Vincent
to Istanbul 		from Santiago de Compostela (E)
to Nesebâr (BG)		 Wegsymbol-E3.jpg E 3 sign.jpgEB-sign.svg
E4
(approx. 10450 km)		 from Cape St. Vincent
to Cyprus 		from Málaga (E) to Crete
(missing section through Romania )		 E 4 sign.jpg
E5
(approx. 3050 km)		 from the Pointe du Raz
to Venice 		from the Pointe du Raz (F)
to Verona (I)		 European long-distance path E5.svg E 5 sign.jpg
E6
(approx. 5200 km)		 from Kilpisjärvi
to the Dardanelles 		from Norrtälje (S)
to Koper (SLO)		 European long-distance path E6.svg E 6 sign.jpg
E7
(approx. 5000 km)		 from the Canary Islands
to Lisbon to Ukraine 		from Monfortinho (P)
to Nădlac (RO)		 E 7 sign.jpg
E8
(approx. 7500 km)		 from Dursey Head
to Istanbul 		from Dursey Head (IRL)
to the Beskids (border PL / UA), Romania , Bulgaria (partially)		 E 8 sign.jpg
E9
(approx. 5000 km)		 from Cape St. Vincent
to Narva-Jõesuu 		from Hendaye (F)
to Braniewo (PL)		 European long-distance path E3.svg E 9 sign.jpg
E10
(approx. 2880 km)		 from Nuorgam
to Tarifa 		from Rügen (D) to Ulldecona (E)
(missing parts in I and F)		 E 10 sign.jpg
E11
(approx. 2070 km)		 from The Hague
to Poland 		from The Hague (NL)
to Masuria (border PL / LT)		 E 11 sign.jpg
E12
(approx. 2880 km)		 from Spain
to the Adriatic Sea 		from Ceuta (E)
via Barcelona (E), Nice (F), Genoa (I) and Salerno (I) to Koper (SLO)		 E 12 sign.jpg

See also

Junction E1 and E8 in Heidelberg-Ziegelhausen

literature

  • Frank Auerbach (Ed.): European long-distance hiking trails. Europe on foot. Steiger Verlag, ISBN 3-89652-177-2
  • Hans Jürgen Gorges: On tour in Europe - The manual for European long-distance hiking trails. Deutscher Wanderverlag, 1999, ISBN 3-8134-0338-6
  • Robert Wurst: On Europe's great ways , Verlag Styria 1996, ISBN 3-222-12346-2

Web links

Commons : European long distance footpaths  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Long-distance hiking trails  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Leo Strecker: European long-distance hiking trail 3 Atlantic - Bohemian Forest . II: Luxembourg - Bohemian Forest. Fink-Kümmerly + Frey, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-7718-0330-6 .
  2. ↑ Hans Jürgen Gorges: On tour in Europe - The manual for the European long-distance hiking trails . Ed .: European Hiking Association. Deutscher Wanderverlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-8134-0338-6 .