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In Episodes Eight and Nine, we speak with Christine Thurmer about long distance trails in Europe. Christine has written three bestselling books about hiking (in German). She has hiked 53,000 km/33,000 miles. As far as we know, that is more than any other woman alive, today, and quite possibly more than any woman in history. She has also bicycled 30,000 km and paddled 6,500 km. We discuss what makesEuropean trailsdifferent, what makes them special, how to handle the planning and logistics and language barriers and to go and hike them.
The GR5 (Grand Randonnee Cinq) is a 1400 mile/2300km trail in Europe from the North Sea to the Mediterranean, crossing The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and France. It is a part of the longer E2 European E-Route, and its most famous section is the
Grandes Traversee des Alpes,...
Published 03/23/24
The Michinoku Coastal Trail (MCT) is a newly-created long distance
trail on Honshu’s northeast coast in Japan. It has immediately
become one of Christine’s favorites among all of the trails she has
ever hiked, and gave her many new experiences. The MCT’s 1000+ KM
can be thru-hiked, but frequent...
Published 12/21/23