In this post, I will discuss the most popular concerns regarding solo hiking by sharing my personal experience from my solo hikes on the GR10 trail in the Pyrenees (France) and the Kungsleden trail (Sweden).
What makes this area unique are weird cone-shaped hills/mountains, spreading around the area. Those hills actually originated from volcanos, hence the shape.
What makes this park unique is interesting sandstone rock formations that spread throughout the park, creating a feeling of walking in a canyon.
Plenty of apps can inspire you and even suggest a precise trail to follow for a day in an area you chose. What if you want something in-between? How to create a custom route for a day walk?
To be guided or not to be? That is the question many (especially starting) hikers ask themselves before a trip that lasts more than one day.
As I was browsing for a day hike in a somewhat hilly area, Nijmegen caught my attention. My best hiking friend mapy.cz showed me some hilly sections with hiking trails next to Nijmegen, let’s go!
One of the Europe’s truly long hikes, GR5 spans from The Netherlands until Nice in south France. 2300km through different terrains: from the Dutch dunes and dikes, Belgium and Luxembourg forests to Vosges hills and French Alps.
Yep, today is a big day. My first +30km day in my hiking career 🙂 I’m merging two stages and hiking all the way to Bergen op Zoom as there was no ideal option to leave the trail somewhere in between.
It’s 8:30 and I’m leaving the hotel after a good rest and a big breakfast. No time to waste in November since I have sunlight for ~ 9 hours only.
Today starts my 3-day hike alone. This is the first time I’m going on a multi-day trip all by myself. Very exciting! All 3 days will be quite long (+25km) with basically two stages per day.
How cool is it when the start of an epic thru-hike is just a metro ride away?? This is exactly how we got to the start of GR5, Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands.
Walker’s Haute Route is a multi-day trek from Chamonix (France) to Zermatt (Switzerland). It is truly a spectacular hike with great views every single day (unless you get rain or snow). Yep, we got some snow