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Welcome to Into the hike blog! 

Do you wonder what it takes to go hiking? Or perhaps you need inspiration preparing for your first (or next) adventure? Well, it looks like you’re in the right place.

I’m Simona and I love hiking. I grew up in the relatively flat countryside of beautiful Lithuania so mountains were not in my DNA. That changed irreversibly when an Italian friend took me to the mountains close to Bergamo (thanks, Alex!). That’s when I madly fell in love with mountains and hiking. Since then I spend most of my free time walking, be it the dunes of the Netherlands or the rugged Alps.

In this blog, I want to share the beauty and energy of hiking with you and inspire you to spend (more) time outdoors. 

Long distance hikes (+50km)

Berliner Höhenweg

Duration: 5 - 7 days
Distance: 52 km
Country: Austria

GR10: Mérens-les-Vals to Llo

Duration: 3 days
Distance: 50 km
Country: France

Mullerthal

Mullerthal trail: Routes 2 & 3

Duration: 3 - 5 days
Distance: 67 km
Country: Luxembourg

GR5

GR5: Geneva lake to Nice

Duration: 25 - 32 days
Distance: 650 km
Country: France

Kungsleden day 9

Kungsleden: Kvikkjokk to Abisko

Duration: 8 - 12 days
Distance: 193 km
Country: Sweden

Multi-day hike across Madeira island

Duration: 5 days
Distance: 74 km
Country: Portugal, Madeira

GR10

French Pyrenees (GR10): Cauterets to Luchon

Duration: 8 - 10 days
Distance: 165 km
Country: France

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Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)

Duration: 8 - 11 days
Distance: 170 km
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland

Lac des Dix. That color!

Walker's Haute route

Duration: 12 - 14 days
Distance: 225 km
Country: Switzerland

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Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu

Duration: 4 - 6 days
Distance: 65 km
Country: Peru

More sheep

GR5: Hoek van Holland to Bergen op Zoom

Duration: 4 - 7 days
Distance: 120 km
Country: The Netherlands

Day hikes

Europe

The views from the top

Winter day hike: route #191 to Vorder Höhi

Duration: 3:15 h
Distance: 8 km
Country: Switzerland

Ancient volcanos and Elbe in a day

Duration: 6:30 h
Distance: 20 km
Country: Czech Republic

Gates to nature

Day hike in Saxon Switzerland national park

Duration: 6:00 h
Distance: 18 km
Country: Germany

Lovely section below Berg en Dal

N70 day hike in Nijmegen area

Duration: 4 h
Distance: 16 km
Country: Netherlands

My favorite view of the day

Attempt to Rysy in High Tatras

Duration: 10 h
Distance: 20 km
Country: Slovakia

No wonder it is climbers' paradise

Lizard walk in Paklenica national park

Duration: 8:30 h
Distance: 20 km
Country: Croatia

North America

Lakes trail

Lakes Trail day hike in Sequoia national park

Duration: 7:30 h
Distance: 21 km
Country: USA

The Mist Falls and the surroundings

Mist Falls day hike in Kings Canyon NP

Duration: 4:00 h
Distance: 14.5 km
Country: USA

Road trips

road with mountains in the distance

Through the national parks of the West Coast

Duration: 3 weeks
Distance driven: 3800 km
Country: USA